IBM 5155 analogue display fault

[Randy McLaughlin]

From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf at siconic.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:02 PM


> On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Tony Duell wrote:
>
>> > You previously suggested putting the correct size tool inside the box.
>> > Wouldn't this also alter the historical fabric of the machine?  After 
>> > all,
>>
>> Yes, I suppose it would. OK, if you've going to stick a tool inside the
>> machine, put a label on it saying this is not an original IBM part, it's
>> provided for the benefit of future repaires who are too brain-dead to buy
>> Bristol Spline keys :-)
>
> OK, what if that label gets lost?  What if the tool gets loose and shorts
> out several pins or traces, doing damage to the machine the next time it
> is powered up?
>
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I think you might have come up with a great idea, don't put anything extra 
into it at all :)

Since you have so many classic systems it's obvious it would make sense to 
have the tools to work on them in your toolbox :)


Randy
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