[vcf-midatlantic] Updated January Workshop who's coming?

David Gesswein djg at pdp8online.com
Wed Jan 13 20:44:04 EST 2016


On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 09:07:17AM -0500, eric F via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
> 
> I'm in the process of fixing an Osborne 1 video issue and starting a 
> deep restoration of another computer. With regard to the latter, I'm 
> most interested in hearing the group's thoughts on preserving the 
> integrity of an old machine while restoring it to a functional state. 
> 
This varies a lot between people. I normally replace only what needs to
be replaced though there are a few parts I replace preventative such
as some oil filled capacitors. Some recent fun with dipped tantalum
is making me wonder about them. I try to replace components with similar
looking but don't try to match date codes or brands. I will use what
works if better match too difficult. I only do cosmetic restoration if
its ugly. If it just looks used I normally leave it alone.



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