7 Jan
2006
7 Jan
'06
2:38 p.m.
In article <m1Ev2Dl-000Iy9C at p850ug1>,
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
Come again? The only change to the outside appearance is 4 screwheads on
the CRT bezel. Hardly a big change. A CRT breaking loose and then
breaking would do a lot more damage to the appearance and originallity
of the unit.
And I am wondering why it's pointless to collect stuff which doesn't
_look_ origianl. Who cares what it looks like? These are computers and
peripherals, not fine art. What's important to me is what it does, and
how it does it. Something that's not changed by re-mounting a CRT.
-tony
However, for something like a CRT mounting,
I'd not trust that. I'd cut
off the original pillars, and smooth the inside of the case flat. Then
make new metal pillars, drill and tap them along the axis, and fix them
in place with screws from the outside. Conenct them to mains earth (or
similar), just in case something breaks down and makes the screwheads live.
Umm... NO WAY would I do that as it would completely destroy the
original look of the unit, making it rather pointless to collect.