12 Jan
2015
12 Jan
'15
7:59 p.m.
On 1/12/2015 2:53 PM, Pontus wrote:
On 01/12/2015 05:36 PM, William
Donzelli wrote:
Certainly, and the mailing list and
it's archives is invaluable. But as an
introduction to the subject? not so much.
It would be nice to hand someone a
book which at least cursory explains
capacitor reforming, how to read and
write ROM's, how to repair corroded
PCB's or what to do if the copper has
lifted from the board.
It'd be a massive undertaking, simply
because there's so many different
streams of arcane knowledge that one
brings to bear on such tasks.
Everyone will be a bit different, but
for myself, I'm bringing a lifetime of
experience of working with my hands to
bear on a restoration type project...
whether it's something my dad showed me
when I was 12, to something I figured
out later, to something I read about on
the internet.
Being a "restorer" is actually being a
person who has mastered a craft, and who
is never done learning that craft.
- J.
What I
find bothersome is that the
techniques for doing so isn't
easy to learn. There are only a few
with Tonys skill level and
even fewer who cares about old
electronics and yet fewer who
document their knowledge, tools and
tricks.
Isn't that the point of this list and
the Vintage Computer Forum?