VT101 8085 CPU Fault

Well, notice you didn't cause a big debate on the topic to break out here, as we often get on some of these things (e.g. crimping versus soldering, etc). My _guess_ is that vintage computer people aren't very 'religious' about it, and to the extent that they _don't_ do it, it's as much because they don't have the parts on hand (or the ability to find them easily), plus the work involved, as anything else. For those of us who are basically software people (or even pure digital), this stuff can be a little daunting - not necessarily because it's actually hard, it's just out of our comfort zone. I myself am certainly daunted by the concept of replacing every electrolytic in all the power supplies of all the vintage -11's I've got... (And I don't want to even think about all the filter caps on all the boards! :-) Maybe you (or someone) should offer a service... I'd sign up! :-) Noel