HP32-II repair

Officially yes. All HPs after (and including) the clamshell models (18C, 28C, etc) are non-repairale. The cases are heat-staked together. OF course what's officially possible, and what enthusiasts get up to are 2 completely different things :-). The Clamshell models are probaly the worst to work on (gettign them to stay reassembled is a pain), but others can be done fairly easily. There are 4 heatstakes in the battery compartment, 4 under the metal trim on the keyboard. The former are easy to deal with (cut off the tops using a 3.5mm twist drill bit held in your fingers). Some people then 'rip' the machine apart, I am always worried that will damage the keyboard, so I carefully peel off the metal overlay (use a long thin rod under the overlay between each row of keys) and then drill out those heatstakes too. Removeing the PCB is then easy... Bu the only place you'll get a replacement LCD from is another 32S-II, and in my expeirence, cracked LCD glass is by far the most common failure. -tony