23 Dec
1998
23 Dec
'98
3:20 a.m.
> > > > Not having an assembly manual for
any of the early 8bit kits (altair, imsai,
> > > > etc...) I was wondering about the experiences/success of anyone
> > > > DISassembling one *back* to kit form. Anybody?
> > > You cannot be serious about that. The
soldering and board etches are not
> > > always the best quality and desoldering all them holes is a major task
> > > never mind the potential of cooking a soldered in componenet..
> > > I've built three altairs (8800A or
earlier) and they were not fun to
> > > assemble but it saved a bundle.
> > Un-etching a board is a challenge I would
not accept.
> Un-etching?
> For unsoldering if this is what its about, [...]
No, un-etching was the term I used. Kits used to
start with a
sheet of material coated with copper and (usually you applied it
yourself) wax. You scraped off wax where you didn't want the
traces to be, then you dipped it in acid to remove the bare
copper. You'd find out quickly whether you'd applied or scraped
the wax properly. Un-etching would imply putting the copper back
on the board to return the kit to its virgin condition.
Jep, this was also what cames to my mind, but 'un-etching' is
... lets say nonsense ! Or had the kids only to-be-etched Boards ?
I guess he only thought about puting them back to components.
Stripping components from a board is easy. I was
doing that
before Clinton seduced his first cheerleader in high school.
You mean Hilary ? :))
(I still can't get all this Clinton stuff - You (Americanos)
must live on the happiest place of this world, if you have
the time to go for this zipper thing ...)
Gruss
H.
--
Ich denke, also bin ich, also gut
HRK