Getting a Sun Ultra 5 To Work - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Aug 2011

On 2011-08-26 19:00, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
...
  > >  >
 I think the contents would be disappointing, and prob'ly not worth
> >  >  breaking them open.  They are glued.  I could prob'ly cut the glue
joint
> >  >  and pry one open, but it would be much more fun to use a LARGE mallet ot
> >  >  open it.  On Thu, 25 Aug 2011, Tony Duell wrote:
  >  I preFer to open things up in the least
destructive way possible. Often  That depends on the thing, and whether re-assembly
is to be considered.
 Unlike ARD, some of us sometimes feel that the greatest value that some
 things have may be as a recipient of mindless brutal violence.  (even
 though neither SC817 bears any resemblance to a college administrator)

  >  the reason for opening some is at least to
investigate the internals, if
 >  not repair them, so the less damage done the batter. Hitting it with a
 >  mallet/hammer could break an intenral PCB (if there is one) making
 >  tracing tracks a lot harder...  Well, the largest mallet that I have handy is
only 4 pounds, so I'm going
 to mail it to Poughkeepsie, instead.  THAT might subject it to enough
 impact(s) to open it.  If not, then somebody else can maturely and
 carefully unseal it. 
Hit it with a college administrator? ;-)

/Jonas