11 Jun
2006
11 Jun
'06
11:31 p.m.
Why> Apart
from HDAs, I can't think of any classic computer device that
Not EVERYTHING is a "classic computer device" :> can't be dismantled non-destructively. Mind
you, desoldering the HP9100B
I note that most of Votrax's products are troubling to dismantle
non-destructively (lots of potted "hide me so the user doesn't
know the secrets of my design" stuff). Also, any maritime equipment I designed was always
conformal
coated (several of those being "classic microcomputers" :> )
Confromal coating can be removed without ruining the device, surely?
Why? Can't
they be taken apart without damage?
It adds a level of stress and risk that I chose not to add.
My goal is to get a nice clean PCB that I can scan and then
convert to a photoplot. From there, I have tools that will
help automate reconstructing a schematic.