On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:23:15 -1000
Joel Roth <joelz@???> wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 05:05:30PM +1100, terryc wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:02:16 -0400
> > Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:
> >
> > > In other words, these are now museum pieces, not computers. Use
> > > them with their original software to do what they did so well
> > > back in the day. Drive em around on Sunday afternoon and show
> > > them off, but leave the real computers to computers made this
> > > century.
> >
> > Gak, they are the reliable ones.
> > Everything later only lasts for a few years and you have to buy
> > another round of hardware.
>
> Often hardware is discarded due to failed electrolytic capacitors.
>
> People don't want to pay a couple hundred for a guy
> who can spot a bulging can and solder in a new one.
>
> I just got an assortment of electrolytics from amazon for
> around $15, 300 pieces!

How do you solder those puppies onto a multilayer board? How do you get
the old one off the multilayer board?

SteveT