Path: csiph.com!tncsrv06.tnetconsulting.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feed1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!peer03.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!fx16.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Daniel Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy Subject: Re: TRS-80 Model 100 Board Replication References: <877cwved6z.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> Message-ID: <87pma3gvzd.fsf@sc1f1dan.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:aGOcgQduRrX8HHO+Qa7psfj/xag= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Lines: 23 X-Complaints-To: abuse(at)newshosting.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:21:11 UTC Organization: Newshosting.com - Highest quality at a great price! www.newshosting.com Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:21:10 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 1549 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.tandy:680 Daniel writes: > I guess I've decided to do a board replication project starting on the > M100. At this point, I'm looking for a dead model on ebay but no one > wants to sell for less than $100 with shipping it seems. I'd pay $50 for > a 'for parts' unit. > > Success will define this project if I can get some assistance. I have > designed pcb's in the past but for simple projects. This will be, by > far, my most complex effort to date. And I hope a success in this > project will lead to more restoration projects in the future. > > Daniel Project is on hold until I can get a cheap soldering iron that'll always just work. Meanwhile I am shopping for a solder vacuum to make depopulating easier. Right now, it's a big pain in the ass to get the solder out with a gimpy soldering iron. I think I found the vacuum on amazon - just a bit bulky. I need a few days. Daniel