[ELECTRON] EC Computers

[Andrew Back]

On (09:49 20/01/11), Martin McGrath wrote:

> I like the idea of harvesting components though a nice exercise in computer
> maintenance, soldering/sorting for anyone who wishes to do it. However I
> suspect that people have dropped kit off with the intention of doing just
> that, and it's just sat there for years.

There are bound to be unloved CRTs and dead switch mode PSUs etc that could
be harvested for parts. Seems a workshop or two might be a nice way of
making this happen. Skills in component identification and desoldering are
handy to have. Of course care needs to be exercised in handling CRTs and
making sure that the tube is not carrying charge. I suspect that there will
be at least one or two folks that are comfortable doing this safely.

Cheers,

Andrew

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