Restoring classic kits we built way-back-when

From: Mark Tapley <mtapley_at_swri.edu>
Date: Fri Oct 5 14:33:01 2001

Ethan Dicks wrote:
>one aspect of classic kit building I have a question for the group
>about is, what about stuff that we built ourselves 10+ years ago that
>still works, but might need some touch-up.

If the solder joint in question meets the following criteria:

a) bad enough that fail-open is a credible risk
b) in a pathway such that fail-open could cause damage to other components
        (particularly hard-to-replace ones)

I'd say it should be retouched. In any other case, I'd say that the risk of
damage, plus the loss of historical value, are convincing arguments to
leave it alone.
        Bottom line, though, is that they are your kits, and whatever you
want to do with them is Ok.
        Good question, though.
                                                - Mark
Received on Fri Oct 05 2001 - 14:33:01 BST