Tony Duell skrev:
>> Well, you must be the only person on this list who has got a sufficient
>> amount of TTL chips available to repair any trivial function in your PC but
>> not the
>That's a very worryign statement about the people on this list (not that
>I believe it). Am I the only person still to _make_ things :-)
Sooner or later, everyone in this business (and without a business account)
will have to. I've taken up soldering recently. But only when I have to. Every
wire I solder is a great victory to me. =)
>Seriously, I do homebrew design and construction as well. So I have
>components around for that.
Yes, but no replacement cards?
>> I agree that we're living in a strange world where replacing the entire
>> card is much easier than just getting the damaged component. It's usually
>> cheaper
>It's not easier for me. I have to go to get the replacement card, which
>would take me a lot longer than actually changing the faulty component...
If it weren't for the strain it would put on my finances, I'd send you a box
full of PC I/O cards. They're a lot more common than loose TTL chips in the
average household.
>> for me to cut up some pre-made "PC" cable and solder the right connectors
>> onto it than to buy all the materials at the shop. It seems as though the
>> average
>I tried that a few times. Gave up when I realised the poor quality of the
>connectors and cable, and the _terrible_ soldering in some of these
>cables. I ended up having to resolder the already-fitted connector
>anyway, so it was easier to just buy a new, good-quality connector in the
>first place.
But then my own soldering is terrible, so the less I'm involved, the better
the result, I think.
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Received on Fri Oct 05 2001 - 23:49:22 BST