DECmate III and Rainbow 100+

From: Randy McLaughlin <cctalk_at_randy482.com>
Date: Thu Feb 24 20:18:50 2005

From: "Gordon JC Pearce" <gordon_at_gjcp.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:23 PM
> Randy McLaughlin wrote:
>
> >
> > Basically you are referring to cold solder joints, the bane of classic
> > hardware.
> >
> > I tell people that it is usually caused by vibration, invariably they
say
> > "what vibration it just sits there".
>
> The vibration caused by the thump on the top to get the picture back, of
> course!
>
> Gordon.

No, believe it or not vibrations from fans, people bumping the desk, etc add
up over a few years. Added to that the fluctuations in temperature etc.
Throw in a little bit of tarnish and you end up with unreliable electrical
connections.


Randy
Received on Thu Feb 24 2005 - 20:18:50 GMT