Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:31:49 +1100 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] XP on L100 at 266
If this big fan does the job uner heavy CPU load, I just might go out and try to find a smaller desktop fan to do the job.
I'd just get a decent 12 volt computer cooling fan ... you could even try bringing out a 10 volt line from the libby to run it (most of those fans will run on 9-10 volts) :-D
I don't know if what I'm envisioning is available or not, but what I'd like is something like you're talking about mounted on a flexible gooseneck mount with a heave base that could be moved around and directed like a desktop lamp. Something small, as I already have a whole little spider web going on that I have a feeling a lot of Libby users have on their desk tops.
Well that is an idea ... but would you want to carry all that stuff around with you? Sorta defeats the purpose of a little laptop in my opinion ... heh
Don't the leads go down into the circuit board? I haven't done much of this kind of work since back when components were mauch larger.
Nah its surface mount ... the pads you see either side of it are all there is holding it in. Just lay the iron over it and lift it off (wiggle it to one side perhaps to loosen it).
Re-reading what you guys wrote on this, and understanding how components are soldered to the boards these days, it does sound easy enough to remove with a hot iron and a wiggle as you describe. It's all so tiny I don't know if braid would really help a lot. But to experiment on this Satellite monitor board, I'll have to go get a cheap iron... something that instead of buying, I decided to put the money into that conductive pen. And really just for the shear fun of using something different and easy. Now that there's no urgency to solder anything, it'll probably be another eternity before I get one... that is unless I need to clock down to 233.
(relatively) Cheap iron does the job ... I think the more important thing though is a steady hand and good eyesight ... I did mine with a $20USD iron ...
Okay... I'll check this if I find I want to try clocking down. Thought that conductive pen really spoiled me.
Conductive pen is nice but it just isn't the same ... for instance getting rid of it will make the board rather messy ...
I was kind of wondering how I'd go about restoring the L100 to 166. Of course the obvious 1st thought is to just scrape the pen 'ink' off. But that's probably what you mean about being 'rather messy'.
Yup
But I'm wondering if there isn't a solvent made specifically for the purpose that would only remove the 'ink'.
Prolly but it is also unlikely to be cheap. Unless your conductive 'ink' is in fact conductive epoxy in which case you're sunk ... heh
of course I seem to bring it on myself (too eager to say "Oh I'll do that!" ... one of the dangers of liking one's work I guess) but I guess it's all pretty good fun all the same ...
I only do this as a hobby, but it's getting that I'll tuck tail and run when I see friends or relatives bringing their problems to me these days. Well, relatives are fine, but friends of relatives and friends of friends of friends who don't know anyone to help them for free, and think I'm more versed in computeteze than I am.... eeeekkkk... With all the repairs I've done in the past few years for friends, I've definitely come to the conclusion that troubleshooting and fixing computers is the very last thing I think I've >ever< want to do on a day to day basis.
Somehow I've also come to a similar conclusion ... heh
Of course, you could also turn into the 'Bastard Operator from Hell' in order to cope (go to www.theregister.co.uk and follow the BOFH link if you've never heard of him before!) ... ;-D
- Raymond
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