Ha! Is New Zealand considered far away! :) Ideally given how hard it is to replace one all the way out here, & given risks of me stuffing it up, I might try & get someone todo it for me. A new Tandy 102 is invariably double the ebay cost with shipping out here.
cheers Daryn On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 8:41 AM Josh Malone <[email protected]> wrote: > Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a fair amount > of heat sink there. > > I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you could damage > the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking for someone > to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself? > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering the new one >> in is pretty simple.. >> >> On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey gang >>> >>> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the ghost, so have >>> ordered this: >>> >>> >>> https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html >>> >>> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have negligible >>> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely destroy the >>> machine? >>> >>> cheers >>> Daryn >>> >>
