If you are in or near Christchurch, I can do it for you.
On 18 September 2018 4:03:29 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote: Cheers guys - I might see if I can find someone who can do this for me. Don't wanna risk ruining it. cheers Daryn On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:01 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[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<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jameco.com%2Fz%2FNHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html&data=02%7C01%7C%7C10a6b52f9d254285a15a08d61d1bb0de%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636728402093518958&sdata=djTHDSDAlCj3OjI9RwvCtTyMTwccbi1HHMKA8Fx7kT4%3D&reserved=0> 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
