Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Asteroids Deluxe resurrection
ChadTower:
No, I'm not bidding at all, I'd like to rebuild mine. If that can't be done, and this is a VERY clean set of boards, I'll replace them. They should be rebuildable, though. There isn't even dust on these boards. They probably sat idle for 10+ years.
ChadTower:
The replacement RAM (4 chips, only need 1 as of now anyway) and the AR rebuild kit arrived yesterday. I tried to do the rebuild with the Cold Heat iron. What a piece of CRAP that thing is. Granted, I'm still a newbie solderer, but I couldn't even get the first cap off properly with it. The tip is just too loose, then all of a sudden the thing is a billion degrees.
I'm going to try it tonight with my crappy, but traditional, soldering iron. At least I gave up on the Cold Heat tool before I got too pissed off and damaged anything.
cbmeeks:
I almost bought one of those Cold Heat irons...then I read how crappy they were.
So, I broke my $8 soldering iron from Radio Shack...doing something stupid...
Then, I go to WalMart and buy their $4 soldering iron...man what a turd it is!! The tip doesn't even get that hot...I can actually TOUCH the pointed tip....only the side of the tip gets hot...
man, walmart is such crap.
So, I will have to go out and buy me a GOOD soldering iron...
ANYWAY, back to your cab...keep us posted because I'd like to see that thing going
cb
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: cbmeeks on December 17, 2004, 10:04:19 am ---Then, I go to WalMart and buy their $4 soldering iron...man what a turd it is!!
--- End quote ---
whammoed:
great for the price:
http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/sskit.html
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