SquallStrife 545 Posted January 1, 2013 This will be in the next Retro Swim (which will be all about my new IBM PC 5150) but here's a sneak peek! I got this monochrome monitor off DonutKing. He said it had white phosphors, but he hadn't used it, so he couldn't say whether it was working or not. Here's the beastie: So I hooked it up to the IBM PC. Power LED came on, and I could hear the HT working, but when it warmed up it looked like this: I opened it up to look for any obviously bad components, failing to notice any, I took the PCB all the way out to get a closer look and noticed a huge crack in the PCB: I used some wire from an ethernet cable to join up all the traces that lead over the crack. And now it works a treat! :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millen 0 Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) That's top notch work. You would have been feeling well chuffed with yourself I bet. Good to see this old equipment still being used and revived. Thumbs up. Edited January 1, 2013 by millen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SquallStrife 545 Posted January 1, 2013 Thanks man, glad you liked it! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NukeJockey 4 Posted January 1, 2013 Awesome stuff, how long did it take you to solder all the wires? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SquallStrife 545 Posted January 1, 2013 About 10 minutes? Not long at all really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeruselem 784 Posted January 1, 2013 Good work man! I wouldn't do any soldering on those old PCBs, probably loaded with lead and cadmium and other nasties. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NukeJockey 4 Posted January 2, 2013 I guess you must do a fair amount of soldering, I suck at it, by my calculations that may have taken me an hour or more to do. I remember soldering a chip onto an xbox using a bunch of wires very similar, was a right pain in the bum! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeruselem 784 Posted January 2, 2013 I know people who are good at that stuff at work, but I don't do it myself. We've got pretty good soldering equipment at work here. We do try to avoid any lead-based stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SquallStrife 545 Posted January 2, 2013 I've never used anything but lead-alloy rosin core solder. I have a little desk fan to blow the fumes away, not that there are many usually. Unless you were doing it all day in a room with no airflow or ventilation, lead based soldering is pretty safe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Hitman 0 Posted January 2, 2013 How much lead based soldering would you have to do before any health issues appeared? I'm not a skilled "solderer" by any means, but I have always felt lead based solder was many times easier to work with than "modern" solder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowiee 12 Posted January 3, 2013 That is some top notch work ! Hi five my man :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
