Re: TI-H: Re: SPinTerface
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Re: TI-H: Re: SPinTerface
VRWhitt@aol.com wrote:
>
> O.K. I got a problem. My parents won't let me do anything inside the
> calculator because they are afraid that I am going to completely destroy the
> calculator. What is the greatest harm that an amateur with soldering
> experience ( I built my own link, and it still works) could do to the calc
> when:
> 1. Installing the SPinTerface, and
> 2. Installing the Accelerator.
> Any information that could either convince my parents that I could handle
> this or convince me that I would be out a hundred bucks for a new 85 if I
> tried these projects would be useful.
Sorry to say, but if you really manage to screw up you might well make
your calculator unusable by destroying something important. I spoilt a
TI-85 by having it in a bag with a bottle of lemonade which leaked, and
that taught me a bit of how fragile it really is. Just poke your
soldering iron or e.g. a knife in the wrong place and your calc is gone.
But if you have the money, promise them that you will buy a new one if
you destroy yours.
I think the SPinTerface is easier to build than the acceleration. After
all, to accelerate your calc you need to tinker with small parts (the
capacitor C9) on its main board.
-Ozone
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