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Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Geoff Quickfall - 07-27-2009 Hello all, Here is a shot of a 10C that I did today and the restoration techniques used comprise the bulk of chapter 9 "Voyagers". The aluminum bezel was replaced with an undented donor that I restored to it's brushed finish. The keyboard is now functional, in fact this one did not work due to a broken solder joint and dirty logic pca zebra connector. This is an early version with the separate logic pca and LCD panel.
The second half of chapter 9 will feature a complete strip down of an 11C and removal of the keyboard from the case. The book is up to 105 pages and should top out at 230 pages when completed. So far there are 144 figures all referenced to the text in a step by step restoration process, similar to the following:
So far the following chapters/appendices are completed: I am hoping to have this ready for HCC2009 but we shall see if life gets in the way. In fact, most of the uncompleted chapters have been photo documented but the text needs doing so they should flow rather well. I hope some one out there would like a copy. It will be spiral bound, full colour 8.5 by 11 inches in size so that the photo/figures are easily readable.
Thats all for now! Edited: 27 July 2009, 1:09 p.m. after one or more responses were posted
Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Walter B - 07-27-2009 Hi Geoff,
Great work! Quote:For sure they will :) Any idea about the price? Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Marcus von Cube, Germany - 07-27-2009 Put me on the list, even if I will never be nearly as proficient as many others here. The book will possibly prevent me from killing one of my precious HPs.
Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Ronald P - 07-27-2009 Hi Geoff Very nice, I certainly like to have a copy when available. I suggest you also add a chapter on the HP10 / HP 19C. I can suply you with pictures from the insde when needed. Br
Ronald
Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Geoff Quickfall - 07-27-2009 Hello Ronald,
Chapter 5, "Sting" is both the 10 and 19C printer calculators. I will be picking them up on my next London layover, but will keep your kind offer in mind. However I would appreciate a set of your photos. I am trying to keep the photo consistent (blue background for printing) and also part of the novelty of the book is that I have done all the restorations and repairs. Each step is photo documented with labels and text references so consistency is a requirement! I am using a lot of resources including service manuals, the museum articles and archives as well as HP employees and consultants from the past.
Cheers, Geoff
Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Geoff Quickfall - 07-27-2009 Don't know the costs yet! That of course is based on the quality of paper, number of colour photos and etc. Once the book gets closer to completion I will have a handle on the cost. I would like to cover the costs to produce the copies and of course shipping and at the end of it all, take my wife out for dinner based on the profit ;-) Cheers, Geoff
Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Richard J. Nelson - 07-27-2009 Hello, We saw many examples of Geoff's restoration skills at HHC 2008 and read about them in HP Solve. He will demonstrate his restoration techniques for the HP-41 at HHC 2009 in Ft. Collins CO. See details at: When HP provides their facilities to hold the conference we have a special situation in terms of keeping cost down and the benefit/cost ratio is exceptionally high. See the Conference reports at the above link. We have only had this situation during a small percentage of our Conferences since the first in 1979. With everything changing so fast these days the future is evermore unpredictable. If you have been putting off attending and you have a special interest in the future (and sell/buy/swap the 30 year old HP-41 system) this should be the year you attend. With HP selling off their campuses we may not have these opportunities as often in the future. X < > Y, Richard
Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Gerry Schultz - 07-27-2009 Count me in too, Geoff. If you bring copies to HHC 2009, I will buy one. From what I've seen in your postings, I am very impressed by all the work you put into this, so save me a copy. See you in Ft. Collins!
Gerry
Re: Voyager HP-10C restoration and bezel replacement. and the book. - Giovanni Jimenez - 08-12-2009 Please save a copy for me, and a question for you: I have a nice working HP-15C, but the aluminum bezel is scratched. In your opinion, is it worth restoring the bezel to bring the calc close to perfection, or are there any risks (collaterla damage) to the functionality of the calc in doing this ?
Thank you !
Bezel restoration in place with pictures and glimpse of what the book includes: - Geoff Quickfall - 08-12-2009 Hello all Any one wondering what will be in the book can look forward to a variety of techniques for restoring the calculator from electronics to physical shape. Here are some steps found in the Voyager section (in point form here, not quite as in depth) with accompanying pictures. The text will have many more intermediary photos with accompanying explanations. I have designed the book to help the (like me) non technically oriented to restore the basic problems in mechanical design as well as the most frequent, fixable electronic problems (LED block replacement, contact cleaning, substitutes in foam inserts and etc.)
In a nutshell the book is: Hello Giovanni! Thanks for the order, now to complete the book (half way and counting). There are two methods to restoring the Bezel. "REPLACING" OR "RESTORING while in place." I am going to consider that the bezel is scratched and not dented, i.e. you would rather remove the scratches and refinish with a brushed finish with the bezel in place.
1 cover the clear plastic lens with a non sticky piece of paper Removing the bezel is a long process that must be carefully done with precautions. It requires lots of heat so the LCD must be removed in the early two piece versions (HP-15 I don't think was ever the two piece PCA) or protection of the LCD panel with cloth. You will have to wait for the book for that! If the bezel is just scratched and not dented then refinish the bezel in place.
HP-15C MASKED FOR REFINISHING AND LACQUERING IN PLACE WITH
HP-15C WITH REFINISHED BEZEL WHILE BEZEL WAS IN PLACE
HP-10C BEZEL BEFORE BEZEL REMOVAL PICTURING THE THREE DENTS
HP-10C BEZEL REPLACED WITH AN HP-11C DONOR THAT WAS
BEFORE AND AFTER BEZEL REPLACEMENT ON THE HP-10C:
Hope this helps! Cheers, Geoff
Edited: 12 Aug 2009, 6:03 p.m.
Re: Bezel restoration in place with pictures and glimpse of what the book includes: - Ignazio Cara (Italy) - 08-13-2009 Wow, you are a big wizard. Regards
Ignazio
Re: Bezel restoration in place with pictures and glimpse of what the book includes: - Giovanni Jimenez - 08-13-2009 Thank you Geoff...very informative; I might even buy 2 copies of the book :)
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