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Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - Eric Smith - 05-02-2011

I was searching for something else entirely, and happened across this: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/productdata/disassemblycalculator.html


Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - Katie Wasserman - 05-03-2011

Pretty complicated just for the purpose of recycling.


Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - hpnut - 05-03-2011

looks like they are limited circulation, they have "HP Restricted" at the bottom page.


Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - Eric Smith - 05-03-2011

They can't really be "limited circulation" if they're posted on HP's web site.


Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - Geoff Quickfall - 05-03-2011

I guess, for the book, I should include in the 'tools appendix': a hammer and pliers! Or just get permission to include these instructions!

;-)

I find the smaller the calculator the larger the tools required to open it:

all of which helped open this watch:

Edited: 3 May 2011, 2:24 a.m.


Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - Jim Yohe - 05-03-2011

Nice Geoff. Say ... I have all those tools in the garage. Maybe calculator repair won't be so hard after all. ;-)


Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - Raymond Del Tondo - 05-03-2011

Best of all is the classic 1701 (even if it has different labels) !


Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - BruceH - 05-03-2011

Hey Geoff, your attitude to personal safety is pretty poor -- there is no safety equipment shown at all.

You should always wear rigger-gloves, steel-toecap boots and a welding mask when undertaking any sort of calculator repair.


SOT:Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - exschr - 05-03-2011

Quote:
Hey Geoff, your attitude to personal safety is pretty poor -- there is no safety equipment shown at all.

Something like this should be fine:






Re: Instructions from HP for disassembling calculators - Glenn Dowdy - 05-03-2011

Thanks for the heads-up. The content is in fact not HP-Restricted, and we'll be amending the documents to reflect that.