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After a Mentor discussion, this thread will remain closed. @Hugox -- Per the PF rules, we are not able to help with personal research...

After a Mentor discussion, the thread will remain closed. @babaliaris -- you have been at PF long enough to know that we cannot support...

Seems an appropriate place to post this meme:

I hope to give even if a little, a help to understand the real nature of the world. Maybe I will never reach the level of the great...

Good for you! That is really the right path forward.

No, it's fine to leave it up. Thanks for your understanding. :smile:

Please keep in mind that the PF rules (see INFO at the top of the page) do not allow personal speculation or personal theory...

LOL Dave. :smile: BTW, Metcal soldering irons/stations are pricey, so it would be cheaper to replace the laptop instead of investing...

Is this an Aspire? I wouldn't go anywhere near it with any kind of soldering equipment, in fact I wouldn't even take the case apart...

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After a Mentor discussion, the thread is reopened provisionally (see below). @Planobilly -- Can you give us a reference to where you...

Same here. Without a Metcal, any SMT soldering is problematical. For through-hole parts that have good thermal relief from any...

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I "liked" a post on Facebook earlier today that compared the computing power of a Cray-2 supercomputer from the 1980s to a current...

Well, its just a little charger cube that plugs in to an AC socket. I think it says 2.1A. Do you mean its possible to plug a 60W power...