38E disassembly

[Maximilian Hohmann]

Hello!

(05-14-2024 04:45 AM)Matt Agajanian Wrote:  Just a thought…

I’m wondering if the Spike/Spice series was never intended to facilitate repair since these preceding post illustrate how delicate the E/C series is designed/assembled.

In one of the many "Spice repair" threads someone mentioned a special tool that was available from HP for opening the cases of these calculators. This and also the solderless assembly could indicate that Spices were considered to be repairable by HP.

For me the major problem is the cheap plastic they used for these cases. It was brittle when it was new and it is very very brittle now, 40 years later. The older they get the more they crack and break during repair attempts.

Regards
Max