First post, by Hamby
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Restoring my new Toshiba T5200 got me interested in doing more restoration projects.
So I've started assembling a list of tools I want/need to get.
I've done a little electronics hobbywork in the past, but that was a long time ago.
Does anyone have any suggestions for tools or sources for tools or supplies (now that Radio Shack is gone, I'm lost in finding electronics parts)?
Okay, so I've already acquired for the T5200 upgrade...
WD-40 contact cleaner
WD-40 lithium grease
thermal paste (for the 486 cpu)
chip puller
keycap puller
I think I'll need:
inexpensive multimeter
inexpensive soldering iron
soldering tools...
needle-nosed pliers (spanner?)
wire cutter (to cut excess wire from soldered resistors, capacitors, etc)
wire stripper
tweezers
"helping hands"
magnifier
eprom burner/eraser
eproms compatible with older systems
work pad
grounding strap, I guess?
I think anyone who's into old hardware is, at some point, going to want to do some restoration, and that's going to need tools and supplies. So I thought I'd ask here for suggestions for good, inexpensive tools to get started with in 2018.