On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 03:51:59PM +0400, Paul Fertser wrote: > Rask Ingemann Lambertsen <ccc94...@vip.cybercity.dk> writes: > > > > 1) Find somewhere to buy a 10 uF SMD capacitor small enough. E.g. there's > > nowhere in Denmark I can get one. I'd need to go abroad (Malmö, Sweden)[1] > > for a shop that sells a 0805 16 V one to hobbyists or, as I'll do in this > > case, buy 20 0805 22 uF ones from Digikey, of which 18 will be used > > for the bass fix, one for #1024 and one for fun and games[2]. > > I admit it's easier to source the cap being in Moscow, here you just > go to a shop and buy as many as you need. But even if one can't go to > a shop himself he can ask a buddy to get the caps and send by snail > mail. I can't see how it's can make a real problem.
This means you need to find a buddy who can get the caps. I think it's just a lot easier to find components in your part of the world. For example, while looking for a VS6724Q0FB camera module, I've come across no less than four russian webshops[1] that seem to offer it. In contrast, the only three places that turn up in Europe are distributors that only sell to businesses and organisations[2]. [1] http://www.radel.ru/items_128989.htm http://www.prom-electro.ru/index.php?categoryID=13+99+2 http://www.cec-mc.ru/icatalog/view/377595.html http://www.imek.su/66500/item66295.html [2] http://www.eurotech.co.uk/components/1523.html http://www.rutronik.com/ http://www.baselectronic.com/stocklist.html > > 2) Disassemble the Neo not doing any damage. > > Trivial, wiki instructions are very clear, and plastic clips are > durable enough. I did it the day i bought my FR without fear or > issues. No, you need to apply a lot more force than I'm comfortable with for a device that I want to keep in a usable condition. As it turns out, it works out fine, but that's not obvious from the beginning. But yes, maybe we just need to make a video of someone doing it. For example, I would be most interested in seeing Jörg Reisenweber's one-hand trick with the PCB. > > 5) Put the can back on in a reasonably good shape. > > 6) Assemble the Neo. > > Both are non-issues for any man who's not disabled. I withdraw 5) and 6). If you've gone so far as to take the Neo apart in the first place, reassembling it will be a non-issue. > Having seen so many cool hardware projects/tricks/hacking devices/DIY > mods from European folks i really doubt it's that hard to find a guy > who can solder modern components somewhere nearby. Aren't there any > projects in universities that require soldering? So there're people > who know how to do it. I, for one, wouldn't really know where to look if I couldn't solder myself. > Sometimes i'm told i'm leaving in a parallel universe. Well, that's > quite possible indeed. And a much better universe too. Where did you find that wormhole? :-) -- Rask Ingemann Lambertsen Danish law requires addresses in e-mail to be logged and stored for a year _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
