Re: HP48 - WHY where were they made so difficult to open up? Message #5 Posted by Mike Morrow on 30 Sept 2011, 12:59 p.m., in response to message #4 by Martin Pinckney
I prefer dynamite blasting caps...with the dynamite if possible. That gets rid of one more of these dogs. :-)
The Clamshells are even more resistant to opening. I recommend double the blasting caps used for the 48-series.
HP in the post-Pioneer era has at least returned to case closures like that used on the HP 50G...extremely easy and non-damaging to open and close.
It's about time...even the extremely capable, extremely un-repairable (epoxy blob internals), extremely inexpensive Casio fx-115ES is, yes, extremely easy to open and close. HP in the 48S/G, Clamshell, and Pioneer eras had its head up its butt in many areas, not the least being deliberate construction to discourage repair outside of replacement, even by HP!
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