> From: steven
>
> it was pretty easy to do--- the hardest part was cleaning off
> the old goo---i used a sharp putty knife and laquer thinner.
> the instructions were real good.
> I had to replace 3 of the ribbon wire connectors because
> previous attempts at repair screwed them up or broke them so
> with that extra soldering it took me about 2 hours--- [i
> suppose i could have been faster. ] then i did the 4x memory
> expansion while i was at it---- (i had the memory chips
> waiting for this moment.
>
> Damn the thing looks SO NEW now.
> ive been dreaming of this moment for years despite having
> found another unit that worked. [now im wondering if i should
> go do my other functional Polaris as 'insurance' }
>
> gotta hand it to Paul--- he saved the Polaris from extinction.

Glad it went well. As to your other unit, you can wait if you like. If I
come close to running out of replacement membrane switches, I'll order up
some more, so they should always be available.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...