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HEKTOR Restoration Update

26/6/2022

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And I found a circuit diagram!, click on the diagram below or select from the main menu above to go to the page.
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Diversion 2 - Toshiba HX-10 restoration

16/6/2022

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more details on the Toshiba MSX page... Select from the top menu or click on the picture above.
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Slight diversion, workbench refit...

27/5/2022

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​The recent acquisition of the DSO meant that the power supply on the right (which used to run right across the back had to be remodelled into more of a cube, thank goodness for Lego :)

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In all it's glory, it may look a mess but I know where everything is. Yes, that is a wall mounted 'open air' PC. Again, you will see a lot of Lego used here.
Details of some of the tools used are shown here...
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Interim Report

24/5/2022

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HEKTOR 1A Restoration
​Mostly restoration changes, stuff I would have had to do at some point anyway.
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Initial Inspection and testing

18/5/2022

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​The board was pretty grimey and as expected did not work when powered up.
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For more details click on the image! -->


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Initial Post

17/5/2022

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Welcome, a description to the right explains the 'why' and 'how' so I guess I need to go into a bit more detail as to 'what' you can expect from this site.
The main subjects will be Vintage Computer Restoration, Vintage Camera Restoration and a link to a separate site for our Lego addiction.
I have been restoring old cameras and old computers for some time now, mainly during my 'employed' years, now in retirement I can dedicate much more time to this and also have the time to document the process for each restoration.
The first one will be an old HEKTOR computer produced in the 80's for the Open University, a very basic board and just over 40 years old so I don't know what to expect. My intention is to restore the items to as near factory release as possible, however there may be elements of modernisation in some cases, for example a lot of old computers output UHF TV signals, the old modulators are problematic and many TV's today do not handle these UHF signals very well. We will see.
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    Welcome

    With over 50 years experience in Electronics, Communications and IT I decided back in 2017 that it was time to retire.
    This is what Life in Retirement means for me.
    ​This Blog will provide pointers into much more detailed pages of the various 'aspects' of my hobbies.
    Or, you can of  course browse via the menus above.   ​Hope you find something there of interest.

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  • HOME
  • Vintage Computer Restoration
    • Tools & Techniques
    • Acorn Atom replica build
    • Acorn Electron 36951 restoration
    • Acorn Electron 39870 restoration
    • Altair 8800 replica
    • Amstrad CPC6128
    • AVO 8 MkIII
    • Dragon 32 board
    • Harlequin 128
    • HEKTOR 1A Restoration
    • Ohio Superboard
    • Tatung Einstein
    • Toshiba MSX
    • Video Genie
  • Film Camera Restoration
    • Photography
    • Tools and Techniques
    • Leica M3
    • Yashica 635
    • Zorki 4k (Red)
    • Agfa Isolette
    • Canon AE-1 Program
    • Canon AL-1 QF
    • Canon Canonet Junior
    • Canon Canonet QL17 G-III
    • Chinon Genesis III
    • Coronet 6x6
    • Coronet Twelve-20
    • FED 4
    • Halina 35X
    • Kodak Junior 1
    • Konstruktor (Lomography)
    • Olympus OM-1
    • Palmat Automatic
    • Pentax P30
    • Praktica LTL
    • Rank Aldis
    • Unknown 9x12 folding plate
    • Voigtlander Bessa
    • Voigtlander Bessa (Germany)
    • Zeiss Ikon Contessa LK
    • Zenit TTL
    • Zorki 4 (Green)
    • Zorki 4K (Black)
  • A Lego Addiction
  • Contact