That feeling when...

[Scarpia]

...you open up your treasured SSK for the first time since you bought it, only to find it spotless inside -- and with a surprise bolt mod that the seller never even mentioned


...this evening is certainly coming up Milhouse

[seebart]

Unfortunately I don't think too many people experience that scenario...at least send your thanks to the seller!

[elecplus]

Aren't you the lucky one!

[fohat]

Was that one of the ones that I did for Cindy?

[Scarpia]

I got it earlier this year from a seller in Denmark - he hadn't made any mods or changes himself other than swap out some of the buttons -- it's a 1392464 and I don't think he liked the Displaywriter legends

But whoever made this mod also did a LED mod, which I frankly wish they hadn't. That's why I opened her up, to see how it was done, and fortunately it was done very nicely electronically too (cosmetically on the other hand...)

[webwit]

Is it this one?
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[snoopy]

Is it this one?
f-o-r-s-a-l-e-f58/hhkb2-white-grey-and- ... 11827.html

That... hurts... so ugly.

[Hypersphere]

The LED mod doesn't look all that bad (to me). In any event, it can be overlooked when you consider the bolt mod surprise!

[webwit]

Would like to have seen that with hidden LED, like the μTron:

[Hypersphere]

Yeah, that's stealthy! However, raised bulbs look appropriately retro on the IBM board.

Better still ...

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[alh84001]

...it's a 1392464 and I don't think he liked the Displaywriter legends

You know this just adds insult to injury

[Scarpia]

Is it this one?
f-o-r-s-a-l-e-f58/hhkb2-white-grey-and- ... 11827.html

Ah yes, that's the one

I do have a plan for making that LED mod a bit more acceptable - recessed LEDs and an LED cover like on the Japanese SSKs: