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Tube❄️Time

anyway, i could fix up a few footprints but this reverse engineering job is essentially completed. you can find the design files here: github.com/schlae/Thinkpad700C

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Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

i haven't reverse engineered many 4-layer boards, but i'm kinda amazed it worked out this well.

Arthur Elsenaar replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime Amazing job, would love to see a video on how exactly you go about it.

Tube❄️Time replied to Tube❄️Time

reassembled like a magic trick. the layout CAD was quite helpful for finding footprint locations.

Simon Frankau replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime That's amazing.

What's the quote? Ah, yes.

"Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect." -- Teller

Jake replied to Tube❄️Time

@tubetime Wow. How in the world do you figure out the middle layers? It’s a good thing this one was only four - I think some modern PCBs are 12+ layers.

The aim is not to be able to re-make a PCB, but just to be able to debug one?

Tube❄️Time replied to Jake

@gogobonobo the thread explains how i did it. higher layer count boards require more invasive methods. but yes i wanted to be able to debug boards corroded by a leaking capacitor.

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