I am becoming an old grouch former QA guy

I was watching this interesting Curious Marc video on fixing a Commodore Pet:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxilekpLp6g

Even though Marc has virtually every tool known to the electronics industry it struck me that:

no chip puller

no anti-static straps

no anti-static mat

They got the computer to work and apparently it was not any worse for ignoring the above but still, those three items together would cost less than anything else in that lab !  

Although these guys are younger than I am, I would suggest having magnification at hand to help assist in not putting stuff in backwards - also I cringed at running the computer with an EPROM where the EPROM window was uncovered (they had a lamp shining on it).  Light plus semiconductors equals weird stuff happening.

I thought the prop rod for the Commodore Pet was a hoot, I never knew they came with those.  Not sure what that says about the need for access - especially in these days of something like a cell phone where they all seem to be "sealed for your protection" :)

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm