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HP 28S Calculator Repair Guide

The document describes how to open a HP 28S calculator in order to clean its internal contacts. It explains that a non-functioning row of keys motivated opening the calculator. It then provides step-by-step instructions and photos for opening both sides of the calculator case. This involves using heat to loosen adhesive and carefully drilling out plastic pegs. The document also explains cleaning the internal contacts which may restore the functionality if the issue was dirty connections.

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HP 28S Calculator Repair Guide

The document describes how to open a HP 28S calculator in order to clean its internal contacts. It explains that a non-functioning row of keys motivated opening the calculator. It then provides step-by-step instructions and photos for opening both sides of the calculator case. This involves using heat to loosen adhesive and carefully drilling out plastic pegs. The document also explains cleaning the internal contacts which may restore the functionality if the issue was dirty connections.

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Heat is set to 2 out of 10, I think a hairdryer on the lowest setting works also

If you never opened a HP28S calculator then this is quite challenging. I did quite a bit of searching and trying before
documenting this post. Why would you want to open the calculator in the first place? Well because it is not
functioning 100%. My post is divided into 4 sections

Index
1. Problem
2. How to open the HP28S (right side)
3. Cleaning the contacts
4. How to open the HP28S (left side)

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Problem
The key row ‘Y’ to ‘)’ and ‘EVAL’ to ‘-‘ are not working. So either I fix the calculator or I recycle it. I decided to give it a
try.

How to open the HP28S (right side)


Since I could not find any photo instructions on how to open the clamshell calculator HP28S, and I would like to fix

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this problem, I decided to read up on the different text descriptions on how to do it and started to document it with
pictures.

Today is the 25th of July 2017. Here is my first set of pictures from taking the clamshel HP28S calculator apart.

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In addition, I took some close-up pictures

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The next steps I am planing in a few days.
I am buying a small used drill press or maybe just a stand for my drill, so I can remove the top of the melted plastic
peg/pins.
Today is the 5th of August, and I was able to buy a used drill press.

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Cleaning the contacts


We now have the right side (the one with the display) open and the idea is that if a contact is dirty it could prevent a
whole row or column of keys to NOT function. Well lets try cleaning them

What exactly did I clean, are you asking?

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How to open the HP28S (left side)
Lets open the left side of the calculator as well.

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As mentioned above, the next step it to put it back together. Well one way is to just glue it or weld the many plastic

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pegs with a soldering iron. I am trying a different approach with this. See my next post, for creating a new HP28S
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