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Pro tip: I just learned from a 1978 service manual that some old Polaroids used actual fish oil in a gear lubricant.
Found this gem while fixing a SX-70 for a customer who collects weird trivia. Anyone ever run into other bizarre factory specs like that?
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cameron_chen10d ago
Well that explains why my old Polaroid always smelled a bit off... guess I just assumed it was regular old grease and film. Makes you wonder what other weird stuff they put in old tech.
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fisher.kevin10d ago
My grandpa's 1970s calculator probably ran on asbestos and dreams, @cameron_chen.
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