#atari #restoration #repair #retro
Close to 2 weeks of work on this, the keyboard was in a very poor state and is still very fragile. I clean the PCB, key caps and key switches before putting it all back together and then fixing all the damaged pads and traces. Next I look at the case and we then put them both back together.

00:00 Intro.
00:30 Cleaning the keyboard PCB.
01:30 Cleaning the key caps.
02:00 Cleaning and testing the key switches.
03:24 Fixing the donated 800XL so we can test the keyboard.
06:54 Starting to reassemble the keyboard.
14:53 Fixing all the damaged pads and traces.
18:46 The first keyboard test.
26:30 The 2nd keyboard test.
35:43 fixing the XL again and doing the 3rd keyboard test.
36:32 Cleaning the case
38:20 reassembling the keyboard and case.
38:39 Help from the other Lee, More fun making it.
46:37 The last few key switches arrive so I can finish this.
48:40 WOW.
49:14 Final words.

Episode 1
   • Cleaning the crusty, rusty keyboard f...  

Episode 3
   • Cleaning & rebuilding the Atari Acid8...  

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