Commodore 128 Complete Restoration and Board Repair.

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In this episode I take a look at a Commodore 128 that I bought on craigslist in terrible shape. Then I completely restore it into like-new condition.

[LGR]

8-bit Guy _and_ Techmoan videos within one day? Freaking YouTube Christmas over here.

[naotak]

13:01 it's so satisfying to watch someone who knows exactly what they're doing figure things out. Ray's got the right tools and the right brains.

[DonSolaris]

*David, regarding the retro bright and yellowing again:* the reason why plastic gets yellowed again after you retro bright it, is because of its contact with air (it's ongoing chemical reaction). So with bromine molecules temporary removed (after retro bright), new ones will get on their place, and there you have yellowing again. In order to prevent that you have to apply a small layer of transparent (matte) spray paint so that there is no direct contact between the air and plastic. That way no bromine can get into existing holes. Please give it a shot!

[echinox]

Dirty Commodore 128: I am so messy...
Oil-covered and dirty VIC-20: Hold my technological whiskey.

[Kasey]

Your channel is one of the best channels in the world. Restorations for old yellowed computers is just awesome

[allseriousness]

I am not a computer guy. I am not in IT, nor will I ever be.

But I watch the SHIT out of these videos on this channel.

[johnmaxfield]

Your mate Raymond is a legend. Big smile on my face watching him work. I used to have a Commodore 128 back in the day.

[antonydandrea]

That debugging of the main board was amazing!

[incubus]

dude this yoda guy needs his own channel!

[LimburgerVinny]

That Raymond dude actually made me say "What The Fuck" out loud when he was working on that board. It's so awesome and rare at the same time to see someone that skilled working on a delicate piece of hardware. Loved this video!!

[klm]

This image will be burned into my head forever:
8:40
A middle aged man on all fours massaging his computer parts with white cream.

[DetroitBORG]

Love these restoration videos! I would love to see a restoration series for some "modern" Apple products like restoring the glossy plastic finish on the original iPods (or white plastic G5 and Intel iMacs). Is there anyway to restore anodized aluminum or restore the polished stainless steel backs on iPods? All topics I would love to see covered. Keep up the awesome work!

[theanalogkid]

You should encourage your buddy Raymond to start a youtube channel! Watching and learning how he does that stuff would be awesome.

[the-bitbaby]

"Yoda is always better.... so I'm going to see Yoda, although his name is actually Raymond"
One of my favourite lines in the whole series.

[ChairmanMeow]

You're like a caretaker - saving old computing history. This is really important to me and Im glad there's people like you out there saving these machines.

[Willam_J]

It's a pleasure to watch you restore equipment with such passion and attention to detail. I restore a lot of antique test equipment. Appearance is just as important as performance when doing a proper restoration. Your tech is also first-rate. His advice about the IC sockets is spot on. He's no hack, for sure. Thumbs up!

[GilesHellier]

"I always come back with alcohol, and do some serious scrubbing".
Oh 8-Bit Guy, you so crazeh.

[morallybankrupt]

5:35, yes I also always go back to alcohol when nothing else is working.

[richiie]

"This is the worst condition computer I have ever seen!"
me: *remembers vic-20 video* are you sure?

[AllboroLCD]

This was the machine that first introduced me to computing! My brother had one growing up and i would watch him play games he would get from his buddy who had BBS access. I got to play sometimes, then my 7 year old self learned how to load the games from the bootleg floppies when he wasnt home : ) We sold the C128, complete with the Commodore monitor 2 drives and a commodore printer along with a boxed copy of print shop back in 1993, to make room for the new Compaq Prolinea 4\25s we got. That I still have thankfully!