June 10, 2011 - 4:57 pm - Posted by Commodore Computer Club
Recently Commodore computer club member Brandon picked up a vintage CBM PET 8032. The machine was in nice working condition but the PCB was really dirty as seen here:
Yikes! 30 years of dust and dirt from probably being stored in an outside storage shed, however thanks to the wonders of modern cleaning technology and a few hours of time:
As you can see the mother board now looks like it came right off the Commodore production line. Factory fresh. Brandon even cleaned up the inside of the computer housing. Sweet!
These amazing results seen here were achieved by using electronic equipment cleaning wipes, Isopropyl alcohol spray, a tooth brush, Simple Green, rags and a lot of elbow grease.
It’s not shown in these pictures, but he also refurbished the CBM 8032 keyboard by taking it apart and cleaned every key top, spring, plunger, plastic shaft, conductive rubber tip and circuit board.
Moral of the story? Thanks to Commodore enthusiasts like Brandon and other members of our retro computer club, another PET has been saved from a landfill.
If you’d like to have some fun cleaning your retro computer equipment, why not come to our next PDX Commodore Users Group meeting in Vancouver, WA? You’ll have a fun time guaranteed!
*Pictures courtesy of Commodore computer club member Brandon
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6 Responses.
SWEET! I only wish I could click on the pictures and see the detail!
@Christopher: You can now click the images for a larger view. Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll get this going on previous images as well when time permits.
Nice. Thanks!
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Nice pictures. This blog post really makes me want to clean up my Commodore PCB’s now.
@Ernie: Thank you for your comment. Agreed, it’s a good idea to clean up any vintage PCB. Getting rid of all that dirt and grime will help make it last a lot longer, plus run cooler as well.