God helped me find someone with soldering skills in my neck of the woods, and who would do it for an excellent price. $25 for the 128k and $55.99 for the repair since you nice folks had helped me successfully diagnose the causes of the issue (both the C1 and opposite side of the adjustment next to C1 capacitors AND the yoke connector solder joints were bad it turns out. Got them fixed, got the 128k buttoned back up properly (the person doing the soldering didn't put the digital board back in place properly and I had to reseat the analog board after reseating the digital board), and it works as well as it can without a keyboard or mouse (I'm hoping I don't have to pay inflated eBay prices for the proper 128K/512K/512Ke keyboard and mouse; if anyone could sell me a Pantone 453 128K/512K/512Ke keyboard with proper cable and mouse for less than $150 I could get that as a Christmas present [don't mean to offend anyone; we are believers in my house.])

Since it didn't let me attach the video, I have 3 photos captured from the video:







Again, for those who are critical of 128k units from eBay for ridiculous prices, this is anything but that, being a 128k sourced from Craigslist for Chattanooga (my home town) for $25 that was sold by someone who was downsizing their living accommodations due to the recession and repaired locally for $55, so it is definitely different.)

I really wanted to share my good fortune with you guys since you helped me get it running for an acceptable price, and also since I would like to see if anyone can offer a period keyboard and mouse for $150 for a Christmas gift!

Blessings most,

QuicksilverMac2001 (Alexander Harris)