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Post #24 by krye
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryPeripherals
Post DateTue, 21 Jun 2011 - 03:33
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/just-scored-a-128k-for-76-bucks-on-ebay-woo-hoo.23018/
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The 128K restoration is complete, except for the external floppy. It starts to boot the machine, I get the "Welcome" message, but then it craps out with a low voltage error. I'll have to check the voltage on the floppy port and see if it's 5V. Hopefully that's all that it is. Other than that, the machine runs great off the internal floppy.

Anyway, it was pretty dirty when I first got it, and a little yellow: (more pics up top)

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I dipped everything in some peroxide/oxy:

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I cleaned the cables with isopropyl alcohol. The top two were just as bad as the dirty one on the bottom. They shined up pretty well.

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The keyboard and mice came out really nice.

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All done!

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Now, I have a 512K that needs the same TLC........

mp.ls