Task: Replace Faulty Capacitors on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer Circuit Board Needed: New capacitors, desoldering iron, hot air rework station, soldering iron and solder Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction Electrolytic capacitors are notoriously unreliable on retrocomputers. The capacitors used in 1970s and early 1980s on the
Read morePurchase Sockets to Make it Easy to Seat Chips on Atari 8-Bit Computer Circuit Boards (5-10 mins)
Task: Purchase Sockets to Make it Easy to Seat Chips on Atari 8-Bit Computer Circuit Boards Needed: Web Browser Time: 5-10 minutes Introduction I have been posting about tools and technology that can be used to assist with the repair of non-working Atari 8-bit computers.
Read morePurchase a Hot Air Rework Station for Removing Bad Chips from Atari 8-Bit Computer Circuit Boards (30-60 mins)
Task: Purchase a Hot Air Rework Station for Removing Bad Chips from Atari 8-Bit Computer Circuit Boards Needed: Desoldering Iron, Circuit Board, Hot Air Rework Station Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction I previously posted about purchasing and using a desoldering iron to remove bad chips from
Read morePurchase a Desoldering Iron for Removing Bad Chips from Atari 8-Bit Computer Circuit Boards (30-60 mins)
Task: Purchase a Desoldering Iron for Removing Bad Chips from Atari 8-Bit Computer Circuit Boards Needed: Desoldering Iron, Circuit Board, Hot Air Rework Station Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction Repairing Atari 8-Bit Computers inevitably requires removing and replacing bad chips. Some 800XLs, such as those made
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