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For questions about the restoration of old machines: from cosmetic through to electronics such as capacitor replacement.

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I acquired a used IBM 5153 monitor. The model number is 5153002. It was manufactured in Taiwan and supports AC100-250V. When I first powered it on, the monitor turned on, but nothing appeared on the ...
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I have an AST Premium Exec 386SX/20 Model 63V laptop minus a floppy drive and hard disk. Otherwise the 1991 vintage machine is fully functional (and in excellent condition, so it's definitely worth ...
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I was thinking of the mold issue of floppies and UV light (UV-C) came to mind. As ultraviolet (UV) is a form of electromagnetic radiation and floppies use a magnetic disk for storage and I vaguely ...
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I have an original Commodore PET from 1977, that I have recently electrically restored, but there are some rust spots on the case. It seems that I should at least do something to inhibit further ...
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As I ask in this question an Oxycream is a good approach for retrobriting but due to the dangers of uneven results I was thinking instead of a brush to use a paint roller pin. The reason I am thinking ...
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The keyboard that I have in this question seems a bit yellow, a classic problem that retrobrighting solves. Typical recipes require UV Light and Hydrogen peroxide. So I wonder if Oxycream can work as ...
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I have an old PC case. I spray painted it because it was a little bit rusty. Now I'm trying to attach a set of rubber feet to it, but I have no idea what kind of glue to use. I tried hot glue, but it ...
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I am in possession of a working 1986 Compaq Portable II. However, I couldn't find a 5.25" floppy with the proper version of DOS on it to actually make the computer, ya know, work. I've since ...
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I have a Game Boy, and whenever it tries to play sound, the sound is very quiet but there's a loud clacking sound. Here is a sample. In this case, it is Tetris Attack playing: https://soundcloud.com/...
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I got old Toshiba 100CS for a good price. After some inspection, I noticed that AutoResume backup battery and RTC battery are already gone bad, and seems can't hold charge. I've checked eBay for ...
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Background I am fascinated by the thought of re-purposing systems with modern OSes. For example, I am running a hacked Android Pie ROM on an old Samsung Galaxy S4. A main reason why this isn't more ...
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I've seen people ask about restoring printer or typewriter ribbons, but my situation's a little different. I have a self-inking ribbon for a DECwriter Correspondent. It's easy to open up the casing, ...
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I have in my possession a stack (like 7 or 8) DELL P60 desktop computers. Unfortunately some idiot (cough, me, cough) thought it was a good idea (about 15+ years ago) to spray paint them all black. ...
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I have some ZX Spectrums, and in some of them I observe a kind of "disintegration" process of the main board. The connectors break away etc. During the tests one of the boards burned out :(. How can ...
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I have an IBM XT 286 which has essentially the same case as the original IBM PC. It has a few minor blemishes, some places where the paint has been chipped off, and some tiny spots of rust. How should ...
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