Commodore PET 2001 Capacitor Replacement Guide: Difference between revisions
Created page with "<templatestyles src="Template:StyledTable/styles.css" /> = 🧰 Commodore PET 2001 Capacitor Replacement Guide = The first-generation '''PET 2001''' (1977 – 1979)—assemblies 320008 / 320081 / 320132—uses a simple linear supply together with an internal 9" monochrome CRT. After forty-plus years, the original electrolytic capacitors are at (or past) their design life. Re-capping: * stabilises the +5 V / +12 V rails used by the logic and VIC video section, * re..." |
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== 🔍 Visual Inspection == | == 🔍 Visual Inspection == | ||
* '''Bulging or domed tops''' – particularly the two large 4 700 µF smoothing cans (C9 & C10). | * '''Bulging or domed tops''' – particularly the two large 4 700 µF smoothing cans (C9 & C10). | ||
* '''Brown crust''' or green verdigris at the rubber bungs. | * '''Brown crust''' or green verdigris at the rubber bungs. | ||
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== 🔗 Related Pages == | == 🔗 Related Pages == | ||
* [[Commodore PET 2001 Troubleshooting Guide]] | * [[Commodore PET 2001 Troubleshooting|Commodore PET 2001 Troubleshooting Guide]] | ||
* [[Commodore VIC-20 Capacitor Replacement Guide]] | * [[Commodore VIC-20 Capacitor Replacement Guide]] | ||