Commodore PET 2001 Service Documentation

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Commodore's own service documentation for the Commodore PET 2001 survives in reasonable completeness. Four documents are hosted here, and together they cover both assemblies inside the machine at component level.

A PET 2001-8 with the top raised. The main logic assembly lies flat under the keyboard; the display assembly is mounted on the CRT at the front.

They are the source for every figure on Commodore PET 2001 Capacitor Replacement Guide.

Parts lists

Schematics

The four original board assemblies

Commodore's note on sheet 3 of the main logic schematic records that all component locations are the same on all four boards; only the fitted components differ, and the identifying board number is silkscreened in the upper left corner.[1]

Original PET 2001 ("static") board assemblies
Assembly ROMs RAM Schematic
320008 6540 6550 320026
320081 2316B 6550 320082
320132 6540 2114 320130
320137 2316B 2114 320135

All four are variants of the original static board. The later 2001-N / 3000 / 4000 dynamic system board is a different design and is not covered by these documents; for those machines see Commodore PET 4000 Series.[2]

What these documents establish

  • The only aluminium electrolytics on the main logic board are C7–C10, 47 µF 16 V. C5, C11, C12 and C13 are 1 µF 25 V tantalums; C15–C49 are 0.1 µF ceramics.[3]
  • The 4700 µF 25 V reservoir is C1 on the display assembly, not on the system board.[4]
  • The main logic board carries no voltage regulator. It receives +5 V and a +9 V unregulated rail from elsewhere in the machine.[3]
  • The display assembly generates +12 V, a +85 V boost rail, −30 V and roughly +10 kV for the CRT anode.[5]
  • The master crystal Y1 is 8 MHz.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Commodore Business Machines, PET Computer Main Logic schematic, drawings 320130 (sheet 1) and 320026 (sheets 2–3), for board assembly 320008. Hosted here as File:Commodore PET 2001 Main Logic Schematic (320008).pdf. Sheet 3 carries Commodore's note that component locations are common to assemblies 320008, 320081, 320132 and 320137.
  2. ↑ zimmers.net Commodore PET schematics index. Directory listing distinguishing the original 2001 static board from the 2001N/3000/4000 dynamic system board, and naming the four static-board variants and their schematic numbers. A secondary source for the directory structure; the assembly numbers themselves are confirmed by Commodore's own note on the schematic.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Commodore Business Machines, 8K Main Logic Assembly Parts Cross Reference for the PET 2001. Hosted here as File:Commodore PET 2001 Main Logic Assembly Parts List.pdf. Gives every component on the system board by reference designator, description and Commodore part number.
  4. ↑ Commodore Business Machines, Display Assembly Component Cross Reference for the PET 2001. Hosted here as File:Commodore PET 2001 Display Assembly Parts List.pdf. Numbered list of every component on the monitor and supply board.
  5. ↑ Commodore Business Machines, Schematic, Service, Display Circuit for the PET 2001, with the supplementary sheet of oscilloscope settings. Hosted here as File:Commodore PET 2001 Display Circuit Schematic.pdf. Shows CR19–CR22, C1, VR1, the +85 V boost and −30 V rails, the flyback T2 and the +10 kV anode supply, and the deflection yoke figures.