#restoration #repair #atari #8bit #retro So it's time to work on the mainboard of the Acid800XL. Opening the box Part 1: https://youtu.be/wdklXYdLepA

Fixing the Keyboard Part 2: https://youtu.be/z6epNp1xKkI

00:00 intro 01:24 Quick recap from Part 1 with the initial cleaning 02:48 Using Bicarb of soda to clean the PCB 03:40 Results from Ultrasonic cleaning 06:00 starting to remove the corroded parts 10:00 removing the ram 13:10 last components are removed 13:45 Testing Ram 16:37 Testing the Atari Chips 23:48 Rebuilding the PCB 30:47 one last clean 32:32 Testing the Crystals and first power on 37:18 Powering on the system for reals 40:57 Talking about what is next 44:49 A nice surprise 50:00 FIN

Sorry the audio is a bit rough in places, I had to remove a lot of background fan noise.

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A big thanks to everyone who helped with this episode

@ReEnthused John Blanchard for the spare Atari 800XL and 64XE It would have been so much harder without this amazing donation.

@MoreFunMakingIt All the support I could ever ask for.

@ezContents reproduction 800XL PCB https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Atari_800XL_PCB_remake_v1_1.html

Everyone who sent over clips, I was laughing so much, I hope I can return the favour some time.

@MrLurchsThings

@TheRetroChannel

@jamhamster

@RMCRetro

And a special Mention to @RetroRecipes for the audio clip, chip dippers.