commodore 16

I recently picked up a Commodore 16 at an estate sale for a pretty good price.

When I got it, it looked like it was covered in 35 years of dirt and grime. The image below is after a quick wipe down.

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They didn’t have the power supply for it, which was fine. I decided to go ahead and clean it up before attempting to power it on.

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The inside was pretty gross too. I pulled out the mother board and removed the keyboard and then scrubbed the case in the tub.

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The keys are a little discolored, but they aren’t too bad. I pulled the keys and springs and cleaned each one individually.

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I cleaned up the board, and replaced the thermal grease on the heatsink/RF shield and then fired it up without the keyboard. To my surprise, it booted straight to a basic prompt.

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I reassembled the machine and it now its as good as new!

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