Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I'm continuing work on the very early Amiga 500 from previous videos. I clean the case and keycaps, fix the keyboard and try to repair the disk drive. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! pcbway.com

The Early Amiga 500 Video Series:
1) Amiga Archeology: youtu.be/EkFMPe5c-Gk
2) Fixing the Main Board: youtu.be/D4a-9DVjnng
3) Restoration & more Fixes: youtu.be/kzlaKVmBj_k
4) Restoration Progress: youtu.be/H5TqrF1FQWk

Amiga Test Kit Download:
github.com/keirf/amiga-stuff

Retrofriends Disk Drive Alignment Video:
youtu.be/VBf5rXiOE1M

Hi-Tek 725 Key Mechanism Info:
deskthority.net/wiki/Hi-Tek_Series_725

Capacitor List Amiga 500 Rev. 3 Main Board:
2x 3300uF 10V
1x 100uF 16V
6x 47uF 16V
5x 22uF 35V
2x 10uF 10V

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
2:35 Separating Case Parts
4:18 Disassembling the Keyboard
10:18 Sponsor Message
10:44 Soaking Plastic Parts
11:44 Cleaning Keyboard Assembly
14:28 Keyboard Repair
16:44 Moar Cleaning
21:33 Keyboard Reassembly
23:32 Disk Drive Alignment
44:58 Recapping the Main Board
51:12 Serial Number Sticker Placement
52:14 Reassembly
57:49 Test Run
1:00:00 Thank you & Good night

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