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Commodore 128 Teardown

Device	Commodore 128
Difficulty	Moderate
Time	10 - 15 minutes
Steps	6

This guide is by RaskAttack on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

This guide will walk you through the complete disassembly of the Commodore 128 'wedge' model. This is necessary for internal cleaning, RAM expansion, or replacing the notoriously fragile power switch.

Tools: Phillips #1 Screwdriver

Step 1 :: Case Screws

• Flip your commodore 128 over
• Remove the five Phillips screws with a PH1 screwdriver.

Step 2 :: Cover Remove

• Flip your commodore over (again), so the keyboard is facing up.
• Slowly lift the top keyboard cover up
• CAUTION: Be careful, as there are some wires under the cover!

Step 3 :: Power Light cable removal

• On the right side of the keyboard, remove the Power Light cable.

Step 4 :: Keyboard/Grounding Removal

• Remove the Grounding Cable on the right by unscrewing the screw with a PH1 bit.
• Remove the keyboard connector buy carefully pulling it out
• CAUTION: Do not force the keyboard connector out! If it wont come out, you can continue by flipping the keyboard to the side. (I ended up not taking it out)

Step 5 :: RF shield removing

• Remove the six small screws holding the RF Shield in.
• Remove the single smaller screw

Step 6 :: 2nd RF thingy

• Remove the 2nd RF shield thingy (not sure what it is)
• NOTE: To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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