deskthority

Hi,

• In this post you can find a similar thread that shows the restoration of an IBM 122-Model-F that I did.
• Here there is a link tp a similar post on my IBM 1390120.

Today I am posting a (large) set of pictures of my IBM AT restoration process. It consisted actually in two basic things: new foam and a flipper replacement.

There is nothing here that cannot be found somewhere else, but I guessed that some people may be interested in having all these pictures together.

Special thanks go to andrewjoy and 0100010, who kindly offered flippers after my post here.

The index follows :

• parts - 01 - Top Metal Plate
  parts - 02 - Barrel
  parts - 03 - Space Bar
  parts - 04 - Keycap with Stabilizer
  parts - 05 - Keycap
  parts - 06 - Controller
  parts - 07 - Main PCB
  parts - 08 - Bottom Metal Plate
  parts - 09 - Foam
  parts - 10 - Stickers
  parts - 11 - Case
  parts - 12 - Screewdrive
  parts - 13 - LEDs PCB
  
  mount - 01 foam and metal plate
  mount - 02 - barrels
  mount - 03 - Empty Barrels
  mount - 04 - Flippers
  mount - 05 - Keycaps
  mount - 06 - Assembly
  mount - 07 - Final Result

Attached you can find the compilation in a tar.bz2 file.

parts - 01 - Top Metal Plate
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parts - 02 - Barrel
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parts - 03 - Space Bar
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parts - 04 - Keycap with stabilizer
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parts - 05 - Keycap
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parts - 06 - Controller
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parts - 07 - Main PCB
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parts - 08 - Bottom Metal Plate
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parts - 09 - Foam
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parts - 10 - Stickers
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parts - 11 - Case
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parts - 12 - Screewdrive
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These are not 5,5. I do not have a screw-driver. A mechanical pencil helped here.

parts - 13 - LEDs PCB
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Really a lot of pictures! It seems to be in a very good condition.

I made the mistake with my AT to put everything back together after disassembling, but did not mount the space bar first...

mount - 01 foam and metal plate
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mount - 02 - barrels
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mount - 03 - Empty Barrels
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I know, I missed the enter key paper. I was lucky to realise on the mistake before mounting back the back metal plate

mount - 04 - Flippers
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This is the flipper that I tried to repair. The glue would not hold !!

mount - 05 - Keycaps
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mount - 06 - Assembly
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mount - 07 - Final Result
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Thanks for the detailed gallery idollar!

Beautiful board you have there. I've wanted one for some time now..

Great photos. I really want one as well. I think if I did get one though I would mod the layout to as close to ansi as I could get. I really like giant enter keys but for whatever reason, IMO it feels out of place on a IBM board. On another note, what did you use for foam, and it looks like your mechanical pencil trick for a hex driver worked really well for you. Thumbs up for ingenuity.

The foam that I use was actually the plastic that the seller used to wrap up the keyboard !
It was not thick enough, so I simply fold it. You can see it here. It is the last picture on this section. I also used to avoid scratches in the wooden floor
I punched bigger holes using a 16mm = 5/8 punch tool from the local hardware shop (Bauhaus).

It actually works very nicely.

I have collected another set of foam that was used to cover the screens of the new computers at work. It is very similar.

Glad to see it working

andrewjoy wrote: Glad to see it working

" 0/Ins" is yours

that parts xt has now saved 4 boards not bad for 12 GBP still have loads of parts left


122 ansi conversion
your AT
my other XT
another users XT

these are THE best lot of detail pictures on the IBM AT I have ever seen, excellent for reference!

Thanks idollar!