I am going to "Retr0brite" my VIC and make it snow-white again. I have done this process on three yellowed Atari XL-series 8-bitters and the results are stunning!!!
I disassembled, washed/cleaned/re-assembled my C64, but I have not done this to the VIC yet. I am assuming - judging by looks alone - that the VIC is identically constructed; I sure hope the keyboard comes apart the same way as the C64, etc.
However, I was not able to get the power LED out of the C64. I washed the case with it in, then I left it for a whole day in front of a powerful fan, in a hot room. I assumed this would be enough to dry partially-trapped water around the LED. It worked.
But now, I want to do the Retr0brite Peroxide/Oxy/Glycerin/UV treatment, and I don't want to pack this goop all over my LED. But I could not figure out how to get it out on the 64, hence I have the same problem. I took needlenose pliers and squeezed on the black plastic, thinking it snapped in, but all I did was loosen it a little (unfortunately) and I quit before I destroyed something.
Anybody who knows how to do this, I would very much appreciate your thoughts. Otherwise, I'll just peroxide it and hope it works!
Anybody else done the Retr0brite on their VIC? If the Atari's are any indication, a snow-white VIC is in my immediate future!!
How do I remove the power LED from the VIC?
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Re: How do I remove the power LED from the VIC?
On the inside of the case is a little plastic ring, 3 mm high. Pull it of. Then push firmly on the LED from the outside. Should be doable with a finger otherwise use a little piece of wood. Then push the black LED holder out by pushing from the inside. But first squeeze the four little plastic parts that held the LED together.wood_jl wrote:But I could not figure out how to get it out on the 64
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