TI 5100 Calculator

Restoration Project #58 - TI 5100 Calculator

Another vintage calculator from the collection! Nothing too special about this one, in any regards, hence the short video. It had no real functional issue, nor any problematic parts... And I really like the display! Still nice and crisp, despite its age. I'm sure this unit hasn't seen much use at all. And yes, I did try some retrobrite again, and as usual: nothing changed. I later learned that heating the items might improve the process, so I'll give that a try too for other projects at least. This one is OK in my view, since the yellowing is at least even enough to pass as intended.


0:00 Intro / Overview and Explanation
1:13 Opening / Disassembly
2:08 Buttons / Keyboard / Switches Disassembly
3:37 New Capacitors! / Green Gunk!
4:55 Power Connector / Switch Cleanup
6:31 Keyboard Assembly
7:27 Display Cover / Switches / PCB Cleanup / Connecting Keyboard + Switches
8:58 Bezel / Top Cover / Bottom Cover
10:00 Power on!... or not?
11:00 Power Brick Adapter
11:42 Sample Calculations
11:11 Summary / Credits / Outtake

Music (in order)

My Train's A Comin' - Unicorn Heads
Nine Lives - Unicorn Heads
Wrong - Dan Henig
Town of 24 Bars - Unicorn Heads
Light Expanse - Unicorn Heads
(YouTube Audio Library)


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