Commodore VIC20 - Full restoration and future proofing - #ComMAYdore
I got a rather sad looking VIC20 in unknown working condition recently. It turned out to be working, so I did a full restoration and future proofing to make it last 30 more years :)
Contents
0:00 Intro 0:57 Inspection 2:39 Power on 3:11 Diagnostics, demos and games 11:28 Cleaning 21:32 Retrobrighting 24:04 New capacitors 28:17 Video signal adjustment 29:13 Assembling 32:52 Final test and Donkey kong 34:04 Conclusion
Mail and donations for November 2022. The main items of this video is a dirty old C64 and an Atari XE machine. Also the regular small items from China and elsewhere. Check it out!
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Atari 1010 belts: https://ebay.us/mvxnSr
Floppy drive USB adapter: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002883953701.html
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Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Atari 1010 cassette belts
1:46 Low melt solder tin
8:23 Floppy drive to USB adapter
9:45 Floppy drive
13:23 Eprom eraser
16:51 PCBWay pcb's for atari machines
22:45 Eprom eraser part 2
24:28 Engineer solder sucker
29:16 C64 and Atari XE machines
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Join me in this video for some exploration of this (for me) unknown machine with some extras.
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Trying to fix the non-working microdrives. The machine and floppy drives also needs some tender love and care in form of cleaning and servicing.
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Restoring this old classic Sinclair 8-bit computer from 1980. The machine works, but it needs a modification to get decent video output on the modern TV.
Can it load some games ?
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The follow-up to part 1. I attempt to repair and restore an extremely yellowed and not working Commodore 128 (black screen). The machine does not power on, can I fix it in this episode?
Also some corrosion has to be removed, and then the recapping is done.
Equipment used:
PicoScope on eBay http://ebay.us/5dajo8
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Aneng Q1 multimeter on eBay: http://ebay.us/YlgLOb
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Check out part 1: https://youtu.be/-niH5Z_I0yQ
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Probing with a PicoScope
4:10 Checking continuity
5:00 Fixing broken trace
6:04 Testing the fix
13:14 Removing corrosion
21:45 Recapping the motherboard
24:01 Replacing voltage regulators
25:30 Assembling the machine
27:20 Testing the machine - games
29:32 Summary
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#commodore #commodore128
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My self-built C64 still needs some improvements. Check out some new stuff for it.
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Since this video was rather short, I also made a little walkthrough on how to capture the video output from the Commodore 64 to my MacBook Air.
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MuRata Switch Mode 5v Regulator: https://www.retroleum.co.uk/spectrum-repairs-mods
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C64 rom adapter: https://ebay.us/HJy8wr
RF Modulator replacement: https://ebay.us/ZxKryq
Building a Commodore 64 series:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/a-Ie09tlM84
Part 2: https://youtu.be/Xn9fHrjVSm4
Part 3: https://youtu.be/AyH-O-APS10
Part 4: https://youtu.be/_JRhr4uwDUE
Part 5: https://youtu.be/po5toEVzKJA
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#c64 #commodore64
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I have this Commodore SX-64 portable computer that is in a bad state. Can it be fixed up ?
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A SX-64 in a sorry and unknown state with lots of modifications. This must be fixed up.
Doing some work to bring it back to original state.
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The Tandy radio shack TRS-80 computer is a 8-bit microcomputer initially launched in 1977 and sold by Tandy Corporation through their RadioShack stores. In this video I repair, restore, recap and test a later model, the Color Computer model 1 from 1980's. It has a blown rifa capacitor that needs to be replaced. I also replace the other electrolyte capacitors and do a full clean. Then I test some games by loading wave files from my iPad. Enjoy.
Links:
Making a TRS-80 Cassette Interface Cable:
http://www.trs-80.com/wordpress/hardware-replacement-tape/
TRS-80 Color Computer Archive
https://colorcomputerarchive.com/
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I got a Commodore 1571 drive to take a look at as the owner thought it was faulty.
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So I took a look at it and gave it a good test and some cleanup.
I also explain a mistake I made in the previous video about flopy drives.
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Find a Commodore 128 on eBay: http://ebay.us/6Y9M7o
Find a Commodore 64 on eBay: http://ebay.us/jII9QZ
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Find a Spectravideo on eBay: https://ebay.us/SlIUF7
Find a Tandy 200 on eBay: https://ebay.us/c3hTsy
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Vacation time for Arctic Retro. No repair or exploration in this video. Just wanted to update you on the status and also some of my plans for after the vacation.
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Find a Commodore 16 on eBay: https://ebay.us/ACETRc
Find a Commodore Vic 20 on eBay: http://ebay.us/ZQJvaT
Find a Commodore Amiga on eBay: https://ebay.us/WYV79q
Find a Macintosh Classic on eBay: https://ebay.us/uCH0KW
Find a Commodore 128 on eBay: http://ebay.us/6Y9M7o
Find a Commodore 64 on eBay: http://ebay.us/jII9QZ
Find a TI99/4A on eBay: https://ebay.us/Cn30H4
Find a Spectravideo on eBay: https://ebay.us/SlIUF7
Find a Tandy 200 on eBay: https://ebay.us/c3hTsy
Find an Apple IIe on eBay: https://ebay.us/ikm9g5
Find an Atari XE GS on eBay: https://ebay.us/cNMsO0
Find an Atari 800 on eBay: https://ebay.us/6urb2o
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