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Determining the mainboard assembly number from outside the case
Determine the Commodore 64 motherboard revision without opening the case
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Testing Commodore 64 power supplies
Commodore 64 power suppliers should be tested before being sold off. In this article, I discuss test procedures, acceptance criteria and some of the concerns that call for awareness when using old power supplies connected directly to the power grid.
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Testing a Commodore 64
Before listing a Commodore 64, I conduct a series of tests. In this article, I explain my test procedures and equipment, and I take a deeper look at the acceptance criteria when testing products that were first released in 1982.
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A C64 with black screen
When a C64 fails, the most common symptom is a black screen. While having a display of some sorts makes troubleshooting easier, a black screen […]
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Testing software
While cassette games usually still work even today, disk games have a considerable error margin. Original games vary greatly in price, meaning that the effort […]
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Understanding Azimuth
Azimuth Head Alignment is one of my go-to tools when working on datasettes. It is not only useful for adjusting azimuth but also for datasette […]
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Datasette repair notes
Commodore’s datasette is a robust little machine, and many of them still keep spinning. Furthermore, many of the most frequent problems can be fixed easily. […]
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Testing datasettes
Given the price tag, there is a limit to the amount of time you can spend on datasettes. Annoyingly, many of them come with minor […]
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Replacing the drive belt in a 1530/1531 datasette
Failing drive belts is perhaps the most problem you encounter most frequently when servicing Commodore’s 1530 and 1531 datasettes today. But when should you replace […]
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