Category: Repair Notes
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Is untested always the same as not working?
how big is the actual risk of buying a untested retro hardware?
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Checking the R/W head on your defective 1541
A defective R/W head is sadly one of the most common reasons why Commodore’s 5,25″ floppy drives fail. In this post, I explain how to test the R/W head as there are quit a few misconceptions around it.
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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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