C64C Future Proofing & Restoration
I'm doing some restoration work and future proofing on a 250469 short board Commodore 64C. // Kindly sponsored by PCBWay - Get your first PCBs free! - https://www.pcbway.com/ My old C64 future proofing videos: C64 Breadbin (ASSY 250425): • Commodore 64 Futureproofing C64C (ASSY 250469): • C64C Future Proofing Commercial modern C64 power supplies (examples, there are many more available): Kehlig: https://www.keelog.com/de/power-supply/ C64psu: https://www.c64psu.com/c64psu/43-1488... My DIY C64 power supply solutions: The "lazy way": • Building a DIY C64 Power Supply (The Lazy ... A better way: • Building a new C64 Power Supply Capacitor list for the C64 ASSY 250469 REV 3: 1x 1000uF 16V axial 1x 470uF 35V radial 1x 220uF 25V radial 1x 220uF 16V radial 1x 100uF 16V radial 1x 47uF 16V radial 1x 10uF 25V radial 1x 4.7uF 25V radial 1x 2.2uF 50V radial RF modulator (low profile radial caps): 220uF/10V, 10uF/16V I use Panasonic FC series or FR series 105C capacitors for the radial caps and Vishay 85C axial capacitors. My Desoldering station is a ZD-915 (available with a variety of brand names)*: US: https://amzn.to/3cU4hlV UK: https://amzn.to/3jkp4QD DE: https://amzn.to/2MqpAk9 The protection diode I used is a unidirectional Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) diode P6KE 6.8A*: US: https://amzn.to/3aAGW5D UK: https://amzn.to/39LVgJA DE: https://amzn.to/2YIsVgX I used 12% hydrogen peroxide cream and 12% liquid hydrogen peroxide for retrobrighting*. DE: https://amzn.to/3cU3kKn The exact "grow light" I use is no longer available, but you are going to find many similar models. Mine has 300W (equivalent power) and a mix of blue and pink LEDs, claims to be full spectrum. I got the heatsinks I used from Reichelt: For 40 pin DIL: https://www.reichelt.de/de/de/kuehlko... For 28 pin DIL: https://www.reichelt.de/kuehlkoerper-... TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:56 Replace the Power Supply! 2:40 Opening the C64 5:36 Sponsor Message 6:02 Recapping 10:19 Testing 11:15 Recapping the RF Modulator 14:26 Overvoltage Protection 18:21 Adding Heatsinks 21:13 Retrobrighting 31:11 Reassembly 32:52 Thank you & Good night -------------------------------------------- MUSIC by FOCUS 10 https://focus10music.bandcamp.com EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS I USE: https://kit.co/janbeta * TWITTER: / thejanbeta PATREON: / janbeta WEBSITE: https://www.janbeta.net TWITCH: / thejanbeta YT CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP: / @janbeta Thanks for watching! This video was sponsored by PCBWay. Stuff marked with "*" contains affiliate links. You don't pay anything extra and I get a little commission from everything you buy through the links (even if you buy something different there). #JanBeta #Commodore64 #Futureproofing #PCBWay
