Building a new C64 Power Supply

Building a new C64 Power Supply

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I'm building a new power supply for the Commodore 64 in this video. // Kindly sponsored by PCBWay - End-of-year special promotion coming in December! - https://www.pcbway.com

The device was designed by S.M.D., the files and documentation are available for download so you can build your own.

Gerber files and documentation for this power supply are available from https://janbeta.net/c64-power-supply/

The Bahar 150*70*170mm enclosure I used is available from Amazon (affiliate links)*:
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The plug I used is a Hirschmann MAS 70 S (7 pin round DIN)*:
DE: https://amzn.to/2J91kAI

My "lazy" C64 power supply build video is here: https://youtu.be/wWOU2sZv_ng

Sven Petersen's global (115V/230V) power supply design is available here: https://github.com/svenpetersen1965/C64-PSU-Global

The 230V version of Sven's power supply design: https://github.com/svenpetersen1965/C64-replacement-PSU-230VAC-

You can buy Ray Carlsen's power supplies and C64 savers here: https://www.carlsenelectronics.net

Bwack's more modern take on the C64 saver design is available here: https://github.com/bwack/C64-Saver-bwack

The Cauldron demo I used for testing can be downloaded here: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=134104

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:35 Mission Objectives
4:21 The Components
4:42 Sponsor Message
6:46 Populating the PCB
10:04 Setting the Cutout Voltage
14:32 The Case
23:00 Designing and Connecting Panels
37:02 Calculating the Mains Fuse
39:04 Checking Voltages & Connecting the DIN Plug
48:26 Testing with a real C64

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