C64C Future Proofing & Restoration

Channel:

Jan Beta

Subscribers:

56,800

Published on February 6, 2021 8:46:02 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUkzhytkodg

Duration: 34:50

16,008 views

1,414

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): https://youtu.be/XTqvhzB9ols
C64C (ASSY 250469): https://youtu.be/dOctqAi5rwo

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-commodore-64-c64-psu-power-supply.html

My DIY C64 power supply solutions:
The "lazy way": https://youtu.be/wWOU2sZv_ng
A better way: https://youtu.be/IpuKz0TTB2I

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/kuehlkoerper-19-x-4-8-x-51-mm-fuer-dil-ic-ick-40-b-p164362.html
For 28 pin DIL: https://www.reichelt.de/kuehlkoerper-19-x-4-8-x-37-mm-fuer-dil-ic-ick-28-b-p164359.html

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: https://twitter.com/thejanbeta
PATREON: https://patreon.com/janbeta
WEBSITE: https://www.janbeta.net
TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/thejanbeta

YT CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCftUpOO4h9EgH0eDOZtjzcA/join

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