Chaotic Commodore 16 Repair

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Published on March 19, 2025 5:15:17 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_PFjvFz9v0

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Trying to fix a really badly broken Commodore 16, taking numerous wrong turns along the way. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! https://www.pcbway.com/

My original Commodore 16 Repairathon video:
   • Commodore 16 Repairathon  

6510 to 8501 Adapter Board (PCBWay Shared Project):
https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/6510_TO_8501_b5958566.html

6510 to 8501 Adapter KERNAL Replacement:
https://hackjunk.com/2017/06/23/commodore-16-plus-4-8501-to-6510-cpu-conversion/

DIAG264 Diagnostic ROM/Cartridge:
https://www.inchocks.co.uk/commodore/Diag264/

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:23 The Symptoms
1:52 Inspecting the Board
3:57 Removing the Modifications
11:18 CPU Replacement
13:10 Sponsor Message
13:38 Building the CPU Adapter Board
15:16 Populating the Main Board
17:42 Wildly Swapping Chips Around
27:31 Diagnosing the actual Fault
31:20 Testing my "New Old Stock" RAM
36:49 Reassembly & Final Testing
37:56 Thank you & Good night

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