Getting my Commodore PC 10-II to Boot #DOScember

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I'm taking a look at a Commodore PC 10-II, do some preventative maintenance and try to make it boot MS-DOS. // Sponsored by PCBWay - Christmas Shopping Festival 2020 https://www.pcbway.com/activity/xmas2020sales.html

PC10 User Manual: https://www.retromaniek.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Commodore_PC10-PC20_User_Manual.pdf

Electrolytic capacitors in the power supply:
1x 2200uF 25V
2x 2200uF 16v
1x 1000uF 16V
1x 470uF 25V
1x 220uF 380V
1x 100uF 25V
1x 100uF 16V
1x 47uF 25V
1x 47uF 16V
3x 10uF 50V
1x 3.3uF 63V
1x 1.5uF 50V

Plus the Y type RIFA capacitors: 2x 2200pF 250V, I replaced them with Y2 type film capacitors with the same rating.

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This video was sponsored by PCBWay.

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
4:25 Inspecting the PC
6:56 Sponsor Message
7:20 Power Supply Inspection and Maintenance
25:31 Will it POST?
30:04 Fiddling with Jumpers and DIP switches
31:33 Display Problems
34:59 Making a Composite Adapter
37:01 Trying another Graphics Card
38:53 Booting MS-DOS
43:03 Thank you & Good night!

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