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C64 repair service

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  • 10-07-2019 6:47pm
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    Dublinandy2
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    Hi all,

    Can anyone recommend a repair service for a breadbin c64? I thought it was the power supply but bought another one and obviously wasn’t. I have no knowledge on these machines so don’t want to try myself.

    Dublin would be good but anywhere in Ireland if they accept postal service is good.

    Cheers


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    horgan_p
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    To be honest , half the fun of owning older machines is the hours spent with youtube open on your laptop and a multimeter in your lap.
    I dont know of anywhere in Ireland that would look at one of these - certainly not a commercial venture.

    Would you not have a crack at it yourself ?


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    horgan_p
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    Maybe a video like this would give you some pointers ??





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    #4
    Dublinandy2
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    I probably will if i can't. I'm happy with a console, but i have a spare room full of them.

    But you're right, it's the same principle, mainly just soldering, I shouldn't fear.


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    bennya
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    What does the screen display look like when powered on?

    If it's competely black, it's most likely the PLA chip which is a known weak point.

    Out of memory errors or screen corruption is most likely RAM.

    There's a guy in Wales who specialises in repairs such as these - google 'Mutant Caterpillar Games'.


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    Dublinandy2
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    It doesn't even power on. I'll have a play when i get the time with you tube


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    bennya
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    There's a fuse inside the unit itself, check to see if this has blown or not. It's a 1.5A fast blow type:

    https://www.retroleum.co.uk/c64-misc-components-fuse-etc


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    Dublinandy2
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    bennya wrote: »
    There's a fuse inside the unit itself, check to see if this has blown or not. It's a 1.5A fast blow type:

    https://www.retroleum.co.uk/c64-misc-components-fuse-etc

    Will do, cheers :)


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    Firefox11
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    If you need any help you can get some great help at the commodore for everyone Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/commodoreforeveryone/

    There a friendly bunch :)


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    Dublinandy2
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    Firefox11 wrote: »
    If you need any help you can get some great help at the commodore for everyone Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/commodoreforeveryone/

    There a friendly bunch :)

    Awesome, cheers


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    Dublinandy2
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    Just to bring a happy end to this story. Did intend to try to fix this myself but the very nice cathaldublin stepped in and did it for my. Now I can play my beloved dizzy games :)


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    djsim101
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    Dublinandy2 wrote: »
    Just to bring a happy end to this story. Did intend to try to fix this myself but the very nice cathaldublin stepped in and did it for my. Now I can play my beloved dizzy games :)

    As a matter of Interest , what was the issue? Just incase it happens to one of mine 😜


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    Dublinandy2
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    djsim101 wrote: »
    As a matter of Interest , what was the issue? Just incase it happens to one of mine ��


    We don’t know, but in the process of trying to fix it, it became fixed. Possibly just the cleaning of it did the trick.


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    CathalDublin
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    Ah happy days, back loading tapes
    djsim101 wrote: »
    As a matter of Interest , what was the issue? Just incase it happens to one of mine ��
    Possibly dirty contacts on the rocker switch, before I even tested it myself I couldn’t find my PSU brick so I took it apart to check the fuse, switch and voltage reg, I ended up cleaning the board/switch, keyboard connector and a few days later when I found my PSU I plugged it in to do some testing and to my suprise it was working perfect


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    KeRbDoG
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    Tape!? Ah here, do yourself a favor and get a SD2IEC adaptor


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