Commodore News Page - News: Repair

Adrian Black - C64 repair

Adrian Black made a video about a very rusty and not working Commodore C64. And he could repair the C64.

2018-10-05 - 13:06:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 6566 - Category: C64, Repair

Mike Nurney - Amiga 4000

Mike Nurney has made a video about the repair of an Amiga 4000. He replaced the battery and the RAM sockets.

2018-10-05 - 13:05:00 - Week: 40 - Item number: 6565 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Iz8dwf - 1571 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of Commodore 1571 disk drive. This time he replaces the read/write head.

2018-09-21 - 13:10:00 - Week: 38 - Item number: 6535 - Category: Commodore, Repair

RetroManCave - Amiga 1500

RetroManCave made a video about restoring an Amiga 1500.

2018-09-21 - 13:09:00 - Week: 38 - Item number: 6534 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Retrohax - VIC20

This time a small refurbish for two Commodore VIC20 computers. And the VIC20's will get a SD2IEC.

2018-09-14 - 13:01:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 6503 - Category: VIC-20, Repair

Jan Beta - C128 (5)

Part 5 of the repair of a Commodore C128 by Jan Beta.

2018-09-07 - 13:06:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 6498 - Category: C128(D), Repair

RetroCengo - Ocean disk drive repair

RetroCengo made a video about the repair of an Ocean disk drive.

2018-09-07 - 13:03:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 6495 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Iz8dwf - 1571 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of Commodore 1571 disk drive. This time the problem was a defective 6502 CPU.

2018-08-31 - 13:06:00 - Week: 35 - Item number: 6488 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Jan Beta - C64 VICII repair

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64. The fault of this C64 was that the video was not working.

2018-08-24 - 13:06:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 6476 - Category: C64, Repair

JaysVintageJunk - Plus/4 repair

JaysVintageJunk has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C16 and a Commodore Plus/4.

Part 2 of the Commodore Plus/4 repair.

2018-08-24 - 13:01:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 6471 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Repair

Iz8dwf - 1571 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of Commodore 1571 disk drive. This time the problem is a defective track 0 sensor.

2018-08-17 - 13:16:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 6467 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Iz8dwf - 1541-II repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of Commodore 1541-II disk drive. This time the problems were a defective power supply and the IEC bus.

2018-08-10 - 13:01:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 6436 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Cengomania X - Amiga 1000 repair

Cengomania X made a video about the repair of an Amiga 1000.

2018-08-03 - 13:05:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 6427 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Retr-O-Mat - Amiga 2000 battery repair (2)

Retr-O-Mat made a video (part 2) about a leaking battery on a Amiga 2000 motherboard. After removing the battery he will clean the motherboard and repair the damage.

2018-08-03 - 13:03:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 6425 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Boolean - C64 restoration (2 & 3)

Boolean made a video about the restoration of a Commodore 64 and a 1570 disk drive. In part two he cleans the keyboard and in part three he builds a new power supply.

C64 restoration part 3

2018-07-13 - 13:11:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 6387 - Category: C64, Repair

Cengomania X - Amiga 1000

Cengomania X made a video about the restoration of an Amiga 1000. He also added a Golem 2 MB RAM card to the Amiga.

2018-07-13 - 13:10:00 - Week: 28 - Item number: 6386 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Jan Beta - C128 (4)

Part 4 of the repair of a Commodore C128 by Jan Beta.

2018-07-06 - 13:13:00 - Week: 27 - Item number: 6369 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Retr-O-Mat - Amiga 2000 battery repair

Retr-O-Mat made a video about a leaking battery on a Amiga 2000 motherboard. After removing the battery he will clean the motherboard and repair the damage.

2018-06-29 - 13:15:00 - Week: 26 - Item number: 6352 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Jan Beta - C128 (3)

Jan Beta has made another video about the repair of a Commodore C128.

2018-06-22 - 13:14:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 6334 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Dave Bradley - Super PET

Dave Bradley made a video about the repair of a Commodore Super PET.

2018-06-22 - 13:13:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 6333 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Ottumland - C64 Power-supply

Ottumland made a video how to rebuild a Commodore C64 power-supply. He uses the original case but replaces the electronics inside with modern electronics.

2018-06-22 - 13:07:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 6327 - Category: C64, Repair

Jan Beta - C128 (2)

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C128. In this part he builds a new power supply.

2018-06-15 - 13:10:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 6315 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Jan Beta - C128

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C128.

2018-06-08 - 13:10:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 6301 - Category: C128(D), Repair

MindFlareRetro - ZIF sockets

MindFlareRetro made a video about adding ZIF sockets to his Commodore C64 test machine.

2018-06-08 - 13:01:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 6300 - Category: C64, Repair

Boolean - C64 restoration

Boolean made a video about the restoration of a Commodore 64 and a 1570 disk drive. He cleans the PCB, replace the electrolytic capacitors and check all the signals.

2018-06-08 - 13:05:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 6295 - Category: C64, Repair

Iz8dwf - VIC-1541 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of Commodore VIC-1541 disk drive. This time the problem was a defective 74LS14 inverter IC.

2018-06-08 - 13:03:00 - Week: 23 - Item number: 6293 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Bwack - 5V DC-DC

Bwack made a video about replacing the standard 5V linear voltage regulator with a modern DC-DC converter.

2018-06-01 - 13:12:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 6287 - Category: C64, Repair

GadgetUK164 - C64 repair

GadgetUK164 made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64. This time the Commodore C64 has a bad RAM and a broken key.

2018-05-25 - 13:10:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 6271 - Category: C64, Repair

The 8-Bit Guy - Commodore VIC20 repair

The 8-Bit Guy made a video about cleaning and repairing a Commodore VIC20 computer.

Commodore VIC20 repair - part 2

2018-05-25 - 13:06:00 - Week: 21 - Item number: 6267 - Category: VIC-20, Repair

GadgetUK164 - C64 repair

GadgetUK164 made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64. This time the Commodore C64 has a black screen.

2018-05-18 - 13:15:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 6258 - Category: C64, Repair

Rob Clarke - C116 keyboard repair

Rob Clarke made a video about taking apart, clean, repair and reassemble a keyboard from a Commodore 116 computer.

2018-05-04 - 13:18:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 6223 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Repair

Jan Beta - DC-DC converter C64

Jan Beta has made a video about replacing the 5 VDC voltage regulator in a Commodore C64 with a modern DC-DC converter.

2018-05-04 - 13:14:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 6219 - Category: C64, Repair

The Woodgrain Game Room - Educator 64

The Woodgrain Game Room made a video about the restoration of a Commodore Educator 64.

2018-05-04 - 13:12:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 6217 - Category: C64, Repair

Plan C - Amiga power-supply repair

Plan C has made a video about the repair of an Amiga power-supply. He replaced several components such as resistors, capacitors and a transistor.

2018-04-27 - 13:02:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 6194 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 2001 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a PET 2001. The PET 2001 needed a new daughterboard with RAM and ROM.

2018-04-20 - 13:15:00 - Week: 16 - Item number: 6189 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Retro Ravi - A1200 keyboard repair

Retro Ravi made a video about the repair of a Commodore Amiga 1200 keyboard. He cleaned all components and replaced the membrane.

2018-03-30 - 13:06:00 - Week: 13 - Item number: 6125 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Retro Tech & Electronics - A500 power supply repair

Retro Tech & Electronics made a video about testing and repairing an Amiga 500 power supply. After testing all of the components a bad electrolytic capacitor was discovered.

2018-03-30 - 13:04:00 - Week: 13 - Item number: 6123 - Category: Amiga, Repair

DarkWolf80s - 1084 Power switch

DarkWolf80s made a video about repairing the power switch of a Commodore 1084 CRT Video Monitor.

2018-03-23 - 13:09:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 6108 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Daniel Renner - C64 repair

Daniel Renner made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64. The problem is hard to find because it happens only on a few occasions.

2018-03-16 - 13:10:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6094 - Category: C64, Repair

The 8-Bit Guy - Commodore C116

The 8-Bit Guy made a video about repairing a Commodore C116 and drive and a 240V to 120V conversion.

2018-03-16 - 13:00:00 - Week: 11 - Item number: 6084 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Repair

Iz8dwf - Commodore C64 & PET 2001 repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a Commodore C64 and a Commodore PET 2001. The C64 had a faulty PLA and a bad RAM chip. The PET 2001 needed a new RAM and ROM chip.

Commodore PET 2001

2018-03-02 - 13:18:00 - Week: 9 - Item number: 6066 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

RetroManCave - CD32 repair

RetroManCave made a video about the repair of a Amiga CD32. He repaired the video output and he also replaced all the electrolytic capacitors.

2018-03-02 - 13:16:00 - Week: 9 - Item number: 6064 - Category: Amiga, Repair

GadgetUK164 - C64C PLA

GadgetUK164 made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64c (PLA).

2018-03-02 - 13:05:00 - Week: 9 - Item number: 6053 - Category: C64, Repair

Jan Beta - C64c video

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64c. The fault of this C64 was that the video was not working.

2018-02-02 - 13:15:00 - Week: 5 - Item number: 6012 - Category: C64, Repair

Tynemouth Software - PET 3032

Tynemouth Software has repaired two Commodore PET computers. The one PET had a couple of bad IC sockets and the other PET had damaged tracks on the circuit board and a bad capacitor.

2018-01-26 - 13:09:00 - Week: 4 - Item number: 5992 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Refurbish This! - C64

Perifractic made a video about the refurbishment of a Commodore C64. In this video you can see the cleaning of the C64, replacing the capacitors, adding heatsinks and spraying the case.

2018-01-26 - 13:07:00 - Week: 4 - Item number: 5990 - Category: C64, Repair

GadgetUK164 - Amiga CD32

GadgetUK164 made a video about the repair of a Amiga CD32.

2018-01-12 - 13:00:00 - Week: 2 - Item number: 5949 - Category: Amiga, Repair

RetroManCave - C64 repair

RetroManCave made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64c. He replaced the electrolytic capacitors and added heatsinks to the chips. And he also replaced the original case with a brand new case.

2017-12-29 - 13:14:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 5929 - Category: C64, Repair

Iz8dwf - Commodore 128D (1571) repair

Iz8dwf made a video of the repair of a Commodore C128D computer. This time he repaired the internal 1571 disk drive, replaced the MOS 6581 SID and he cleaned the keyboard contacts.

2017-12-29 - 13:10:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 5925 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Iz8dwf - Keyboard cleaning

Iz8dwf made a video about cleaning the contacts inside a keyboard. The example is a keyboard from a Commodore VIC-20.

2017-12-22 - 13:08:00 - Week: 51 - Item number: 5910 - Category: Commodore, Repair