Brilliant fix Phil. You spent so much on test gear it would be a shame to not go further into the C64 rabbit hole. These old computers are becoming very collectable. Loads of replacement and enhanced chips available for the mainboard. I even got my online username from a game by Hewson game called Zynaps. Briliant space side scroller with a banging theme tune. Good luck with your future endevours mate. Always entertaining.
Thank you. Yes, part of me thinks I've spent more than I should but a faulty leaf switch seems quite rare. To get my moneys worth, I'll definitely be looking for more faulty 64s to play with.
Tech tip. When you need to clean between two contacts like that micro switch in the datasette.... get yourself a thick piece of paper or an index card, saturate it with your contact cleaner, and drag it between the contacts. Hold the contacts closed so it puts pressure on the cleaning card. I like to do this with tarnished relays and such. Don't use sand paper, you'll ruin it. Definitely haven't seen this malfunction before. It's a new one on me. Hopefully other people with the same problem find this video and get their datasettes working again.
I was worried the IPA could melt the glue that was holding the contacts in place. I considered using an emery board but thought it would too rough. Next time I'll try some thick paper. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@PhilipBryden Yeah emery board is definitely too rough. It eats away at any protective coating on the contacts. It might work again for a little while, but it will quickly fail. Especially if you're dealing with a relay passing any amount of current. Without that coating, the contact craters like the surface of the moon.
Great job Philip =D The reason you got those errors on keyboard - the loopback cables are designed for the official Commodore test cart (you later tested with that one, where it passed). The SD2IEC works well for most .d64 games, but not for all - and they can take ages to load if you aren't using a fast loader cart (eg. Epyx Fast Load). The Kung Fu Flash cart is much easier to use imho, but also doesn't work with all .d64 files. .prg all work fine I think!
Thanks Chris. I was surprised how slow it was, especially since it was loading from an sdcard. I guess it's just because the 64 is slow as hell too lol
Great fix Phil 👍🏼
Thanks Matthew. Hopefully one day the diagnostic kit will come in useful too.
Brilliant fix Phil. You spent so much on test gear it would be a shame to not go further into the C64 rabbit hole. These old computers are becoming very collectable. Loads of replacement and enhanced chips available for the mainboard. I even got my online username from a game by Hewson game called Zynaps. Briliant space side scroller with a banging theme tune. Good luck with your future endevours mate. Always entertaining.
Thank you. Yes, part of me thinks I've spent more than I should but a faulty leaf switch seems quite rare. To get my moneys worth, I'll definitely be looking for more faulty 64s to play with.
Tech tip. When you need to clean between two contacts like that micro switch in the datasette.... get yourself a thick piece of paper or an index card, saturate it with your contact cleaner, and drag it between the contacts. Hold the contacts closed so it puts pressure on the cleaning card. I like to do this with tarnished relays and such. Don't use sand paper, you'll ruin it.
Definitely haven't seen this malfunction before. It's a new one on me. Hopefully other people with the same problem find this video and get their datasettes working again.
I was worried the IPA could melt the glue that was holding the contacts in place. I considered using an emery board but thought it would too rough. Next time I'll try some thick paper. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@PhilipBryden Yeah emery board is definitely too rough. It eats away at any protective coating on the contacts. It might work again for a little while, but it will quickly fail. Especially if you're dealing with a relay passing any amount of current. Without that coating, the contact craters like the surface of the moon.
Excellent Fix. That Dead Test board reminds me of the SNES burn-in test cart but 8 bit style and minus the Mario images.
There's too many to choose from, it was confusing. My lack of research doesn't help too lol.
Well done, Philip.
Thank you @tjmiz6849
Well done Phil 😃
Cheers @mikecass8306 Hoped you liked it
Great job Philip =D The reason you got those errors on keyboard - the loopback cables are designed for the official Commodore test cart (you later tested with that one, where it passed). The SD2IEC works well for most .d64 games, but not for all - and they can take ages to load if you aren't using a fast loader cart (eg. Epyx Fast Load). The Kung Fu Flash cart is much easier to use imho, but also doesn't work with all .d64 files. .prg all work fine I think!
Thanks Chris. I was surprised how slow it was, especially since it was loading from an sdcard. I guess it's just because the 64 is slow as hell too lol
@@PhilipBryden Yeah, but if you use an Epyx Fast Load cart - or some other cart that boosts loading speed, its a LOT quicker!
Nice fix 😁😁😁
Thank you @frozerinosrepairs
I will take your shame!!
Lol I was wondering if you'll be watching ha ha. Thanks man.
@@PhilipBryden I am the all seeing eye 👁️ 😂