Stez - a jester is when you kick from one of the legs across the other and hit the hacky sack over your knee. You preformed it in this video (it says jester)
If you look for USB-C breakout boards on an auction site I cannot mention because foooook RUclips, you should find a few with resistors. These could be used to convert devices like this c64 to USB-C charging.
I just don't know how you can make a new rap with pretty much the same names EVERY VIDEO!!! You are BRILLIANT!!!! (Oh and Smart too lol :D ) - I look forward to your videos SO MUCH!!!! You are a one of a kind channel and you DESERVE ONLY THE BEST!!!!! Luv ya, Bruv YEA! - LOL - I suck at rhyming... can you tell??? lol That's why YOU have the channel and I don't :)
@Ralph Reilly did you really have years of experience before making and posting your comment? Once upon a time I was also an inexperienced tech, and I repaired issues before finding the cause. One thing I learned above all repair techniques, don't bash on the tech who actually tried, even if they failed.
@Ralph Reilly Working on the physical side of electronics is not my specialty. One reason I enjoy these videos. I would have checked the power socket before any work due to my own experiences but I'm not sure I would have checked the other USB ports.
@@yep-its-them You don't actually watch his videos, clearly. He's also changed out surface mounted IC, replaced passive components, done trace repair, etc. -- That said, some problems are just plain unfixable. If the active logic on a board is shot sometimes you're just SOL.
I used to have a mini megadrive, I swear they were all made as cheap cash grabs, my megadrive circuit board barely anything was soldered on at a sensible angle, so the diode in this being like that doesn't surprise me at all. Great video as always Steve!
A couple of years back I did a talk on trying on reverse engineering a couple of these (Including the C64 mini). TBH, buy a pi and put an emulator on it instead, it'll be cheaper, better, and if you get a pi-400, have a working keyboard.
Compliments ! This is the best repair channel...you are my inspiration! I live in Italy and I recently started posting some of my repairs ;). Thank you!!
I had a gameboy/ gameboy color link cable that kept shorting, out of the box one of the ends had pins touching inside! I slid a piece of cardboard into the connector, voila, it worked!
Nice! The more electronic items you fix, the more you'll realise that 90% of all failures are something mechanical unless someone has applied power incorrectly somehow. Broken wires and broken ports/connectors account for an awful lot of failed equipment. Not what you want to hear, but more time doing the initial eyeballing saves a lot of chasing red herrings later. Love your videos. You have come on a ton from the start. Hope the house move went smoothly.
I'm sorry Stez but watching you struggle is my favourite.... The clarity when you find the problem and then the ease of solution, you can't script better entertainment =) Thank you
You just taught a ton of people what to look for. We all have these experiences and the more we share the more we learn and become more efficient. Thank you sir!!!
I have a noise machine. Cheap Christmas gift. used to make a range of noises: fart, shotgun, glass shattering, bomb dropping, whapwhapwhap disappointment noise etc. A few of the buttons only play a quarter of the previous recording. Probably an easy fix and possibly something to feature in a Christmas video. Do post PO box details if that's any use. Cheers for the fun videos and music.
That's pretty cool. I also think you can fix it because you usually can. And yesterday I found a clone SNES mini in the trash. I fixed it by taking off the broken reset button. I'm basically you now 😂
I have the full sized version of this unit and I really like it a lot. The USB power socket on mine broke too, it developed a loose connection so if you bumped the socket it would stop working. My sister's boyfriend tried to resolder the connections but because it's surface mount soldered he couldn't fix it. He said the only way to fix it was by drilling a hole in the case and hard soldering a USB cable to the board. I wasn't too keen on that, so in the end I just bought a replacement unit which is working just fine. I'm sorry to say the joysticks aren't made the best either, they don't use good strain relief and so the cables are susceptible to breakage. The build quality could be better, but overall I think Retro Games did a pretty good job with these units.
The same happened with an xbox 360 I fixed years ago with the red ring, turns out one of the front USB ports were completely destroyed and the contacts were touching I bent them away from each other and no more red ring
Hey! Great video. Was interesting to watch. My C64 mini won't detect the USB joysticks in any of the two ports. Is that a general problem with these minis?
I've seen people complain before that weights are a sign of cheapness. But nobody actually wants a product so light that the weight of an HDMI cable will drag it off the table on to the floor. It shows some thought was actually put into the user experience.
Have one. Love it got it from goodwill auction complete for like $30. It is, however, not playable. It works but I’ve tried and it’s just on display now. I play my other mini systems almost every day.
Best way to watch this is with the volume turned right down, typical example of an older man trying to get down with the youngsters. Just repair the bloody computer
That is rad as hell, I didn't even know there was a C64 mini out there! I'd like one just as a cute shelf thing. From a personal opinion standpoint, this isn't my favorite of your Patreon songs, but I STILL didn't skip it!!
I have found memories of playing California Games at my school's computer lab in 7th and 8th grade. The computer teacher was really cool and let us play games in there during lunch.
Make a RPG that doesn't revolve around tired old tropes of magic and mysticism. No one can seem to develop a RPG that doesn't revolve around these things.
Sorry it took so long for you mr l bet you were frustrated 😢but you did it well done Lovely 😊next time what are you going to do check all of the ports 🎉😅
Funny seeing a commodore 64 with an HDMI port and USB. My first computer was a commodore 64 and I think I hooked it up to a 13-inch TV. I had hundreds of floppy disks in the few years I had it.
Now this use of weights can have a practical purpose. Such a small item that will have wired accessories could benefit from some extra mass to keep from being pulled off a shelf so easy. The worst one I have seen as far as faking quality was an ATX computer power supply. Had a 3/16 inch thick steel plate between the case and the PCB with yellow capton tape to insulate it. And needless to say, the mains power eventually shorted right through it, taking out 3 ram sticks, a Mobo, CPU, wifi card and 2 fans. GPU somehow survived, capture card was not in use so I think that spared it, and as for ram stick #4, just lucky I guess.
I've been checking multiple times per day for a HHG spot to open up ... how are people getting in on that? Teach me your secrets! Another great video BTW! Thanks!
Don't be to hard on yourself Steve. I did my trade as an electronic service technician in the 80s but gave up the industry due to the micronisation of components and dealing with absolute morons full of bad manners and entitlement, expecting everything for free. You're doing quite a good job doing these repairs, and considerably better than I've seen some Technicians efforts.. Good work Steve.
I'm wondering if I can fit an HDMI audio-splitter inside the casing of the mini. I need to feed audio out separately as my monitor doesn't have speakers. It looks like there probably probably is enough room for a splitter thanks to this video. I can't use the mini on my main TV as the input lag is awful - weird because my X-Box with the same TV is fine, and the mini is fine with my PC monitor...
Steve, what is the funky background music please? It reminds me of the Hip Hop music I used to listen to in the 80's. Yet another great video by the way.
The most bizarre fault, I had a micro USB socket that was short on a Raspberry Pi 3, took the port off, cleaned the solder off it, examined it under a microscope, no bent pins, solder whiskers, nothing visible, but there was a definite, hard short between 5V and the metal case. Replaced the port, it's still working perfectly to this day.
I will never stop being stunned at the horrible thinks prolly fun fun usb ports. I've never, not even once, damaged or broken a usb port, let alone utterly destroyed one like Godzilla ravaging Tokyo. I still use the same laptop i got in 2009 and not only does it still work as good as new every single port is just as good as the day i got it.
Well done, mate! When you were checking components I was thinking voltage injection but then when you found the other port shorted I realized that would have been a pretty bad idea 😅
Cheers AFU! Yeah, I knew it was something pretty bad as it was kicking the powerbank straight into protection mode. I would probably have injected voltage as a last resort, bit luckily spotted the short before I had to! 😁
15:05 reminds me of the scene in Leisure suit Larry, where you have to give Tawney a credit card before bonking her on the beach, to go further into the game.
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Stupid Retro Games Ltd. The C64 Mini 😁
Stez - a jester is when you kick from one of the legs across the other and hit the hacky sack over your knee. You preformed it in this video (it says jester)
finally a stupid game I played! :-D
That zener transistor diode looks cracked. But might just be the camera angle. Wouldn't surprise me if it blew though judging by those ports.
If you look for USB-C breakout boards on an auction site I cannot mention because foooook RUclips, you should find a few with resistors. These could be used to convert devices like this c64 to USB-C charging.
I just don't know how you can make a new rap with pretty much the same names EVERY VIDEO!!! You are BRILLIANT!!!! (Oh and Smart too lol :D ) - I look forward to your videos SO MUCH!!!! You are a one of a kind channel and you DESERVE ONLY THE BEST!!!!! Luv ya, Bruv YEA! - LOL - I suck at rhyming... can you tell??? lol That's why YOU have the channel and I don't :)
What I learned today: if one USB port is mangled beyond belief, check the others. 😁
Physical inspection across the entire device before making any changes.
@Ralph Reilly did you really have years of experience before making and posting your comment?
Once upon a time I was also an inexperienced tech, and I repaired issues before finding the cause.
One thing I learned above all repair techniques, don't bash on the tech who actually tried, even if they failed.
@Ralph Reilly Working on the physical side of electronics is not my specialty. One reason I enjoy these videos. I would have checked the power socket before any work due to my own experiences but I'm not sure I would have checked the other USB ports.
To be fair: The Item was sold with the correct description all along 😂 Thanks for sharing your little misfortunes, though
Also, if there's a short you should start with the simplest possible explanation...
Not going to lie, I'm slightly envious of your smiley face drawing skills!
🤣 took me ages to master!
@@StezStixFix i'll give you £13.50 for smiley face drawings
You make it look like you're eyeballing your way through all your projects but in honesty you complete almost 99% of them. Hats off to you sir.
If a moron damages one port through abuse then yeah, all ports that come into the cretins contact is likely toast.
are you serious? this guy only takes on easy challenges like changing usb ports or soldering cracks what an immature
@@yep-its-them looking forward to your video's than including the rap and other pleasantries. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Simple as 1+1.
@@Rukyr99 i stopped watching in case you're wandering i have seen enough on this loser
@@yep-its-them You don't actually watch his videos, clearly. He's also changed out surface mounted IC, replaced passive components, done trace repair, etc. -- That said, some problems are just plain unfixable. If the active logic on a board is shot sometimes you're just SOL.
Watching your videos has become one of the highlights of my week. Keep up the awesome work!
I used to have a mini megadrive, I swear they were all made as cheap cash grabs, my megadrive circuit board barely anything was soldered on at a sensible angle, so the diode in this being like that doesn't surprise me at all. Great video as always Steve!
Thanks Adam, yeah there were a few other wonky ones on there. You're right, I guess that's what you get with mass produced cheap things like this! 👍
I'm glad you haved it I love SEGA Megadrive one of my fav console of all time!
i have a broken atari flashback 5, i plan on like putting a raspberry pi inside it or something, i found that atari flashback 5 in the garbage.
A couple of years back I did a talk on trying on reverse engineering a couple of these (Including the C64 mini). TBH, buy a pi and put an emulator on it instead, it'll be cheaper, better, and if you get a pi-400, have a working keyboard.
@@tautology_zero Then you'll need to rely on 100% illegal ROM's.
Compliments ! This is the best repair channel...you are my inspiration! I live in Italy and I recently started posting some of my repairs ;). Thank you!!
Glad you're back, my Saturdays have felt unfulfilled, stupid Saturdays!!
the production / music is steadily getting better. nice job steve -- welcome back.
I had a gameboy/ gameboy color link cable that kept shorting, out of the box one of the ends had pins touching inside! I slid a piece of cardboard into the connector, voila, it worked!
Nice! The more electronic items you fix, the more you'll realise that 90% of all failures are something mechanical unless someone has applied power incorrectly somehow. Broken wires and broken ports/connectors account for an awful lot of failed equipment. Not what you want to hear, but more time doing the initial eyeballing saves a lot of chasing red herrings later. Love your videos. You have come on a ton from the start. Hope the house move went smoothly.
I'm sorry Stez but watching you struggle is my favourite.... The clarity when you find the problem and then the ease of solution, you can't script better entertainment =) Thank you
This helped me as I thought my mini was faulty as it auto turns on when power is turned on. I see yours did the same.
You just taught a ton of people what to look for. We all have these experiences and the more we share the more we learn and become more efficient. Thank you sir!!!
I was worried about you! Glad you're back, alive and kicking!
Man, I remember California Games. I tried so hard to get good at the hacky sack game and never really did. Anyway, great video!
Welcome back Steve, you were missed.
I have a noise machine. Cheap Christmas gift. used to make a range of noises: fart, shotgun, glass shattering, bomb dropping, whapwhapwhap disappointment noise etc. A few of the buttons only play a quarter of the previous recording. Probably an easy fix and possibly something to feature in a Christmas video. Do post PO box details if that's any use. Cheers for the fun videos and music.
Good job fixing this. I actually have one and I have taken good care it, so I have had no reason to open it up. Thanks for sharing this experience!!!
That's pretty cool. I also think you can fix it because you usually can.
And yesterday I found a clone SNES mini in the trash. I fixed it by taking off the broken reset button. I'm basically you now 😂
Also, SOLID 🪙 on the music
Welcome back, Ive REALLY missed your vids. Was just telling my niece yesterday that I was worried about you. Glad youre ok. Enjoy the new spot xxx
Best video I've seen on RUclips in a while, glad you were able to fix this C64 Mini. Carry on, sir.
Yet another awesome fix :) one unrelated question, what song is that at index 11:15? Like it, i do.
agreed. I'd like to know.
ELFL - At the Crash Site
Great fix! Loving the music on this one too 🤙
Thxxx for the great vid and much luck with the move. Curious to see the new space!
Great video as always ! And the music, damn yeah !
Nice fix Steve 👍 Interesting twist!
Cheers Chris! 👍
Great repair in the end, Ste. Well done bud and enjoy some great C64 games all over again :)
I love my C64 Mini, happy to see you working on one.
The solder music was excellent! One really has to wonder what people are doing with connector ports to screw them up this much...
I have the full sized version of this unit and I really like it a lot. The USB power socket on mine broke too, it developed a loose connection so if you bumped the socket it would stop working. My sister's boyfriend tried to resolder the connections but because it's surface mount soldered he couldn't fix it. He said the only way to fix it was by drilling a hole in the case and hard soldering a USB cable to the board. I wasn't too keen on that, so in the end I just bought a replacement unit which is working just fine. I'm sorry to say the joysticks aren't made the best either, they don't use good strain relief and so the cables are susceptible to breakage. The build quality could be better, but overall I think Retro Games did a pretty good job with these units.
I would love to see you assemble some of those diy electronics projects off eBay and Amazon Steve!
The same happened with an xbox 360 I fixed years ago with the red ring, turns out one of the front USB ports were completely destroyed and the contacts were touching I bent them away from each other and no more red ring
Good to have you back one of my favorites on RUclips
Hey!
Great video.
Was interesting to watch.
My C64 mini won't detect the USB joysticks in any of the two ports. Is that a general problem with these minis?
Great music choices mate! Love the content!
Glad to see you back. That kempston style joystick is a great design choice.
Yep looks like a Kempston Pro. Been a few decades since I’ve seen one of those!
I've seen people complain before that weights are a sign of cheapness. But nobody actually wants a product so light that the weight of an HDMI cable will drag it off the table on to the floor. It shows some thought was actually put into the user experience.
Whats the name of the song in 12:45? Love it so much!
@8:09 something else looks blown on the board it appears to be D1. I am not sure if you saw that or not. Great video!
Have one. Love it got it from goodwill auction complete for like $30. It is, however, not playable. It works but I’ve tried and it’s just on display now. I play my other mini systems almost every day.
I was like where the duck is Steve ???
Glad to see you back, hope the moving went smooth 😛
😁 thanks Bruno! Yeah, went well in the end!
Congrats on the new place Steve!
Thanks for the upload, yet another diamond 💎
Good to have you back, didn’t take long to start missin ya
Welcome back!
Another great vid.
Keep em coming.
Was worried where you’d gone, hope the move went well Steve.
what move?
@@xxxhypoxxx He says in the video that he's recently moved house.
This is very helpful because next time I have something like this I'm going to check all the ports :D
Super cool soldering Sound!
fantastic diagnosis and repair
Great work. 👏🏻 You should look into getting a PCB bottom heater. It can really help with those USB ports 😊👍🏻
Best way to watch this is with the volume turned right down, typical example of an older man trying to get down with the youngsters. Just repair the bloody computer
Great video. Watching your repair while doing the robot from your background music. What are the tracks?
That is rad as hell, I didn't even know there was a C64 mini out there! I'd like one just as a cute shelf thing.
From a personal opinion standpoint, this isn't my favorite of your Patreon songs, but I STILL didn't skip it!!
I have found memories of playing California Games at my school's computer lab in 7th and 8th grade. The computer teacher was really cool and let us play games in there during lunch.
Hi, I truly love your program and especially your music! Assume you make it yourself. Is there a way to listen to or buy it separately? Gr.
I feel like I'm one of the few who enjoys the patreon songs. On other channels I skip the patreon reads but not yours.
My heart goes out to you on this one.. mybdad always told me to check all the simple stuff first and i still make these mistakes 😂
Glad to see you back, Seven. Cheers
I'm just here every week for the raps! Awesome jobs! By the way, what are the titles of the other tracks in this video?
The eletronics skills, the musical talent...! Is there anything this guy can't do?
Make a RPG that doesn't revolve around tired old tropes of magic and mysticism. No one can seem to develop a RPG that doesn't revolve around these things.
@@bigbabatunde1218 Leisure Suit Larry
He can't inspect his electronics for shit.
Nice vid,nice music pls tell me the name of the song from 12:42. Keep up the good work m8.
ELFL - At the Crash Site
Sorry it took so long for you mr l bet you were frustrated 😢but you did it well done Lovely 😊next time what are you going to do check all of the ports 🎉😅
Top skills yet again!! You must go through a fair bit of flux paste!!
What kind of machine do you use for your back ground music? Keep up the good work.
Awesome fix! And great music.
Funny seeing a commodore 64 with an HDMI port and USB. My first computer was a commodore 64 and I think I hooked it up to a 13-inch TV. I had hundreds of floppy disks in the few years I had it.
You have such an under rated channel!!!
Brilliantly done thanks Steve
Superb camera work!
What song is that around the 12:24 mark? Good video. Keep them coming
I looked up the lyrics to Louie Louie. You nailed them 😂
Now this use of weights can have a practical purpose. Such a small item that will have wired accessories could benefit from some extra mass to keep from being pulled off a shelf so easy.
The worst one I have seen as far as faking quality was an ATX computer power supply. Had a 3/16 inch thick steel plate between the case and the PCB with yellow capton tape to insulate it. And needless to say, the mains power eventually shorted right through it, taking out 3 ram sticks, a Mobo, CPU, wifi card and 2 fans. GPU somehow survived, capture card was not in use so I think that spared it, and as for ram stick #4, just lucky I guess.
all my urges to disassembly electronic stuff is met by your channel.
your so under rated pal deffo need more regular videos there awesome
I love it when you say 'stupid game'.
Big like for singing Louie Louie! 😎👍
Glad you're back!
Nice work again Steve , 👍
C106 would be my first guess, but also the Diode.
And remember to remove the port and measure for shorts w/o Port :)
I've been checking multiple times per day for a HHG spot to open up ... how are people getting in on that? Teach me your secrets! Another great video BTW! Thanks!
I'm surprised you didn't get a content match/strike for the Gooey Louie song lol - GREAT VIDEO!!!! :D
Don't be to hard on yourself Steve.
I did my trade as an electronic service technician in the 80s but gave up the industry due to the micronisation of components and dealing with absolute morons full of bad manners and entitlement, expecting everything for free.
You're doing quite a good job doing these repairs, and considerably better than I've seen some Technicians efforts..
Good work Steve.
elitism
Glad your back,,,I was having withdrawal symptoms 😂😢
11:16 damn what is that music? im loving it
Nice video as always mate.
Nicely done! I'm a bit sad the c64 doesn't boot to a blue screen with a READY prompt
You got it working, but at 8:09 That diode didn't look too clever either...
The red/orange thingy looks broken/burnt to me. Couldn't tell what it is. Could be a resistor, fuse or something.
It's a diode.
I'm wondering if I can fit an HDMI audio-splitter inside the casing of the mini. I need to feed audio out separately as my monitor doesn't have speakers. It looks like there probably probably is enough room for a splitter thanks to this video.
I can't use the mini on my main TV as the input lag is awful - weird because my X-Box with the same TV is fine, and the mini is fine with my PC monitor...
I never skip the rap shoutout as they usually slap, great vid as always 👍
Steve, what is the funky background music please? It reminds me of the Hip Hop music I used to listen to in the 80's. Yet another great video by the way.
The most bizarre fault, I had a micro USB socket that was short on a Raspberry Pi 3, took the port off, cleaned the solder off it, examined it under a microscope, no bent pins, solder whiskers, nothing visible, but there was a definite, hard short between 5V and the metal case.
Replaced the port, it's still working perfectly to this day.
I will never stop being stunned at the horrible thinks prolly fun fun usb ports. I've never, not even once, damaged or broken a usb port, let alone utterly destroyed one like Godzilla ravaging Tokyo. I still use the same laptop i got in 2009 and not only does it still work as good as new every single port is just as good as the day i got it.
Glad you’re back. Hope the move went without a hitch.
But you’re a tease putting adverts at your reveals 😂
Well done, mate! When you were checking components I was thinking voltage injection but then when you found the other port shorted I realized that would have been a pretty bad idea 😅
Cheers AFU! Yeah, I knew it was something pretty bad as it was kicking the powerbank straight into protection mode. I would probably have injected voltage as a last resort, bit luckily spotted the short before I had to! 😁
15:05 reminds me of the scene in Leisure suit Larry, where you have to give Tawney a credit card before bonking her on the beach, to go further into the game.
Fowl 😂 I missed that pun as a 10 yr old Dutch kid. Over the years I've gained English proficiency and the fatherhood to appreciate it.
Mechanically solid usb port replacement 😁
Yep. I had California Games on my C64 :)
Your contents is good as always! Keep up the good work!
These vids are cool mate. Love em