Published On Mar 28, 2020
In this video I repair a faulty Commodore 1541-II disk drive sent in by viewer Eric. In addition, I continue testing 3 more C64 fasterloaders. Which will be the fastest?
0:00 - Intro and 1541-II Repair
18:00 - Fastloader comparison testing! Action Replay 5 vs Super Snapshot 5.2 vs Final Cartridge III
--- Video Links
Action Replay 5
https://rr.pokefinder.org/wiki/Action...
Super Snapshot 5.2
https://rr.pokefinder.org/wiki/Super_...
Final Cartridge III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fin...
EasyFlash 3
http://store.go4retro.com/easyflash-3/
1541 Diag Cart
http://blog.worldofjani.com/?p=2180
Adrian's Tools (for the EasyFlash 3)
https://github.com/misterblack1/ef3-c...
Commodore 64 Drive on PC by Tech Tangents
• Commodore 64 Drive on PC
Portal for C64
https://www.jamiefuller.com/portal/
--- Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16...
Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor:
https://amzn.to/2VazxDS
https://www.jonard.com/Products/EX-2-...
Wiha Chip Lifter:
https://amzn.to/3a9ftWw
https://www.wihatools.com/precision-c...
O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J
Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW
Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0
Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digi...
Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy
TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000...
TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MI...
EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/
DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DS...
Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-...
Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-...
RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/
Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-...
Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537...
Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI
--- Links
My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r...
Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/
--- C64 Stuff
JaffyDOS:
http://blog.worldofjani.com/?p=3544
C64 Test Harness I use:
• Building a Commodore 64 Diagnostic Te...
C64 Homebrew cartridge PCB: (used for the DeadTest / Diag Cart I use)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-64...
EasyFlash 3 Multi-Cart:
http://store.go4retro.com/easyflash-3/
--- Instructional videos
My video on damage-free chip removal:
• How to remove chips without damaging ...
--- Music
Music during time lapse:
Raindropsies_2SID by Wojciech Radziejewski (Shogoon)
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=160314
Intro music by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
Outro Music:
Raindropsies_2SID by Wojciech Radziejewski (Shogoon)
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=160314