Commodore News Page - News: Repair

Rob Clarke - SX-64 keyboard repair

A new video from Rob Clarke. In this video the repair of a Commodore SX-64 keyboard. He also talks about new replacement membranes for the SX-64 keyboard.

2020-01-17 - 12:00:00 - Week: 3 - Item number: 7720 - Category: C64, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 repair

Iz8dwf has made a video of the repair of a Commodore PET 4032 computer. This time the video part was not working correctly.

2020-01-10 - 12:13:00 - Week: 2 - Item number: 7711 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

GadgetUK164 - A4000

GadgetUK164 has made a video about repairing an Amiga 4000. This time the problems were the audio, mouse / joystick and RAM.

2020-01-03 - 12:21:00 - Week: 1 - Item number: 7694 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Dr.64 - 1541

A new video from Doktor64. This time he shows how to repair a power connector on a 1541 diskdrive. He also shows how to replace the transformer with a SMPS.

2019-12-27 - 13:13:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 7664 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Adrian Black - C64 repair

A new video from Adrian Black. This time the repair of a Commodore C64 with a damaged motherboard.

2019-12-27 - 13:04:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 7655 - Category: C64, Repair

Retrohax - Various hax (6)

This time a number of small projects from Retrohax: 1084S case repair, GOTEK, A500 case repair and custom paint and a Commodore Plus/4 joystick repair.

2019-12-27 - 13:00:00 - Week: 52 - Item number: 7651 - Category: Commodore, Repair

RetroManCave - Philips CM8833 repair

In this episode of the RetroManCave: The repair of a Philips CM8833 mk2 CRT monitor.

2019-12-20 - 13:10:00 - Week: 51 - Item number: 7641 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Adrian Black - PET 2001 repair (4)

A new video from Adrian Black. This time he repairs and cleans a Commodore PET 2001 computer (part 4).

2019-12-13 - 13:10:00 - Week: 50 - Item number: 7621 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Adrian Black - Commodore Diagnostic Test Harness

A new video from Adrian Black. This time he builds the Commodore Diagnostic Test Harness with the Commodore Diagnostic ROM 586220.

2019-12-06 - 13:16:00 - Week: 49 - Item number: 7607 - Category: C64, Repair

Retrohax - C128 DCR power supply

Retrohax has written a blog about repairing a Commodore C128. This time he repaired the power supply, added JiffyDOS and 80COL mode via S-Video, and cleaned the case and keyboard with RetrObright.

2019-12-06 - 13:09:00 - Week: 49 - Item number: 7600 - Category: C128(D), Repair

GadgetUK164 - A2000 repair

GadgetUK164 has made a video about repairing an Amiga 2000. This time the problem was that one of the audio channels was not working.

2019-11-29 - 13:09:00 - Week: 48 - Item number: 7580 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Adrian Black - C128 keyboard repair

A new video from Adrian Black. This time the repair of a keyboard from a Commodore C128.

2019-11-29 - 13:02:00 - Week: 48 - Item number: 7573 - Category: C128(D), Repair

Ovesen.net - A500 Recap & Gotek

Ovesen.net made a new video about replacing the electrolytic capacitors in a Amiga 500. He also installed a Gotek in the A500.

2019-11-01 - 13:06:00 - Week: 44 - Item number: 7512 - Category: Amiga, Repair

GadgetUK164 - A2000

GadgetUK164 has made a video about repairing an Amiga 2000. This time the problems were the video, the Zorro and instability.

2019-10-18 - 13:13:00 - Week: 42 - Item number: 7490 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Retrohax - A500 Vampiric

Retrohax has written a blog about repairing a very dirty and rusty Amiga 500.

2019-10-11 - 13:19:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 7476 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Jan Beta - A2000 Audio repair

Jan Beta has made a video about repairing the audio in an Amiga 2000.

2019-10-11 - 13:06:00 - Week: 41 - Item number: 7463 - Category: Amiga, Repair

AkBKukU - Plastic repair

AkBKukU made video about repairing broken plastic parts on retro computer equipment.

2019-09-27 - 13:16:00 - Week: 39 - Item number: 7440 - Category: Commodore, Repair

GadgetUK164 - A2000

GadgetUK164 has made a video about repairing an Amiga 2000 (rev. 6.2). This time the problem was a leaking battery and a clock issue.

2019-09-27 - 13:05:00 - Week: 39 - Item number: 7429 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Tynemouth Software - C116

Tynemouth Software has repaired a Commodore C116 computer. This time the problem was the CPU.

2019-09-20 - 13:13:00 - Week: 38 - Item number: 7423 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Repair

Tynemouth Software - SX-64

Tynemouth Software has repaired a Commodore SX-64 computer. This time the problem was a faulty SID and a malfunctioning 1541 disk drive.

2019-09-20 - 13:01:00 - Week: 38 - Item number: 7411 - Category: C64, Repair

Dr.64 - Joystick port repair

A new video from Doktor64. This time he shows you how to fix a problem with the joystick port.

2019-09-13 - 13:12:00 - Week: 37 - Item number: 7402 - Category: C64, Repair

Steve Remote - C64 power supply

Steve Remote made a video about improving a Commodore C64 power supply. He replaced the 35 year old linear voltage-regulator with a modern switching voltage-regulator.

2019-09-06 - 13:08:00 - Week: 36 - Item number: 7383 - Category: C64, Repair

Jan Beta - C64c repair

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64c.

2019-08-23 - 13:09:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 7350 - Category: C64, Repair

Virtual Dimension - Amiga battery replacement

Virtual Dimension has made a video (German language) about replacing the battery in an Amiga.

2019-08-23 - 13:06:00 - Week: 34 - Item number: 7347 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Artifact Electronics - Commodore 8050 repair

Artifact Electronics has made a new YouTube video: This time he repairs a Commodore 8050 disk drive.

2019-08-16 - 13:07:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7334 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 repair

Iz8dwf has made a video of the repair of a Commodore PET 4032 computer. This time the error was a bad DRAM chip.

2019-08-16 - 13:05:00 - Week: 33 - Item number: 7332 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

GadgetUK164 - A2000

GadgetUK164 has made a video about repairing an Amiga 2000 motherboard.

2019-08-09 - 13:06:00 - Week: 32 - Item number: 7322 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Adrian Black - C64 repair

A new video from Adrian Black. This time the repair of a Commodore C64 with a black screen.

2019-08-02 - 13:14:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7312 - Category: C64, Repair

GadgetUK164 - Amiga disk drive repair

GadgetUK164 made a video about repairing the disk drive from an Amiga computer.

2019-08-02 - 13:08:00 - Week: 31 - Item number: 7306 - Category: Amiga, Repair

GadgetUK164 - Amiga 500 keyboard repair

GadgetUK164 made a video about repairing the keyboard from an Amiga 500 computer.

2019-07-26 - 13:03:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 7284 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Jan Beta - C16

This time Jan Beta improves the C16 he repaired previous. The modifications are: New electrolytic capacitors, voltage regulators and heatsinks.

2019-07-26 - 13:01:00 - Week: 30 - Item number: 7282 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Repair

Jan Beta - Commodore C16

Jan Beta has made a video about repairing a couple of Commodore C16 computers.

2019-07-19 - 13:03:00 - Week: 29 - Item number: 7269 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Repair

GadgetUK164 - Amiga 500 repair

GadgetUK164 made a video about repairing an Amiga 500 computer.

2019-06-21 - 13:11:00 - Week: 25 - Item number: 7203 - Category: Amiga, Repair

GadgetUK164 - Amiga power supply repair

GadgetUK164 made a video about repairing a power supply for the Amiga.

2019-06-14 - 13:17:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 7190 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Iz8dwf - PET 4032 repair

Iz8dwf has made a video of the repair of a Commodore PET 4032 computer. This time the fault was the 12 volt supply voltage.

2019-06-14 - 13:08:00 - Week: 24 - Item number: 7181 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

GadgetUK164 - C64 case repair

GadgetUK164 made a video about repairing a Commodore C64 case, both the clips and the screw holes.

2019-05-31 - 13:09:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 7146 - Category: C64, Repair

Jan Beta - Amiga 2000 power supply recap

Jan Beta has made a video about replacing the electrolytic capacitors in the power supply of an Amiga 2000.

2019-05-31 - 13:02:00 - Week: 22 - Item number: 7139 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Artifact Electronics - Commodore PET repair

Artifact Electronics has made a new Youtube video: This time he repairs a Commodore PET with a problem with the screen.

2019-05-17 - 13:02:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 7118 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

MindFlareRetro - C64 repair

MindFlareRetro has made a video about repairing a Commodore C64. The problem was a black screen.

2019-05-17 - 13:01:00 - Week: 20 - Item number: 7117 - Category: C64, Repair

Jan Beta - Amiga 2000 cooling fan

Jan Beta has made a video about the replacement of the cooling fan of the power supply in an Amiga 2000.

2019-05-10 - 13:13:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 7113 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Artifact Electronics - Commodore C128 repair

Artifact Electronics has made a new Youtube video: This time he repairs a Commodore C128 with a problem with the keyboard.

Commodore C128 repair - Part 2.

2019-05-10 - 13:05:00 - Week: 19 - Item number: 7105 - Category: C128(D), Repair

RetroSpector78 - Commodore PC-1

RetroSpector78 made a video of a Commodore PC-1. He shows the inside of this PC and also how to replace the power-supply.

Part 2 of the PC-1 video.

2019-05-03 - 13:13:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 7094 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Dr.64 - Troubleshooting

A new video from Doktor64. This time he shows how to search for faults in a defective computer. For example by measuring voltages and frequencies.

2019-05-03 - 13:06:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 7087 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Jan Beta - Amiga 2000 repair

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Amiga 2000. This time he repaired the damage from a battery leakage and he replaced the electrolytic capacitors.

2019-05-03 - 13:05:00 - Week: 18 - Item number: 7086 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Adrian Black - PET 2001 repair

A new video from Adrian Black. This time he repairs and cleans a Commodore PET 2001 computer.

Part 2 of the PET 2001 repair.

2019-04-26 - 13:13:00 - Week: 17 - Item number: 7077 - Category: KIM-1, PET, CBM, Repair

Daniel Renner - Dead Test Cartridges

Daniel Renner made a video about the use of Dead Test Cartridges.

2019-04-12 - 13:08:00 - Week: 15 - Item number: 7033 - Category: Commodore, Repair

GadgetUK164 - CD32 Controller repair

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

2019-04-12 - 13:07:00 - Week: 15 - Item number: 7032 - Category: Amiga, Repair

Jan Beta - C64 ALDI repair

Jan Beta has made a video about the repair of a Commodore C64 ALDI.

2019-04-12 - 13:06:00 - Week: 15 - Item number: 7031 - Category: C64, Repair

Iz8dwf - 1541C restoration

Iz8dwf made a video of the restoration of a Commodore 1541C disk drive.

2019-04-05 - 13:01:00 - Week: 14 - Item number: 7011 - Category: Commodore, Repair

Retrohax - C116

Retrohax has written a blog about repairing a Commodore C116. He repaired or replaced the keyboard, TED, RF modulator, CPU (6510) and a Basic ROM.

2019-03-22 - 13:15:00 - Week: 12 - Item number: 6994 - Category: C16, C116, Plus/4, Repair