Commodore 64 showing a black screen, can I fix it?

[@Chris-yc3mm]

Your enthusiasm is infectious when you cry "its working" 😊

[@CRG]

I do tend to get a bit carried away 😅

[@mogwaay]

You didn't just stumble on it, you totally figured out the problem! Nice work!

[@CRG]

Thanks for the vote of confidence 🙂

[@miked4377]

i have come to like the phrase "its working!! its working!!!"good job glen !

[@CRG]

Maybe I should get it printed on a t-shirt 😂. Seriously though, thanks for the support, it's greatly appreciated 😀.

[@miked4377]

@@CRGthats a good idea!

[@johanpeturdam]

I do so love it when a Commodore 8-bit saved. Looking through your comments I hope you find a 128 for your collection. We had a 128 wedge (which needs fixing up) but I do remember always wanting a 128D. I’ll be crossing fingers for both of us. Btw., Kung Fu cartridge in the next video maybe?

[@CRG]

Thanks, I'd love to get a 128, hopefully one day. Kung Fu flash will be coming soon.

[@segasonic44]

Thank you for a very informative video. I have a 250425 board with the same symptoms and am suspecting the MOS 7711. Got a 74LS139 and socket on order, so hopefully my repair will also be a success (or at least let me continue and see if anything else is wrong).

[@CRG]

Glad to year you enjoyed the video. Good luck with your repair, please let me know ow how it goes 🙂

[@markwrightrf]

i enjoyed your guest appearance on this week's This Week in Retro. I love your enthusiasm when something just suddenly works. I'm reminded of Adrian Black and his catchphrase: "It's freekin' working!". Might I suggest "stand up you black and tans" for a successful C16 repairs and a C64 in desperate need of Retrobrite?

[@CRG]

Thanks and welcome from TWiR. It was great fun to chat with the guys even if I was a bit nervous 😅. A C16 is one system missing from my collection. Not sure this one needs retro brightened but I'll know better once it's cleaned up.

[@Plan-C]

Nice logical approach. I used to just shotgun chips 🤣 Nice music selection.

[@CRG]

I've been guilty of shotgunning a few repairs in the past but tried with this one to properly figure out the problem and I think I got there.

[@michaelcarey]

20:32 I fully understand the excitement of getting a dead Commodore 64 operational once more 🙂 It's a fantastic feeling.

[@CRG]

It is great when they come to life, even if I do tend to get a bit carried away.

[@esc2dos]

Brilliant work Sir, really enjoyed your process to a solution, and I think you're convincing me that the SID chip is something I might need to compose with.

[@CRG]

Thanks, the SID certainly is an iconic sound. If you do compose something for it please let me know.

[@Snowcrash777]

Great troubleshoooting! I prefer the scope tracing and probing you do over the hit and miss repairs I've seen on most other channels. Not only is your content more informative but it also helps establish smart troubleshooting methods which seem to be lacking in too many repair videos. I have several of your tutorials book marked that are great! Your Xbench and PFS3 video was very helpful to me and I made sure I made my donation to the Xbench (And now SysInfo 4) programmer. Who happens to be a very nice person and deserves recognition and support for the excellent work. Thank you for sharing your repair adventures with everyone and Best Regards

[@CRG]

Thanks for the kind words and the support, I've been guilty of just swapping stuff in the past but as you say it's better to try and understand the problem and that's what I tried to show in this video. Xbench and sysinfo are great bits of software and the developer absolutely deserves recognition and support!

[@brynjarborgersen8131]

Why I give a thumbs up before I have even watched your videos? Now that's a conundrum for you, Glen ;) And now Ideally want to play with a 64 or 128......

[@CRG]

Thanks, I appreciate the support. The 64 is such an iconic system, lots of great games on it. I'd love to get a 128, it's one of those holy grail systems, especially a 128D.

[@3vi1J]

Awesome as always CRG. Thanks for sharing this troubleshooting and expertise!

[@CRG]

Thanks for watching and glad to hear you enjoyed it 😁

[@ddniUK]

Nice job! I need to get one of those power savers. My C64c never gets used for fear of the PSU going bang.

[@CRG]

I think I got mine from Amibay although they are available from various places. But yeah I'm just waiting for one of the old PSUs to go bang.

[@SockyNoob]

Made those edge connectors look amazing.

[@Even-Steven]

It's always a good day when a c64 is saved.

[@CRG]

It is very satisfying to see these old systems come back to life.

[@scriptguru8]

Great job! Thanks for the very informative video!

[@ancipital]

Thanks - got a c64 to repeair that is doing a black screen - it was electrocuted 37 years ago by one of commodores wonderful PSU's, you've given me some pointers to look at to work out where it's bad!

[@otis7359]

Nice and smooth repair! Do you have any plans for "newer" consoles repairs, like PS3 or Xbox?

[@CRG]

Nothing planned at the minute, I mostly try to focus on the older hardware but I do own an original Xbox that needs a bit of work at some point.

[@wozbrown6581]

Top job! Well beyond my skills, so happy to see you got it working… and a what a great video 👍

[@CRG]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. It may look complicated but everything I learnt about these repairs comes from watching and chatting to other creators. I always say if I can do it then anyone can and don't be afraid to have a go on something like the 64 which itself is fairly simple to work on.

[@KAPTKipper]

I always pull the SID on a new test. SIDs are sensitive, dead ones can cause black screens and they are not needed to test a 64

[@CRG]

Good idea to be honest. I did try to power the machine with the Sid out but it made no difference. Probably should have covered this in the video but will try to be more thorough next time 👍

[@morantaylor]

I called it the moment the screen was black. Over the years I have had to replace a number of these MOS chips that causes the black screen.

[@CRG]

Seems to be a very common failure point. I'll have to keep an eye on the other mos logic chip. I suppose it's only a matter of time before it fails as well.

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

BTW the 2 small film caps next to the main inductor are CDE part # 224MMR100K . $.50 USD each.

[@CRG]

Thanks for the info 👍

[@Rick_Todd]

Nice One . Another Great Fix.

[@CRG]

Thanks, it's always great when they come back to life 😁

[@philippecaillot2510]

Bonjour, et merci pour cette vidéo, j'ai le même souci avec i/o qui reste a un niveau logique haut, le PLA a été remplacé ainsi que le 74LS139 par un 74HTC139 ....mais dans mon cas l'écran reste noir et l'entrée I/O reste bloquée a l'état haut, je ne sais pas trop ou chercher, pouvez vous me conseiller ? Merci

[@force4200]

Great episode like ever :)

[@CRG]

Thanks, glad to hear you enjoyed it.

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

What’s the SD card wotsit your using to load the games?

[@CRG]

Its an SD2IEC. Essentially an emulator of the 1541 disk drive.

[@fu1r4]

4.86 or 4.9, I don't think it make any difference 😀 It could be your probes that got a better contact the second time you measured ...

[@CRG]

Haha, good point, although I'm sure the difference was made by the contact cleaner and it was probably spraying it into the switch. On the same PSU it's now reading 4.96.

[@bartekantoniewicz5005]

Your amazing

[@YogSothoth1969]

Great work!!! o7 🙂

[@CRG]

Thanks Cmdr 😉. Out of interest have you tried starfield yet, looks great but I'm yet to buy it myself.

[@YogSothoth1969]

@@CRG no, I did not try it yet 🙂I am in Elite Dangerous Odyssey which had an update recently, my Cmdr name is RORY MACNAB 😀

[@bouncingbennyboy1965]

hey man, I have an atari stfm 512 power supply offered to you, let me know if you want it sending to you? Send me a postal address.

[@CRG]

Thanks for the offer, could you send me an e-mail [e-mail]

[@2009numan]

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[@CRG]

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