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Re: Retro computing in the USA

Posted: 22 Dec 2021 15:27
by Geordi
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Dec 2021 15:17 One quick Q, have you checked power is good? The old Atari PSUs from that era are not great. I'm sure you probably have but always worth asking.
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Oh, and one other thing! Make sure you document all your work here :)
Power supply looks good, but I went ahead and purchased a USB->Atari.power.din to use a modern supply.

And I will! Here's an album of my Commodore 64 repair, if you're interested (forgive the crappy iron, I have better equipment now):

EDIT: NEW URL
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8tQFiYE8FK8LvhxC9

Re: Retro computing in the USA

Posted: 22 Dec 2021 16:15
by rubber_jonnie
Geordi wrote: 22 Dec 2021 15:27
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Dec 2021 15:17 One quick Q, have you checked power is good? The old Atari PSUs from that era are not great. I'm sure you probably have but always worth asking.
[...]
Oh, and one other thing! Make sure you document all your work here :)
Power supply looks good, but I went ahead and purchased a USB->Atari.power.din to use a modern supply.

And I will! Here's an album of my Commodore 64 repair, if you're interested (forgive the crappy iron, I have better equipment now):

https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipO ... 2MNz5kSa68
Ahh no I get a 404 not found with that link :(

Re: Retro computing in the USA

Posted: 22 Dec 2021 16:57
by Geordi
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Dec 2021 16:15 Ahh no I get a 404 not found with that link :(
Damn! try this one:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8tQFiYE8FK8LvhxC9

Re: Retro computing in the USA

Posted: 22 Dec 2021 17:21
by rubber_jonnie
Geordi wrote: 22 Dec 2021 16:57
rubber_jonnie wrote: 22 Dec 2021 16:15 Ahh no I get a 404 not found with that link :(
Damn! try this one:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8tQFiYE8FK8LvhxC9
That's better 😁

Re: Retro computing in the USA

Posted: 22 Dec 2021 17:24
by stephen_usher
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