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Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 21 Apr 2022 18:58
by stephen_usher
Yay! :-)

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 21 Apr 2022 19:05
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 21 Apr 2022 18:58Yay! :-)
All we need now is a chroma/luma jail-bar fix for your C64 :)

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 21 Apr 2022 19:14
by stephen_usher
rubber_jonnie wrote: 21 Apr 2022 19:05
stephen_usher wrote: 21 Apr 2022 18:58Yay! :-)
All we need now is a chroma/luma jail-bar fix for your C64 :)
We’ll see if the new capacitor will help. If not then it’s the VIC-II chip, which are very rarely for sale as there’s such a high demand for replacements.

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 21 Apr 2022 21:23
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 21 Apr 2022 19:14
rubber_jonnie wrote: 21 Apr 2022 19:05

All we need now is a chroma/luma jail-bar fix for your C64 :)
We’ll see if the new capacitor will help. If not then it’s the VIC-II chip, which are very rarely for sale as there’s such a high demand for replacements.
Might be worth a look at the retro8bitshop where I got my VIC from. They have c64c VICs though I don't know if they work in a breadbin.

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 22 Apr 2022 18:31
by stephen_usher
It looks like Retroleum has an R1 and R3 in stock.

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 22 Apr 2022 19:54
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 22 Apr 2022 18:31 It looks like Retroleum has an R1 and R3 in stock.
Nice, you ordered one?

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 22 Apr 2022 22:20
by stephen_usher
No, the store is closed until next week.

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 22 Apr 2022 22:54
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 22 Apr 2022 22:20 No, the store is closed until next week.
Oh bugger!

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 23 Apr 2022 08:08
by stephen_usher
Not a problem. I want to try swapping the capacitor first anyway to see if that helps. If it does then I don’t need a VIC-II.

Re: A visually impaired duo - VIC-20 and Atari 600XL

Posted: 23 Apr 2022 09:46
by rubber_jonnie
stephen_usher wrote: 23 Apr 2022 08:08 Not a problem. I want to try swapping the capacitor first anyway to see if that helps. If it does then I don’t need a VIC-II.
I'll keep my fingers crossed it does, I know how much the VIC cost me.