Last year, I repaired a Commodore PET 8032 for a friend of mine. The PET wasn’t working and needed its mains filter can removed, a keyboard service including a new shift-lock mechanism, and a general clean up – it’s matching 8050 dual 5.25″ FDD wasn’t working and needed its mains filter can removed with aContinue reading “1982 Commodore PET 8032 Repair & Restoration”
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1994 Commodore Amiga CD32 Repair & Restoration
Last year I got my first Amiga CD32, which was very kindly given to me by a friend – these suffer from bad electrolytic capacitors on the mainboard and need to be properly serviced. The console is pretty easy to take apart for inspection. With the upper case removed, it was clear that the SMDContinue reading “1994 Commodore Amiga CD32 Repair & Restoration”
Farewell to 2025!
As 2025 draws to a close, I wanted to thank all of you – my wife, viewers, subscribers, supporters, those who have bought anything from me, had anything repaired/serviced by me, or donated/sold anything to me – for making 2025 a great year. I’m sending all of my best wishes to you and your lovedContinue reading “Farewell to 2025!”
1982 Commodore 64 Charity Auction Ends Today at 18:00 GMT!
This is a reminder that my charity auction for a refurbished early Commodore 64 “silver label” from Christmas 1982 – just before the release of the Commodore 64 in Europe in early 1983 – ends today, 18:00 GMT on Sunday 14th December 2025. The auction is no-reserve with 50% automatically taken via eBay for CancerContinue reading “1982 Commodore 64 Charity Auction Ends Today at 18:00 GMT!”
Charity Auction for 1982 Commodore 64 “Silver Label” with KU-14194HB Mainboard
In a few days’ time, I will be auctioning off this early and collectible Commodore 64 “silver label” from Christmas 1982, just before the release of the Commodore 64 in Europe in early 1983, with 50% of the proceeds going to charity. UK delivery will be in time for Christmas 2025, forty-three years after thisContinue reading “Charity Auction for 1982 Commodore 64 “Silver Label” with KU-14194HB Mainboard”
Commodore Amiga 500/500+ Keyboard Repair
A couple of weeks ago, I was testing out some upgrades on my 1995 Commodore Amiga 500+, when the keyboard died. It would sometimes work intermittently for a minute after power-on, but for the most part it was either partially or completely dead. The keyboard in the A500 and A500+ is its own separate embeddedContinue reading “Commodore Amiga 500/500+ Keyboard Repair”
1987 Commodore 1901 CRT Monitor Repair, Modification, & Restoration
I was recently given a 1980s Commodore 1901 CRT display by a friend, the third Commodore display for my collection (following a 1701 and 1084S-D2). It was in quite good condition physically, though it was missing its front control cover (a common problem with displays of this era) – it also came with a non-standardContinue reading “1987 Commodore 1901 CRT Monitor Repair, Modification, & Restoration”
IEC64W IEEE-488 Parallel Interface Adapters for the Commodore 64 & 128
I recently repaired and restored a 1983 Commodore 2031-LP 5.25″ floppy drive, which is unusual in that it uses the came IEEE-488 parallel interface as the earlier Commodore PET series of computers (GPIB connector), as opposed to the IEC serial interface used by the later Commodore 8-bit series of computers (DIN connector). This made testingContinue reading “IEC64W IEEE-488 Parallel Interface Adapters for the Commodore 64 & 128”
1983 Commodore 2031-LP 5.25″ FDD Repair & Restoration
I recently acquired my first Commodore 2031-LP 5.25″ FDD, another vintage disk drive to add to my collection, and a rather uncommon one at that. The drive was in reasonable condition, however it was bought untested and sold-as-seen with no accessories after being stored at the bottom of a wardrobe for several decades. The Commodore 2031 andContinue reading “1983 Commodore 2031-LP 5.25″ FDD Repair & Restoration”
Serial & Parallel Port Loopback Adaptors for the Commodore Amiga
I like to test all of the machines that I restore as thoroughly as possible, because thorough testing is necessary to verify correct operation – electronic devices are complex systems with lots of functionality and components, so just because something looks like it works (i.e. it boots), that doesn’t necessarily mean that it works properly.Continue reading “Serial & Parallel Port Loopback Adaptors for the Commodore Amiga”