A smashed C64, a C128 to SCART adapter, a W65C02S to 6502 adapter and a replica C64

#midweekminimailcall #smashedC64 #6502 #sixtyclone

Welcome to Mid-Week Mini Mail Call #13! We have a neat assortment of stuff today.

0:00 Intro
0:45 Broken C64 and mini repair-a-thon
19:23 Low cost C128/CGA to SCART adapter
30:29 W65C02S to 6502 CPU adapter board
40:04 Rob Taylor's C64 SixtyClone

--- Video Information

C64 replica PCB by Rob Taylor:

W65C02S to 6502 adapter:
The Byte Attic / @AtticThe

W65C02:

--- Tools

Deoxit D5:

Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor:

Wiha Chip Lifter:

O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)

Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:

Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:

Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:

Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:

TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)

TS100 Soldering Iron:

EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:

DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:

Magnetic Screw Holder:

Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)

RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)

Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)

Heat Sinks:

Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)

--- Links

My GitHub repository:

Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group

--- C64 Stuff

JaffyDOS:

C64 Test Harness I use:

C64 Homebrew cartridge PCB: (used for the DeadTest / Diag Cart I use)

EasyFlash 3 Multi-Cart:

--- Instructional videos

My video on damage-free chip removal:

--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino

Outro Music:
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

[aitchpea]

I love that you still call them "mini" mail call. Can't wait for the full-size mail call. It'll be a six hour stream, no doubt. I'd watch it!

[humidbeing]

I cringe when I see how people pack these old fragile computers.

[kuro]

That "burn" on the back is probably where someone left a cable touching it. Over a very long time it causes a kind of chemical burn.

[Gabriel-kzns]

Adrian, you've managed to awaken a retro computing love I didn't knew I had. Keep up the good work! Greetings from the other tip of America

[fsim]

I really hate to be "that guy", but that 9 pin connector is a DE9, not a DB9. ;) The connectors use different shell sizes that use letters to identify the size. A 25 pin d-sub connector uses a "B" shell, thus, "DB25". 9 pin d-sub connectors use the "E" size shell, thus "DE9". (sorry for pedantic nerd being pedantic. ;) )

[borismatesin]

I definitely want to see the 64 glued together. AkBKukU's (Shelby's) method of using superglue and baking soda method seems to work the best on a budget.

[coreykirkpatrick]

Man, who ever packed that first package, did a really bad job.

[Aruneh]

“Bored with a section”, what do these worlds even mean.

[michaelstevens]

"Hey, that's a nice Commodore 64!"

Adrian: "Thanks, it has sockets!"

[fabiangirsch]

Hey Adrian, really happy how you rock this genre. No one makes Mail call videos as entertaining as you. Keep up with your great work.

[Jake-]

Adrian, your videos have given me continual motivation for restoring my VIC-20, C64's, and Xerox 820-II's
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and the bottom of my components drawers!

[nccm]

You should consider doing a build for that board on camera anyway, just for entertainment!

[richardblack]

Actually that build is for Bwack's KU board which is similar. I would encourage you to film your build, we would like to see you build it.

[lordmmx]

lets get started? IMPOSTOR! Where's real Adrian?!!

[jdryyz]

Yay! Looking forward to *your* future SixtyClone build. I know there are others to see but we want to see Adrian's!

[Julien]

Ok, everyone take a shot every time Adrian almost slices himself with that box cutter!

[LeftoverBeefcake]

Send that broken C64 case over to Rod at TheFutureWas8Bit... he grinds them up and recycles them into casings for his SD2IEC adapters.

[rickbuzz]

Brown is actually Dark Orange. Technology Connections did a video about it.

[Those_Weirdos]

Hey, whoever sent the C64:

You need to use the packing material around the items. Otherwise, the items become the packing material.

[_.OX._]

Also thanks to Captain Tape, Colonel Rom and Private Browsing for this video.