Fixing a Commodore 64 - Is it always the PLA?
8.8K views · Aug 29, 2026 · Science & Technology
Comments · 72
@GigerPunk · 3 weeks ago
That looked absolutely BEAUTIFUL inside! And so full of mysteries too... :)
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@KeesAlderliesten · 1 month ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZatG223do-s&t=29">0:29</a> Even a TI99/4A!
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@p4radigm989 · 9 days ago
cool repair video. good man.
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@Senux-Video · 1 month ago
What a collections, what a studio for repair.. amazing
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@CésarKästli · 9 days ago
Amazing job and very informative! Thanks
@jeffstack4217 · 3 weeks ago
You're a brave man to assume anyone who soldered like that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZatG223do-s&t=424">7:04</a> left the computer working. <br>That's a really bad soldering job, bodge wire and no socket? All signs led to most likely a PLA <and more> as you found out. lol <br><br>It's a shame to see so many of these machines becoming, "Learning electronics experiements", but thankfully there's people like us who keep them working.! Kudos.
@mauricemaissan4412 · 1 month ago
You have a very nice soldering station
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@root42 · 4 weeks ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZatG223do-s&t=1995">33:15</a> "Oh yes let's test the SID" -- turns off the machine when the SID test is about to start! 😀
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@MatteusBeusRetroDev · 4 weeks ago
Oh my, did I spot a Vectrex at the start!
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@paulgray6366 · 1 month ago
im in envy of all the needs fixing stuff u have there, ive yet to get a c64 ,and never seen a boring vid from u.<br>ive gone a bit awol at the moment ,fixing a ferguson studio 50d music centre whilst watching this...<br>🤣🤣when u said if u think its boring why are u at the end of the vid...🤣
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@hmueck13 · 1 month ago
I could swear i didn't hear the noice channel during SID tests.
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@alexshepherd · 1 month ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZatG223do-s&t=802">13:22</a> - red Loctite (threadlocker) :)
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