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by OnlyMortal 686 days ago
You might check capacitors and it’s possible the power supply is bad.
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EvanAnderson 686 days ago
If they're Commodore 64's you definitely don't want the use the stock power supplies. Their voltages can drift and can destroy otherwise working hardware.
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DaoVeles 686 days ago
Every serious retro collector has become an expert on power supplies and capacitors. It is very cool to see and I'm glad it is the power supply and not the more delicate components, at least so far.
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snvzz 685 days ago
The Commodore C64 supplies must not be used. As they age, they will spike their voltage and destroy the C64.

Today every such PSU is aged, and every such PSU is simply a C64 destroyer.

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