No apologies needed. That's the priority list of recovering from natural disasters: rescue people, rescue homes, rescue retro computers from basements. Glad we're at the third step already! Bring it on!
Jan, never apologize for a Commodore repair video. Commodore was responsible for the best selling computer of all time. I love watching all Commodore repair videos, even the models that were not so successful.
You’re good in spooking me; “hi it’s Jan Beta and unfortunately…”, I filled that in with “have to tell you this is my last video”. Lol These repairs are always nice to see with a bit of coffee!
Love your videos! Don't stop repairing Commodore computers! My basement was flooded too (Eifel) and I drew my VC20, I've just repaired a month before, out of the mud. I hope I get it back to live again when my basement is fixed. Keep up that great work. And wear gloves! There is everything in this mud. Some people got sick of it here!
Very nice of you to repair the water damaged computer. You have saved one and I'm sure the owner is very happy. Our hearts and prayers are with everyone affected by the flood
Never too much C-64 rescue videos, every time one is saved is another chance to preserve this great piece of technology that gave most of us our start being tech geeks. Thanks for the tireless work and great content. PS my first job that I made for myself was asking the computer science teacher in my high school to pay me $25.00 per Pet and 64 to fix them up over the summer and get them ready for the next school year. My recipe for the key contacts ended with using a white gummy eraser on the carbon rubber pads of the key plungers and lightly scrub them. I had a 100% success factor with all keys.
Don't apologize for the C64 stuff, I mostly enjoy your repair stuff. Same goes for a lot of us. You were one of my main inspirations to get into electronic repairs!
I love the C64 repair videos, Jan. They are my favorite episodes. I don't even know why, it's just how it is for me. I watched so many that I can almost name every single part of a C64 and I haven't soldered even once in my life.
Jan Beta, I will NEVER get tired of a Commodore 64 or VIC-20 Repair Video. They are my favorite videos!!! I look forward to them! Never stop making them! :o) Tony K. , Melbourne, Florida (USA)....
Very nice job and very generous of you to give your time to help out flood victims. As many have said, no need to apologise for C64 content - it was never a machine of mine but I always find your videos fun and entertaining. Once again I feel I must complement you on your excellent English. Despite spending quite a bit of time in Germany (which I loved) with my job my German never got above the basics needed to order food and beer!
My favourite video's. You are looking very well Jan by the way. Love your channel, thank you for running it. Sorry to hear about the flooding, all the best from the UK
Good Job Jan!! I've seen on ebay Kleinanzeigen an advert with a lot of flooded commodores. I went on holiday in Germany but this is just above the flood area. First of all its good to hear the people are save and they have a lot to care about other than retro computers. But it is very very nice you offered assistence to save retro machine's in some way ! And never, never say sorry about a c64 repair video :-)
Brilliant clean up job Jan!! I love to see you giving some much needed tlc to these beautiful vintage machines, and they definitely deserve it!! It is such a shame that that persons computers were all damaged in those floods, something which could never have been imagined/predicted I would've thought, more so when you don't usually get that sort of freak weather there! If my machines ended up damaged like that i'd be devastated, and because i'm not really savvy enough to do the great work you do, I would probably be sending them over to you if you were willing to repair them, but hopefully that never happens :-D Great to see that lovely C64C good as new at the end there....cracking stuff Jan! Heartfelt sympathies to the flood victims also, it must be a terrible thing to go through, to have your home and prized possessions destroyed, and worse still, to lose your life, or loved ones :(
First off, my heart goes out to the folks affected by the flood. We just had one that killed 20 people in Waverly, TN. I'm originally from Frankfurt, Germany, so I pay some attention to what goes on there (coincidentally, I have a birth certificate in a language that I can't read). Second, it's great to see someone "take the plunge" and not be afraid of getting the entire board wet. And it was nice to see you use the same method of "drying" the board with alcohol. Mind you, I do mine outdoors... :)
Jan apologizes for another C64 video. Other TH-camrs drift away from the vintage repair content I love and I drift away from them. Keep going, Jan, we love you for a reason!
How timely. We just had a storm (Ida) go through last night and my basement is flooded. I'll have to go rescue my C64's and other retro computers today.
Never apologize for any content. This is your channel, publish what makes you happy. I will personally never tire of C64, or any other retro computer, videos.
as a Brit, I always find it super strange to see people using electrical appliances in a bathroom. Great video Jan, another Retro machine saved for future generations!
I'm glad you're safe from the flood. I used to live in Rheinland-Pfalz, and we got a lot of wind and rain in the Eiffel Mountains. Thank you for MORE C64 content; I really enjoy it!
I once used to have that exact model of C64C and that exact cover. That C64C is still my daily driver, I had to replace the cover as it got lost in the ravages of time I enjoyed this restoration
You should wear gloves on the flooded hardware before cleaning, since the devices can have fecal germs on them or skin-irritating fluids like laundry detergent. I was also affected by the flood, but luckily my retro collection is not in the basement. A neighbour gifted me his flooded A500. I'm already afraid of cleaning/restoring its floppy drive...
It's a typical September day where I am which is even more proof of catastrophic, man-made global warming. If only we gave more money to politicians, they could free us from this nightmare.
Noticed you using a backbit cart to help hold up the keyboard, along with whatever else you had nearby. I picked up some old hockey pucks and, because they're fairly heavy, they work great for quick solutions when I need to position/hold things on the bench. Grab a few and keep them handy!
What I would have done for the metal parts that were rusted is to soak them in vinegar which is very good at getting a lot of crud off metal parts. for anything that stuck after that I would have turned to a metal polish like Brasso which I have used in the past for cleaning off rusted motorcycle parts.
Another thing that works really, really well is a foam based oven cleaner in a shower cubical. I know because my shower cubical was as crusty as yours and I sorted it out with foam based oven cleaner. Remember, before you dislike my comment, my shower cubical was also crusty and I am sharing my experience here with fellow enthusiasts!
Jan, the keyboard mechanism is the same mechanism that was in the very early C64's and the Vic 20. I found this out by watching a 2 part episode of The 8 bit guy as he worked on a Vic 20 that was covered in not only dirt but OIL too. I recommend that you check them out. Good video too. 👍
I've heard at least one person had his basement full of pinball machines, they're full of mud now - now he's gotta clean all the playfields and switches and relays. I was given a breadbox C64 that sat in a damp tool shed/workshop for a few decades. The RF shielding was pretty mouldy, the screws were rusted, all ICs were socketed (by the previous owner), most IC sockets were corroded. Had a bad KERNAL ROM and both CIAs bad. I didn't change the sockets so if I hit the keys too hard, it crashes. But I did clean the keyboard so by my standards this machine works fine now. This plant has worked NaN days... The best previous record was UNDEFINED (or maybe NULL or segfault).
When I was in Biloxi, Mississippi long ago during the C128 era and a while after a hurricane had hit there, I was in a computer shop and was offered as many new C128s (for repair) as I wanted for $75 each. Trouble is, while they were new machines they had been flooded with SALT WATER during the hurricane and had been left to sit in their boxes. I looked in the rear ports with a borrowed flashlight, saw green corrosion everywhere and said "No thanks."
Best thermal compound remover that I've found is Zippo lighter fluid (aka cheap Goo-Gone, the ingredients are the same). A single drop and a towel is all I've ever needed on anything, including new computers. Works very well on sticker residue also (oddly enough).
OH NO!!! Not the C64! Ahhhh! Just kidding you dude! It is/was a great computer! I used mine for many years and actually worked for Commodore servicing and selling them in a retail shop. Good times.
My parents were on vacation in Germany. They got evacuated (in other words told to leave) aprox 2 hours before the flood came. They found a bed and breakfast on higher ground and found that it was way more romantic at that place. Speaking of C64. Between 7'th and 10'th of January next year, the Commodore64 will turn 40 years old. Just think about it. 40 years.... I hope it people will celebrate it's birthday with talks and so on. Both engineers and fans and users as well.
14:46 deoxit removes corrosion from the key springs! FYI. They will look shiny. Spray the springs in a plastic bag to keep the deoxit from getting everywhere or losing springs. A grocery bag works. IPA will clean dirt but not restore or protect the springs. 26:46 Oh! You did WD40 them.. =)
why are you sorry? I love C64 repairs! Hey it's a 425 board! That's surprising. I thought they were all 466 before the short board. My homemade power supply just got an upgrade. I originally made it with a MIDI cable so I didn't have to solder a DIN. However when I put the U2+ in the slot the voltage dropped from 4.5V to 3.5V (unknown to me at the time) and I had tons of games with odd graphics glitches. Knowing now that it was running at 3.5V I'm shocked it ran at all. Eventually I discovered that by plugging in the U2+ powered by USB for power fixed the problem. But this wasn't ideal at all. Eventually the guy that sells the nu-brick agreed to sell me just the cord and DIN. So I replaced the MIDI cable with that. 4.9V even with the U2+ plugged in and not powered externally!
Jan, you might want to look into some more heavy duty soldering iron for metal work. and/or try to remember you have one (I just fought off an rf modulator with a ts100 forgetting there were other options)
Never seen anyone go through the slightest trouble trying to save the shields and the cardboard insulation sheet. Stop apologizing for Working on C64's ... and making videos. I for one love them so much. Replace those Cap's bro!
Another poor man's solution to rust removal is molasses+water. Something in molasses acts as a cheleator.. That is, it chemically binds to the rust and makes it water soluble. It does work a little slowly, you might have to soak your part for hours or maybe even several days for anything with severe rusting. But it does work. Chealeators have the advantage that they don't attack the metal (or anything else) like an acid will. The slightly more expensive (and faster) solution is evapo-rust, which is also a cheleating agent, but works much faster. Evapo-rust is maybe $15-$20 for a gallon of the stuff, but you can re-use it many times.
I am happy with any C64 content. My heart goes out to the people of Germany who suffered because the floods.
jan says "sorry, its another c64 repair video"
the rest of the world says "yayyyyy !!!"
Same for me ! Hahahahaha !
No apologies needed. That's the priority list of recovering from natural disasters: rescue people, rescue homes, rescue retro computers from basements. Glad we're at the third step already! Bring it on!
Jan, never apologize for a Commodore repair video. Commodore was responsible for the best selling computer of all time. I love watching all Commodore repair videos, even the models that were not so successful.
You’re good in spooking me; “hi it’s Jan Beta and unfortunately…”, I filled that in with “have to tell you this is my last video”. Lol These repairs are always nice to see with a bit of coffee!
I'm not done with making videos yet! :D A lot of coffee went into this video on this side, too. Hope you enjoy. ;)
Same here, heart attack
Same here. 😅
@@gaborszabo6406 jó látni magyarokat itt is :D
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Never apologize laddie, your content is engaging enough that even repetition is more than acceptable.
Love your videos! Don't stop repairing Commodore computers!
My basement was flooded too (Eifel) and I drew my VC20, I've just repaired a month before, out of the mud. I hope I get it back to live again when my basement is fixed.
Keep up that great work. And wear gloves! There is everything in this mud. Some people got sick of it here!
Very nice of you to repair the water damaged computer. You have saved one and I'm sure the owner is very happy. Our hearts and prayers are with everyone affected by the flood
Great job Jan! I was sorry to hear about the flooding in Germany - very unsual as you said!
Never ever apologize for a Commodore repair video. repair them all!
Never too much C-64 rescue videos, every time one is saved is another chance to preserve this great piece of technology that gave most of us our start being tech geeks.
Thanks for the tireless work and great content.
PS my first job that I made for myself was asking the computer science teacher in my high school to pay me $25.00 per Pet and 64 to fix them up over the summer and get them ready for the next school year. My recipe for the key contacts ended with using a white gummy eraser on the carbon rubber pads of the key plungers and lightly scrub them. I had a 100% success factor with all keys.
Don't apologize for the C64 stuff, I mostly enjoy your repair stuff. Same goes for a lot of us. You were one of my main inspirations to get into electronic repairs!
Diagnosing and repairing old hardware is what it's all about, it's like watching a detective story but a lot more educational.
If anyone can rescue a C64 that's been in a flood, you can. Lovely to see the result of your great work. 👍😊
I love the C64 repair videos, Jan. They are my favorite episodes. I don't even know why, it's just how it is for me. I watched so many that I can almost name every single part of a C64 and I haven't soldered even once in my life.
Jan Beta, I will NEVER get tired of a Commodore 64 or VIC-20 Repair Video. They are my favorite videos!!! I look forward to them! Never stop making them! :o) Tony K. , Melbourne, Florida (USA)....
Very nice job and very generous of you to give your time to help out flood victims. As many have said, no need to apologise for C64 content - it was never a machine of mine but I always find your videos fun and entertaining. Once again I feel I must complement you on your excellent English. Despite spending quite a bit of time in Germany (which I loved) with my job my German never got above the basics needed to order food and beer!
You will never bore us with your C64 repair videos!
Never apologize sir.
Every singly video is pure entertainment for me.
Thank you very much!
My favourite video's. You are looking very well Jan by the way. Love your channel, thank you for running it. Sorry to hear about the flooding, all the best from the UK
I love any repair videos. Continue to do triage on any system that needs care!
Don't apologize for doing another C64 video. We love them! :-)
Ottimo ripristino,un lavoro molto preciso,anche nei particolari,hai ridato vita al C64c,sembra nuovo.sei grande Jan
I really love the Commodore content so no need to apologize at all. Love your videos !
Good Job Jan!! I've seen on ebay Kleinanzeigen an advert with a lot of flooded commodores. I went on holiday in Germany but this is just above the flood area. First of all its good to hear the people are save and they have a lot to care about other than retro computers. But it is very very nice you offered assistence to save retro machine's in some way ! And never, never say sorry about a c64 repair video :-)
This was a very pleasant video to watch. Another C-64 was saved! Good work Jan.
And we continue to learn from you, Jan! Nicely done!
Never apologize for doing C64 videos.
Never stop repairing and restoring C64's.
Jan I’m happy to watch any C64 videos you make, along with the other non C64 videos. I enjoy you style, it’s relaxing. Keep up the good work.
Great video as always! I am glad that you are looking after these so quickly after the floods. With dirty water involved, Time is the killer!
I know what you're thinking, another c64 repair video. But I enjoy all of them, always something to learn from!
C64 repair videos are what initially brought me to your channel :) Keep them coming!!
Brilliant clean up job Jan!! I love to see you giving some much needed tlc to these beautiful vintage machines, and they definitely deserve it!! It is such a shame that that persons computers were all damaged in those floods, something which could never have been imagined/predicted I would've thought, more so when you don't usually get that sort of freak weather there!
If my machines ended up damaged like that i'd be devastated, and because i'm not really savvy enough to do the great work you do, I would probably be sending them over to you if you were willing to repair them, but hopefully that never happens :-D
Great to see that lovely C64C good as new at the end there....cracking stuff Jan!
Heartfelt sympathies to the flood victims also, it must be a terrible thing to go through, to have your home and prized possessions destroyed, and worse still, to lose your life, or loved ones :(
Actually the C64 repair videos are my favorite.
C64c goodness - no need to apologize, we got a video from you and it’s always enjoyable to watch you do your magic.
First off, my heart goes out to the folks affected by the flood. We just had one that killed 20 people in Waverly, TN. I'm originally from Frankfurt, Germany, so I pay some attention to what goes on there (coincidentally, I have a birth certificate in a language that I can't read).
Second, it's great to see someone "take the plunge" and not be afraid of getting the entire board wet. And it was nice to see you use the same method of "drying" the board with alcohol. Mind you, I do mine outdoors... :)
Jan apologizes for another C64 video. Other TH-camrs drift away from the vintage repair content I love and I drift away from them.
Keep going, Jan, we love you for a reason!
How timely. We just had a storm (Ida) go through last night and my basement is flooded. I'll have to go rescue my C64's and other retro computers today.
you guys are hero's in my book, saving old vintage computers yay..glad ur ok from the floods, been a flood nightmare everywhere over the world lately
Never apologize for any content. This is your channel, publish what makes you happy.
I will personally never tire of C64, or any other retro computer, videos.
as a Brit, I always find it super strange to see people using electrical appliances in a bathroom. Great video Jan, another Retro machine saved for future generations!
AUTOSOL is a cream chrome polish that is really great at removing rust spots. I used to use it for bike rims and bumpers. Great video, thanks JB!
I'm glad you're safe from the flood. I used to live in Rheinland-Pfalz, and we got a lot of wind and rain in the Eiffel Mountains. Thank you for MORE C64 content; I really enjoy it!
Really good work! It must be very satisfying when all of the individual tasks are complete and it all comes back together again. =)
You can never have too much Commodore 64 content ! Keep up the great work.
I once used to have that exact model of C64C and that exact cover. That C64C is still my daily driver, I had to replace the cover as it got lost in the ravages of time
I enjoyed this restoration
Thank you for making this video; enjoyed it!
Tolle Arbeit! Deine Videos werden nie langweilig ;-).
I love c64 repair, keep them coming.
Don't worry mate, retro computer repair content is always welcome to me.
You should wear gloves on the flooded hardware before cleaning, since the devices can have fecal germs on them or skin-irritating fluids like laundry detergent. I was also affected by the flood, but luckily my retro collection is not in the basement. A neighbour gifted me his flooded A500. I'm already afraid of cleaning/restoring its floppy drive...
Please bring on more c64 content.... your subs love it! 😁👍
Immer her mit den Reparaturvideos!!!
So glad you were safe from the floodings. I will attribute this unusual weather activity to global warming.
It's a typical September day where I am which is even more proof of catastrophic, man-made global warming. If only we gave more money to politicians, they could free us from this nightmare.
Love a good C64 repair video Jan, great content!
You don't need to apologize to do C64 videos. We like to see you fixing things, no matter what.
Like most people, I enjoy C64 videos. I especially like the use of the BackBit. :)
I am coming for C64 content here, so I like when you do C64 restorations and repairs.
God job Jan, like always...
I was so disappointed this was another C64 video, I watched the whole thing!
Jan Betas Commodore spa! Nice and relaxing to watch, make more :)
You can never have enough Commodore 64 content :)
Hitting like, hitting the play button en checking this video.
We love C64 repairing videos, please more!
More.... I wan't more Jan vs 64 repairs please xx
Noticed you using a backbit cart to help hold up the keyboard, along with whatever else you had nearby. I picked up some old hockey pucks and, because they're fairly heavy, they work great for quick solutions when I need to position/hold things on the bench.
Grab a few and keep them handy!
Dude, Commodore 64 content is like Jell-O. There's always room for Jell-O.
"Hello this is Jan Beta. I am sorry to tell you this is going to be another Commodore 64 repair video" Me: Instant like.
That only Yellow space bar key triggered my OCD since it was bagging to be retro bright. Anyway nice video! Another c64 was saved!
I look forward to the future videos on restoration of other flooded vintage tech
Jan….your a good man!
Brilliant as ever!
I love C64 repaire, there is always something to learn. :)
I fucking love these c64 repairs.
What I would have done for the metal parts that were rusted is to soak them in vinegar which is very good at getting a lot of crud off metal parts. for anything that stuck after that I would have turned to a metal polish like Brasso which I have used in the past for cleaning off rusted motorcycle parts.
Another thing that works really, really well is a foam based oven cleaner in a shower cubical. I know because my shower cubical was as crusty as yours and I sorted it out with foam based oven cleaner. Remember, before you dislike my comment, my shower cubical was also crusty and I am sharing my experience here with fellow enthusiasts!
Excellent work!
Just bring it on. C64, Amiga, they are something I love.
thats what we love to watch commodore vidoes
Finally! Another c64 repair video!
Jan, the keyboard mechanism is the same mechanism that was in the very early C64's and the Vic 20. I found this out by watching a 2 part episode of The 8 bit guy as he worked on a Vic 20 that was covered in not only dirt but OIL too. I recommend that you check them out. Good video too. 👍
I've heard at least one person had his basement full of pinball machines, they're full of mud now - now he's gotta clean all the playfields and switches and relays.
I was given a breadbox C64 that sat in a damp tool shed/workshop for a few decades. The RF shielding was pretty mouldy, the screws were rusted, all ICs were socketed (by the previous owner), most IC sockets were corroded. Had a bad KERNAL ROM and both CIAs bad. I didn't change the sockets so if I hit the keys too hard, it crashes. But I did clean the keyboard so by my standards this machine works fine now.
This plant has worked NaN days... The best previous record was UNDEFINED (or maybe NULL or segfault).
When I was in Biloxi, Mississippi long ago during the C128 era and a while after a hurricane had hit there, I was in a computer shop and was offered as many new C128s (for repair) as I wanted for $75 each. Trouble is, while they were new machines they had been flooded with SALT WATER during the hurricane and had been left to sit in their boxes. I looked in the rear ports with a borrowed flashlight, saw green corrosion everywhere and said "No thanks."
Jan we love your heart 💖
Best thermal compound remover that I've found is Zippo lighter fluid (aka cheap Goo-Gone, the ingredients are the same). A single drop and a towel is all I've ever needed on anything, including new computers. Works very well on sticker residue also (oddly enough).
OH NO!!! Not the C64! Ahhhh! Just kidding you dude! It is/was a great computer! I used mine for many years and actually worked for Commodore servicing and selling them in a retail shop. Good times.
No need to be sorry at all! Always good to save one more C64 (:
With rust, you can also try "Autosol"... We used that on the chrome, on our Yamaha's, Suzuki's and Puch's in the old days ;)
Naval Jelly works really well for removing rust.
Keep those Commodore 64 videos coming!
Jan Beta content is good content regardless of what is it. No need to apologize for another C64 repair video, it's all good.
Man, repair videos are welcomed, and if it includes an old computer much better!
My parents were on vacation in Germany. They got evacuated (in other words told to leave) aprox 2 hours before the flood came. They found a bed and breakfast on higher ground and found that it was way more romantic at that place.
Speaking of C64. Between 7'th and 10'th of January next year, the Commodore64 will turn 40 years old. Just think about it. 40 years.... I hope it people will celebrate it's birthday with talks and so on. Both engineers and fans and users as well.
man my first computer, i think i was 5 when i got it in 91, for chrismas, with terminator 2 cartridge and 2 other programs inside that cartridge.
IFABO was an annual exhibition held in Budapest, Hungary between 1991 - 1998.
14:46 deoxit removes corrosion from the key springs! FYI. They will look shiny. Spray the springs in a plastic bag to keep the deoxit from getting everywhere or losing springs. A grocery bag works. IPA will clean dirt but not restore or protect the springs. 26:46 Oh! You did WD40 them.. =)
why are you sorry? I love C64 repairs! Hey it's a 425 board! That's surprising. I thought they were all 466 before the short board.
My homemade power supply just got an upgrade. I originally made it with a MIDI cable so I didn't have to solder a DIN. However when I put the U2+ in the slot the voltage dropped from 4.5V to 3.5V (unknown to me at the time) and I had tons of games with odd graphics glitches. Knowing now that it was running at 3.5V I'm shocked it ran at all. Eventually I discovered that by plugging in the U2+ powered by USB for power fixed the problem. But this wasn't ideal at all. Eventually the guy that sells the nu-brick agreed to sell me just the cord and DIN. So I replaced the MIDI cable with that. 4.9V even with the U2+ plugged in and not powered externally!
Jan, you might want to look into some more heavy duty soldering iron for metal work. and/or try to remember you have one (I just fought off an rf modulator with a ts100 forgetting there were other options)
Never seen anyone go through the slightest trouble trying to save the shields and the cardboard insulation sheet. Stop apologizing for Working on C64's ... and making videos. I for one love them so much. Replace those Cap's bro!
I like it this way, the RF shield are part of the C64s history and they just look better this way.
@@danielmantione I get it... just always tossed them over my back and onto the trash pile :)
I have to say it's one of the things that bothers me about Adrian is his disdain for RF shielding. I like to see them saved whenever possible.
lol that poor spacebar by itself needs retrobrite.
Another poor man's solution to rust removal is molasses+water.
Something in molasses acts as a cheleator.. That is, it chemically binds to the rust and makes it water soluble. It does work a little slowly, you might have to soak your part for hours or maybe even several days for anything with severe rusting. But it does work. Chealeators have the advantage that they don't attack the metal (or anything else) like an acid will.
The slightly more expensive (and faster) solution is evapo-rust, which is also a cheleating agent, but works much faster. Evapo-rust is maybe $15-$20 for a gallon of the stuff, but you can re-use it many times.