I Bought a FAULTY C64 Mini From eBay | Can I FIX It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- I paid £13.50 for this Retro Games Ltd THE C64 MINI from of on off eBay. It was listed as having no power and a broken USB port.
Let's try and fix it!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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Stupid Retro Games Ltd. The C64 Mini 😁
Stez - a jester is when you kick from one of the legs across the other and hit the hacky sack over your knee. You preformed it in this video (it says jester)
finally a stupid game I played! :-D
That zener transistor diode looks cracked. But might just be the camera angle. Wouldn't surprise me if it blew though judging by those ports.
If you look for USB-C breakout boards on an auction site I cannot mention because foooook TH-cam, you should find a few with resistors. These could be used to convert devices like this c64 to USB-C charging.
I just don't know how you can make a new rap with pretty much the same names EVERY VIDEO!!! You are BRILLIANT!!!! (Oh and Smart too lol :D ) - I look forward to your videos SO MUCH!!!! You are a one of a kind channel and you DESERVE ONLY THE BEST!!!!! Luv ya, Bruv YEA! - LOL - I suck at rhyming... can you tell??? lol That's why YOU have the channel and I don't :)
What I learned today: if one USB port is mangled beyond belief, check the others. 😁
Physical inspection across the entire device before making any changes.
@Ralph Reilly did you really have years of experience before making and posting your comment?
Once upon a time I was also an inexperienced tech, and I repaired issues before finding the cause.
One thing I learned above all repair techniques, don't bash on the tech who actually tried, even if they failed.
@Ralph Reilly Working on the physical side of electronics is not my specialty. One reason I enjoy these videos. I would have checked the power socket before any work due to my own experiences but I'm not sure I would have checked the other USB ports.
To be fair: The Item was sold with the correct description all along 😂 Thanks for sharing your little misfortunes, though
Also, if there's a short you should start with the simplest possible explanation...
Not going to lie, I'm slightly envious of your smiley face drawing skills!
🤣 took me ages to master!
@@StezStixFix i'll give you £13.50 for smiley face drawings
You make it look like you're eyeballing your way through all your projects but in honesty you complete almost 99% of them. Hats off to you sir.
If a moron damages one port through abuse then yeah, all ports that come into the cretins contact is likely toast.
are you serious? this guy only takes on easy challenges like changing usb ports or soldering cracks what an immature
@@AAHAHHHHH looking forward to your video's than including the rap and other pleasantries. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Simple as 1+1.
@@Rukyr99 i stopped watching in case you're wandering i have seen enough on this loser
@@AAHAHHHHH You don't actually watch his videos, clearly. He's also changed out surface mounted IC, replaced passive components, done trace repair, etc. -- That said, some problems are just plain unfixable. If the active logic on a board is shot sometimes you're just SOL.
Watching your videos has become one of the highlights of my week. Keep up the awesome work!
Nice! The more electronic items you fix, the more you'll realise that 90% of all failures are something mechanical unless someone has applied power incorrectly somehow. Broken wires and broken ports/connectors account for an awful lot of failed equipment. Not what you want to hear, but more time doing the initial eyeballing saves a lot of chasing red herrings later. Love your videos. You have come on a ton from the start. Hope the house move went smoothly.
Glad you're back, my Saturdays have felt unfulfilled, stupid Saturdays!!
I had a gameboy/ gameboy color link cable that kept shorting, out of the box one of the ends had pins touching inside! I slid a piece of cardboard into the connector, voila, it worked!
I'm sorry Stez but watching you struggle is my favourite.... The clarity when you find the problem and then the ease of solution, you can't script better entertainment =) Thank you
Compliments ! This is the best repair channel...you are my inspiration! I live in Italy and I recently started posting some of my repairs ;). Thank you!!
Was worried where you’d gone, hope the move went well Steve.
what move?
@@xxxhypoxxx He says in the video that he's recently moved house.
The eletronics skills, the musical talent...! Is there anything this guy can't do?
Make a RPG that doesn't revolve around tired old tropes of magic and mysticism. No one can seem to develop a RPG that doesn't revolve around these things.
@@bigbabatunde1218 Leisure Suit Larry
He can't inspect his electronics for shit.
The most bizarre fault, I had a micro USB socket that was short on a Raspberry Pi 3, took the port off, cleaned the solder off it, examined it under a microscope, no bent pins, solder whiskers, nothing visible, but there was a definite, hard short between 5V and the metal case.
Replaced the port, it's still working perfectly to this day.
Welcome back Steve, you were missed.
Best way to watch this is with the volume turned right down, typical example of an older man trying to get down with the youngsters. Just repair the bloody computer
Fowl 😂 I missed that pun as a 10 yr old Dutch kid. Over the years I've gained English proficiency and the fatherhood to appreciate it.
I have a noise machine. Cheap Christmas gift. used to make a range of noises: fart, shotgun, glass shattering, bomb dropping, whapwhapwhap disappointment noise etc. A few of the buttons only play a quarter of the previous recording. Probably an easy fix and possibly something to feature in a Christmas video. Do post PO box details if that's any use. Cheers for the fun videos and music.
When removing a port, take the tip off the hot air gun and hold it straight down, don't move it around. Let the port fall off, don't pull it with tweezers.
The solder music was excellent! One really has to wonder what people are doing with connector ports to screw them up this much...
This helped me as I thought my mini was faulty as it auto turns on when power is turned on. I see yours did the same.
I was like where the duck is Steve ???
Glad to see you back, hope the moving went smooth 😛
😁 thanks Bruno! Yeah, went well in the end!
I love it when you say 'stupid game'.
Good job fixing this. I actually have one and I have taken good care it, so I have had no reason to open it up. Thanks for sharing this experience!!!
Best video I've seen on TH-cam in a while, glad you were able to fix this C64 Mini. Carry on, sir.
Welcome back, Ive REALLY missed your vids. Was just telling my niece yesterday that I was worried about you. Glad youre ok. Enjoy the new spot xxx
Great fix! Loving the music on this one too 🤙
Nice fix Steve 👍 Interesting twist!
Cheers Chris! 👍
Great video as always ! And the music, damn yeah !
Maybe before parents buy their kids electronics they should start with those toys where you have to put the shapes into the correct shaped holes first 🙄
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
15:05 reminds me of the scene in Leisure suit Larry, where you have to give Tawney a credit card before bonking her on the beach, to go further into the game.
Funny seeing a commodore 64 with an HDMI port and USB. My first computer was a commodore 64 and I think I hooked it up to a 13-inch TV. I had hundreds of floppy disks in the few years I had it.
Jester is basically a royal house clown. The original Harley Quinn dressed as one.
@8:09 something else looks blown on the board it appears to be D1. I am not sure if you saw that or not. Great video!
The sneaky usb port .. Is somebody really Destroyed those ports
Legend has it, until the end of his days, he never found out what that Jester was.
This is very helpful because next time I have something like this I'm going to check all the ports :D
Don't be to hard on yourself Steve.
I did my trade as an electronic service technician in the 80s but gave up the industry due to the micronisation of components and dealing with absolute morons full of bad manners and entitlement, expecting everything for free.
You're doing quite a good job doing these repairs, and considerably better than I've seen some Technicians efforts..
Good work Steve.
elitism
You got it working, but at 8:09 That diode didn't look too clever either...
The red/orange thingy looks broken/burnt to me. Couldn't tell what it is. Could be a resistor, fuse or something.
It's a diode.
I will never stop being stunned at the horrible thinks prolly fun fun usb ports. I've never, not even once, damaged or broken a usb port, let alone utterly destroyed one like Godzilla ravaging Tokyo. I still use the same laptop i got in 2009 and not only does it still work as good as new every single port is just as good as the day i got it.
C106 would be my first guess, but also the Diode.
And remember to remove the port and measure for shorts w/o Port :)
Looks like that original port was practically incinerated! LOL.
Super cool soldering Sound!
I've seen people complain before that weights are a sign of cheapness. But nobody actually wants a product so light that the weight of an HDMI cable will drag it off the table on to the floor. It shows some thought was actually put into the user experience.
My heart goes out to you on this one.. mybdad always told me to check all the simple stuff first and i still make these mistakes 😂
Well done, mate! When you were checking components I was thinking voltage injection but then when you found the other port shorted I realized that would have been a pretty bad idea 😅
Cheers AFU! Yeah, I knew it was something pretty bad as it was kicking the powerbank straight into protection mode. I would probably have injected voltage as a last resort, bit luckily spotted the short before I had to! 😁
Good to have you back, didn’t take long to start missin ya
I looked up the lyrics to Louie Louie. You nailed them 😂
Good to have you back one of my favorites on TH-cam
I'm just here every week for the raps! Awesome jobs! By the way, what are the titles of the other tracks in this video?
I feel like I'm one of the few who enjoys the patreon songs. On other channels I skip the patreon reads but not yours.
Great work. 👏🏻 You should look into getting a PCB bottom heater. It can really help with those USB ports 😊👍🏻
I'm surprised you didn't get a content match/strike for the Gooey Louie song lol - GREAT VIDEO!!!! :D
14:01 eyes lit up like a kid on Xmas day.😀
That looks like a Raspberry PI.
As someone who bought one of these at the thrift shop without the joystick, you'd wish it was a Pi. Tough to find a gamepad that works with it
They basically are since the programming of a c64 is simple enough for pie if it can run windows
It’s probably also an ARM professor but that’s where the similarities seem to end.
@@chris7868 The Super Retrocade is like that as well regarding the seeking of replacement controllers despite having a USB connector.
The U in USB is supposed to stand for universal. Not anymore it doesn't as every company has spoiled it with custom firmware running things to the point that having a universal connector is all it is now, doesn't mean anything is automatically usable anymore just because of the USB standard.
Glad to see you back, Seven. Cheers
Thxxx for the great vid and much luck with the move. Curious to see the new space!
Can't wait to order the Mobius Probe!
Glad you're back!
Still waiting for the superior machine... the spectrum 48k mini with a kempston joystick. would buy one in a heartbeat.
great video as always.
Glad your back,,,I was having withdrawal symptoms 😂😢
Awesome fix! And great music.
Welcome back!
Another great vid.
Keep em coming.
I was waiting for two weeks for a new video from you that I was missing you like a girl waits for a boy to call. Lol
You have such an under rated channel!!!
Glad you’re back. Hope the move went without a hitch.
But you’re a tease putting adverts at your reveals 😂
A device which has a port that appears to be intentionally destroyed could be a red flag that the device has more serious issues. I had a USB microphone which started intermittently malfunctioning within the 1 year manufacturer's warranty period. The problem had nothing to do with the micro USB port. After I had provided some audio samples which confirmed the intermittent problem, the company agreed to mail me a cheque to reimburse me. However, before they would send the cheque, they requested that I use a screwdriver to destroy the micro USB port of the device and send them a photo as proof. I guess they have this policy to ensure they won't have to reimburse for the same faulty unit more than once.
Sorry it took so long for you mr l bet you were frustrated 😢but you did it well done Lovely 😊next time what are you going to do check all of the ports 🎉😅
I was concerned when I hadn't seen a new video for a bit, glad all is well. Peace
Always hated hacky sack on California Games. Been a stupid game ever since 1987.
The music takes you back though 😅
Solid performance :D
Finally my weekly ASMR is back!
Nicely done! I'm a bit sad the c64 doesn't boot to a blue screen with a READY prompt
fantastic diagnosis and repair
Always amazes me all this high technology all relying on utterly crap USB ports, talk about an Achille's heel.
What song is that around the 12:24 mark? Good video. Keep them coming
Congrats on 100k
Whats the name of the song in 12:45? Love it so much!
What kind of machine do you use for your back ground music? Keep up the good work.
This is the first video I've seen from your channel. I like your stick-with-it-ness.
Lesson #1 about computing: check your assumptions. :D
Mine have wasted many, many hours of my life.
Brilliantly done thanks Steve
CHRISSTTTT!!!!!! I remember the kept up game it was in me grandads house first time I’ve seen it in years
This seems like one of those, what happens when the kids go quiet. Lol.
Hi, I truly love your program and especially your music! Assume you make it yourself. Is there a way to listen to or buy it separately? Gr.
What did you expect to happen removing the USB port that way. The port is clearly knackered, so use a small pair of sharp side cutters and cut it off slowly then just remove the soldered on bits.
Would a thermal camera have picked up where that short was?
I never skip the rap shoutout as they usually slap, great vid as always 👍
Wether or not that diode was the fault I would have repositioned that poorly factory mount
California Games is great and oldscool.
One of The best Sports Game in c64
Yet another awesome fix :) one unrelated question, what song is that at index 11:15? Like it, i do.
agreed. I'd like to know.
ELFL - At the Crash Site
These vids are cool mate. Love em
I really need to buy one of those badass microscopes.
Another gem
8 bit guy would love to see you working on one of these.
Hey!
Great video.
Was interesting to watch.
My C64 mini won't detect the USB joysticks in any of the two ports. Is that a general problem with these minis?
Great video. Watching your repair while doing the robot from your background music. What are the tracks?
Nice video as always mate.
I'm wondering if I can fit an HDMI audio-splitter inside the casing of the mini. I need to feed audio out separately as my monitor doesn't have speakers. It looks like there probably probably is enough room for a splitter thanks to this video.
I can't use the mini on my main TV as the input lag is awful - weird because my X-Box with the same TV is fine, and the mini is fine with my PC monitor...
Next, referb a Vectrex with a bad monitor and the sound tick.
8:09 Diode split in the middle.
Steve is back