Denial

Hopefully Armando will help me out now..
He agreed to supply replacement for the cpu.
rgds
VS

I have replied to your PM..
and thanks
VS

The 6510 substitute for the 8501 is indeed an interesting option ..but so far I have had no success contacting it's developer.
I tried leaving a comment/request to his blog ..but so far ..no response ?
cest la vie

vicario wrote:Maybe you can be interested in this :

http://hackjunk.com/2017/06/23/commodor ... onversion/

That is indeed interesting ..
now bookmarked.
I'll investgate further tomorrow
cheers
VS

anyone know where I might obtain an 8501 cpu at a reasonable price ..
I recently restored 2 x commodore plus 4 computers ..and a C16 ..
Sadly I'm one cpu short ...
I can test them all by swapping the cpu over ...but it would be nice and safer to have one in each computer.
rgds
VS

The adapter bases I ordered from the USA finally arrived ..so figured I'd have a play with some 27C64s I had recovered and blanked with UV..this weekend. Downloaded the bin images ..but wasn't sure my TL866 programmer was up to the job. Well the 27C64 _is_ in the list ..but I'm sure is not natively ...

Right idea I guess ..poor choice of switching psu .. I guess I _could_ make my own .. Or perhaps someone knows of a better module that will fit in that space ? rgds VS See : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191676922882 More expensive... more quality. This one is UL registered and CE but there are many ot...

Right idea I guess ..poor choice of switching psu ..
I guess I _could_ make my own ..
Or perhaps someone knows of a better module that will fit in that space ?
rgds
VS

I have a good few of the cream coloured wedge power supplies hanging around .. ..all of which are faulty . BUT ..It is almost always the crappy 5v rail which fails .. The transformer is usually just fine .. So I opened one up ...to reveal the pcb charred and the regulater which is epoxied in ..also ...

So ..having built a play area /bench & shelf system in my playroom .. Today I started filling it up. The recently repaired PET 4032 and 8050 ...now joined by my Arfon expansion unit for the VIC20 .. ..again recently repaired ..as was the N model VIC20 .. Had to replace a 6522 to get the tape to ...

Sound Checked with a game cartridge ..
Time to glue the box ..and re-assemble the VIC..

Didn't like the Idea of adapting and cutting cables so after doing the S-video mod ..I decided to design and construct a breakout box for the VIC20 rear .. Made with a dual phono output to connect the audio to my monitor which is stereo ..so paralleled up the phonos .. Then fitted a panel mount S-vi...

Now I have space invaders on my PET ..I figured it worth adding a small single chip amp powered from the 5volt rail... inside the case ..and doing the user port sound mod ..
It's very effective indeed..
rgds
VS

Cheers once again Norm ..
rgds
VS

Great info Norm .. I've ordered this type .. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SD2IEC-v3-SD-Card-Reader-for-Commodore-64-128-VIC20-1541-Drive-Emulator-C64-C128-/122627280407?epid=583257254&hash=item1c8d27ce17:g:gU4AAOSw8GhZgKRL Hope it can do all I want ..for all but PET that is.. If not ..perhaps someo...