Great video about testing out a C64 left outside for many years (not my video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVphFkaX1gg
C64 left outside for many years (video)
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C64 left outside for many years (video)

- IDLookout
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Re: C64 left outside for many years (video)
That's pretty amazing. I like how giddy he is that it works.
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Re: C64 left outside for many years (video)
Great restoration job. I think most people would have given up at the ant farm.
- cbmeeks
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Re: C64 left outside for many years (video)
One thing that bothered me a little (as did the VIC-20 restoration from the 8-Bit Guy) was that they left the rust inside the case on the bottom. All because "no one will see it".
In my restorations, I would never let that slide. Even if I had to take a Dremel and sand it down to almost nothing...then refill with epoxy, that's what I would do. Mainly because of my OCD. It would be like a "Tell-Tale Heart" for me. Always knowing it was there...thumping louder and louder. lol
I figure if the rust is that bad, removing a little plastic isn't going to make much difference. But that's just me.
Otherwise, great video.
In my restorations, I would never let that slide. Even if I had to take a Dremel and sand it down to almost nothing...then refill with epoxy, that's what I would do. Mainly because of my OCD. It would be like a "Tell-Tale Heart" for me. Always knowing it was there...thumping louder and louder. lol
I figure if the rust is that bad, removing a little plastic isn't going to make much difference. But that's just me.
Otherwise, great video.
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Re: C64 left outside for many years (video)
Kind regards, Peter.
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