C64 VIC-II Generation Conflict

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
  • Inspecting an interesting looking Commodore 64 that doesn't output any video. The fix is quite simple if you know what you're looking for.
    The C64 is an interesting conglomerate of different generation components. No idea how it ended up like this actually.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 107

  • @maikmerten
    @maikmerten 6 років тому +17

    Fun fact: You *can* use a new 5V VIC in older-revision C64s which expect 12V VICs. Bend away pin 13 (so it does not receive 12V from the socket, this would roast the chip) and feed 5V from the other supply pin via a short wire. I received a breadbin C64 with an old 250407 mainboard with that hack having been installed - apparently the old VIC was defective and only a new VIC was available for repair.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +2

      Yes! I read about that but didn't try yet. Thanks for confirming this really works. :)

    • @francoisleveille409
      @francoisleveille409 5 років тому +1

      Did it on my own board 250466. Works well. The VIC-II doesn't heat anymore.

    • @Dan-TechAndMusic
      @Dan-TechAndMusic 4 роки тому +1

      I just did that on my Breadbin, but I decided not to do any mods to the chip itself. Instead, I removed a ferrite bead that carries the 12V to the VIC-II, and tapped 5V from another ferrite bead that then is bodge wired to the VIC-II end of the removed bead. Et voila, a happy, untampered VIC-II 8565, and an easily reversible mod to the C64.

    • @Fry09294
      @Fry09294 Рік тому

      I actually threw a 5V VIC into a 12V machine once not realizing they were mismatched. Got a black and white picture. Eventually I figured out the problem and did what you said and surprisingly enough the chip worked just fine, not at all roasted :)

  • @TEBLify
    @TEBLify 6 років тому +3

    Don't know the history of this machine, but the other day I saw an ad in a swedish magazine that advertized an upgrade to a 64C from an old breadbin. You could bring the machine to them, they would then replace the case for you. Given that it was a licensed vendor I assume they also could have added a new warranty sticker.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Yes, I think they offered a similar service in Germany briefly. Might be how this came together. There's very little information to find about it.

  • @fortnitegod2647
    @fortnitegod2647 6 років тому +4

    I didn't know that the vic2 chip had different voltages between revisions. Love the brown keyboard in the cream case . Your Phillips monitor looks brilliant 😋 nice vid Jan as always😋....Kim

    • @arjanvanraaij8440
      @arjanvanraaij8440 6 років тому +1

      btw you can buy new c64c cases in the breadbin color in germany

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Yes, I should have mentioned that indeed... It's kind of implied by the voltage difference I'm talking about but I definitely should have made it clearer to save some poor VICs...

  • @maicod
    @maicod 6 років тому +2

    it certainly had been opened before since the aluminium coated cardboard RF protection 'board' has been cut off

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      Ripped off, really. :) Yes, it definitely has been openend and the CPU has been changed also.

  • @dingdingding7207
    @dingdingding7207 6 років тому +1

    New Jan Beta video? Instant upvote before even watching!!

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      Oh, thanks! Hope you weren't disappointed.

    • @dingdingding7207
      @dingdingding7207 6 років тому +1

      Disappointed? Never! Thanks for the great shows!

    • @rifter0x0000
      @rifter0x0000 6 років тому

      That's my policy too. There are a few youtubers I watch who have consistently good videos and Jan is one of them as I have recently discovered.

  • @jusb1066
    @jusb1066 6 років тому +1

    just a little reminder for a request: to show the difference between earlier and later sid chips with the sampling playback differences they had, and a little bit about the workaround. as a c64 owner i remember reading this at the time, but i had an earlier 64 so i had no problems, so never knew the reality of it

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      Yes! It's still on my list (like a lot of other things). I will eventually get to it. Sorry it takes so long. Now that I have a working short board/new SID machine, I can try the SID fix soon.

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 6 років тому

      thanks Jan :)

  • @Dkentflyer
    @Dkentflyer 6 років тому +1

    Another video from Jan :) I must admit i wonder how the incorrect chip ended up in the board.Great that you brought it back to life :)

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thanks! My theory is that someone repaired this C64 and used an old breadbin board for spares (the CPU also most likely came from that). Obviously whoever did it wasn't aware of the voltage differences.

    • @maicod
      @maicod 6 років тому

      and he gave up :)

  • @maicod
    @maicod 6 років тому +1

    fortunately you had a spare chip but it might be hard to acquire a new one for your spares collection since I think most C64 chips are not manufactured anymore. I hope people with dead and still half-populated C64 boards will think of you and send them to you.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      I have a small collection of spare chips and two spares boards for C64s. They are getting rare indeed. I hope there's going to be more modern replacements in the future to keep the old machines alive. The original ICs won't last forever.

    • @maicod
      @maicod 6 років тому +1

      yes maybe some (chinese) company remaking the ICs but I guess the ICs designs are still copyrighted :(

  • @00Skyfox
    @00Skyfox 6 років тому

    That's interesting. I've never seen a C64 (and I have 21 of them) that had a warranty sticker on it aside from the large square serial number sticker which mentions a warranty. And last night I found out that one of my C64Cs has a regular C64 motherboard in it, based on what the service manual says about board revisions. I never knew that.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Yes, the first C64Cs had 250425 boards, then 250466. Both "long" board revs. The ALDI C64 in mid 1987 was the first one to have a short board according to my research.
      I think the warranty stickers might be a German thing. I've seen a lot of warranty stickers from resellers, too.

  • @Archimedes75009
    @Archimedes75009 6 років тому

    The casing with this kind of clips is the same used for the all-in-one Archimedes BBC A3000 but with 2 screws at the back and one underneath.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      That's interesting. At least they added some screws so it probably wasn't only for cost reducing the construction. :)

  • @damienretro4416
    @damienretro4416 6 років тому +1

    Commodore did some strange things. I just bought a 1541C off a guy and it has a beige case with a brown drive and he said that's how it was when he bought it new.

  • @vittoriorebecchi7695
    @vittoriorebecchi7695 6 років тому

    Really nice and informative video! As all your videos.
    Thanks to you and Periphrastic, I got back the wish to fix my old commodore and acorn machines :-)

  • @cbmeeks
    @cbmeeks 6 років тому

    Great video. I never knew about that case! I knew Commodore was cheap but wow. That takes the cake. I had no idea they were THAT cheap.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thanks! Yeah, they did a lot to cut costs. I don't think it was in production for long, though. It feels a lot flimsier compared to the "proper" C64C cases with screws and keyboard standoffs.

  • @RDJ134
    @RDJ134 6 років тому

    Realy enjoyd watching this and learning a lot :)
    Also posted it on my Dutch website so more people can check it.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thank you! Also thanks for spreading the word. Which website do you run (if I may ask)? :)

    • @RDJ134
      @RDJ134 6 років тому

      www eigenwereld .nl its a dutch website about geek/nerd culture from games, comics, tv shows, music, etc etc and afcourse retro gaming and older systems
      As a old C64 and Amiga owner i realy enjoy showing people video's like yours and retro man cave to people who never had the privlage of growing up with them. I wish i had the space to buy them again and play with it. But i do have a raspberry pi i know not the same but a nice alternative i gues.
      Any way thank you for making this videos, and i am realy impressed of your knowledge of this older systems :)

  • @JaySmith-cd1ln
    @JaySmith-cd1ln 6 років тому +1

    If only I could be as cool as you Jan. Thanks for the video man \m/ :)

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      Oh, thank you! I just pretend to be cool really... ;)

    • @Handz001
      @Handz001 5 років тому

      @@JanBeta But it oozes out. The coolness that is.

  • @Bencarelle
    @Bencarelle 6 років тому

    Greetings from Hessen! My interests are more in the microcontroller, audio and FPGA direction, but I watch your videos regularly.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Oh, thanks! Greetings from the coast! (Kiel, to be precise...) :)

  • @sulrich70
    @sulrich70 6 років тому

    Nice work, thanks for the heads up!

  • @MindFlareRetro
    @MindFlareRetro 6 років тому

    Ah, it's nice to have a simple fix once in a while. You were on-the-ball to spot the 6569 VIC-II on the board. Was @_Scoosie_ aware of the incorrect VIC-II version before sending this donation? What other goodies did he generously donate? *rubs hands eagerly*

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      Oh, there was a lot in there. Disk drives, another C64, Amiga peripherals, power supplies, etc. etc. Mostly bought as "untested" from ebay, I think and passed on to me because of the lack of time to go through it and repair. ;) I think @_Scoosie_ didn't know about the different VICs before.

  • @Ichinin
    @Ichinin 6 років тому +2

    First time i tried a dead-test / diagnostic cartridge i was like "holy hell, everything is broken", then i learned about the harness. Ironically, the CIA chips that appeared broken in the computer i tested first - were actually both broken.

    • @GaryKildall
      @GaryKildall 6 років тому

      Complex Interface Adapters are so fragile.

    • @GaryKildall
      @GaryKildall 6 років тому

      The Amiga had fortunately 2 CIA but I never had a C64. With Amiga it was simply swapping to know which one was bad. These chips are probably directly connected to the outside world. Like a printer or disk drive with the Amiga.

  • @diegobudavari3943
    @diegobudavari3943 6 років тому +3

    How could possibly has this C64 ended with a wrong vic? somebody just throwed some random pieces together (keyboard, VIC, case, etc.) just to see what happens? :D Sometimes i'd love to know the history of some pieces of hardware that come to my hands, because once in a while a weird piece like this appears. I once found a casette tape in a garage sale where the tape itself had been removed and replaced by a circuit that, when put into a casette player, played a sinodal wave of a given frecuency. Who did that and the purpose of it remains a mistery to me.

    • @GaryKildall
      @GaryKildall 6 років тому +1

      This happens in Amiga 500 when a Fat Agnus is placed in an older Amiga 500 motherboard with Agnus. Pin compatible but only 1 pin difference.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +2

      My guess is somebody tried to repair it and only had an old board as the source for spares. Obviously whoever did it didn't think about the voltages.
      I kind of love these little obscurities. :)

    • @alynicholls3230
      @alynicholls3230 6 років тому +1

      that cassette is an alignment tool, you put it in and press play then adjust the tape head till it is spot on.
      of course since you dont have prior knowledge or instructions for it, you would have to run the output from the tape through either an oscilloscope or a spectrum analyzer using a tape player that was set correct, then take a snapshot of the correct sine, setting it up would be a "faff" maybe even a pain, but once you have your snapshot and a set of leads you could setup any tape drive.

  • @andrewdupuis1151
    @andrewdupuis1151 6 років тому

    I use to have same one you have i wish I still had it. i do still have c128 how ever sound don't work any more. thanks goodness c64 Mini came out

  • @francoisleveille409
    @francoisleveille409 3 роки тому

    If you use a 656X VIC-II on C64c boards, there won't be a display. If you use a 856X VIC-II on the old boards then the 12V on pin 13 will destroy them.

  • @MauroSanna
    @MauroSanna 6 років тому

    Very nice and informative video as always!

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thank you Mauro! :)

  • @eekpie
    @eekpie 6 років тому

    Aaah an Ave watcher. Interesting unit

  • @blackterminal
    @blackterminal 4 роки тому

    I made my own generation conflicts by swapping parts from faulty units to make working ones

  • @BadSector
    @BadSector 6 років тому +2

    same type of board that I just repaired, mine was black screen due to band ram

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Pretty interesting how frequently the RAM on the newer boards fails. I would have thought the newer ICs were a lot more reliable but it is a very common fault.

  • @rifter0x0000
    @rifter0x0000 6 років тому

    Cue the anguished cries of nerds everywhere as the usually very careful Jan blows moisture into those contacts. :)

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Ha! Didn't think of that. :D

  • @EduArana
    @EduArana 6 років тому

    Great video Jan!

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thanks Edu! :)

  • @XolaresTiberius
    @XolaresTiberius 5 років тому

    That screens noise! O.o

  • @wimwiddershins
    @wimwiddershins 6 років тому

    Great as always Jan!

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thank you Wim! :)

  • @Archimedes75009
    @Archimedes75009 6 років тому

    'Contaaaaaaaccct' (Predator the movie) ;-)

  • @vrakula
    @vrakula 6 років тому +1

    No C64C had the brown keyboard. Period.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      There's some Argentinian Drean C64Cs that have. Otherwise you are most likely correct. ;)

  • @jeffnay6502
    @jeffnay6502 2 роки тому

    Do you have the pinouts for the 8562 / 8565?

  • @Handz001
    @Handz001 5 років тому

    Anyone else hear the high pitch CRT noise about 10:40 in?
    My other half says i'm deaf, but I can hear my old CRT monitor making that high pitched noise (and the buzz that some light bulbs/chargers make).
    I shouldn't be able to at my age apparently.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  5 років тому

      I don't hear it anymore. But I'm old and spent most of my adult life playing bass guitar in rock bands and listening to loud music... ;)

    • @Handz001
      @Handz001 5 років тому

      @@JanBeta haha yeah, I've not picked up my bass in a long time! I'm 32 tomorrow, so technically I shouldn't be able to hear it either at my age. Odd that I can anything as I loved loud music when I was younger. Black metal at that.

  • @FernandoelChachi
    @FernandoelChachi 6 років тому

    Hi: A bit off-topic but I would like to ask you where should I take 12volts dc from in my 250407 rev.C mobo. It's important for the mod I'm planning.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      You could take it directly from the 7812 voltage regulator I guess. It should have enough oomph (1A) to power something else apart from the VIC-II.

  • @mattgreen7796
    @mattgreen7796 5 років тому

    Does it matter which way you put the vic chip in? How do you know which way it should go?

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  5 років тому

      Yes! The VIC-II can easily be destroyed if you put it in the wrong way. There is a little notch on one side of the chip that you have to line up with the notch in the socket and the marking on the PCB.

  • @MRHDGUY
    @MRHDGUY 5 років тому

    please help me
    i ahve a commodore c64c black screen , i opned it up and found a blown diode , i have replaced it but its still showing black screen please help

  • @SlavomirG
    @SlavomirG 6 років тому

    10:01 That's what she said!!1 :D

  • @gamemaster2618
    @gamemaster2618 6 років тому +1

    Let me know if you have an aldi c64 for sale jan please. Thanks

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +2

      Oh, I only have a broken one at the moment. I'm going to have a go at fixing it sometime soon and then I'm going to sell it I think.

    • @gamemaster2618
      @gamemaster2618 6 років тому

      Awesome make a video about fixing it :) and let me know if you're selling it.

  • @junnuvainio1277
    @junnuvainio1277 6 років тому

    Nice job again :)

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thanks Junnu! :)

  • @JohnAnderson4242
    @JohnAnderson4242 6 років тому

    I have a breadbin ASY# 250407 Rev B board, it seems fine when powered up, can type a little program and run. When I put a cartridge in it, it goes black or garbage screen. PLA has been replaced, VIC II and SID have been swapped in to working machine, all okay.
    Any ideas?

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Mh, that's odd. Is the cartridge known to work? Did you clean the cartridge connector? I found that it's often just a bit of smudge on the edge connectors that prevents stuff from working properly.

    • @JohnAnderson4242
      @JohnAnderson4242 6 років тому

      Hi Jan, yes a good Cynthcart and a diagnostic cartridge. The Cynthcart comes up black, diagnostic comes up with garbage, blue border and all. I'll look at the edge-socket closer. But have a true dead-test cart on the way. Also removed SID and did these tests - great Channel!

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      If cleaning the connectors doesn’t help it might be a strange fault in the PLA. Weird that everything else seems to work though.

    • @francoisleveille409
      @francoisleveille409 5 років тому

      This happens often when the replacement PLA is a cheap hack (EPROM) instead of a genuine Commodore PLA or a good quality replacement.

  • @GameTechRefuge
    @GameTechRefuge 6 років тому

    Great video. +1 Sub here, great channel.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Thanks Dermot! Welcome aboard. :)

  • @joshpayne4015
    @joshpayne4015 6 років тому

    The OCD person inside of me cringes to see that torn-off cardboard under the short board. Seems like you'd get better convention cooling by taking that out, right?

    • @Ichinin
      @Ichinin 6 років тому

      Actually it's useless, i remove pretty much all cardboard/metallic "shielding" from the computers i own (have a pile). Some say it's for cooling, but it have no noticeable effect, and the metalic pieces that descend down above processors are for airflow to be able to reach down. You're better off with modern silver paste and heatsinks. Metallic cases was to reduce the processors "spraying signals" around and for FCC compliance.

    • @Ichinin
      @Ichinin 6 років тому +1

      Well, since people have reverse engineered the SID chip (SwinSID) and the PLA's (PLAnkton amongst others), i'm sure there will be new VIC chips and others too.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Yes, I usually take them out. Their only purpose is to shield the outside world from the RF noise the machine produces. Which doesn't matter to most modern stuff (unless you want to listen to AM radio or something like that). Airflow should be a bit better without it (top part is more important for that, though obviously).

  • @arjanvanraaij8440
    @arjanvanraaij8440 6 років тому

    4.40 firebrigade.

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Yeah, it wasn't me who started a fire luckily. ;)

  • @JaySmith-cd1ln
    @JaySmith-cd1ln 6 років тому +1

    Hey people, if you watch this video, and you see this comment, write a comment, just say anything, comments help channels grow :)

    • @maicod
      @maicod 6 років тому +2

      I try to :)

    • @rifter0x0000
      @rifter0x0000 6 років тому

      Nothing like commenting on a comment about comments!

  • @atzefatze
    @atzefatze 6 років тому

    ...und warum nicht in deutsch?

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому +1

      Weil mehr Menschen weltweit englisch sprechen als deutsch.

    • @atzefatze
      @atzefatze 6 років тому

      so gibt es kein Daumen nach oben. :(

  • @EdwinNoorlander
    @EdwinNoorlander 6 років тому

    First 👍🏻😂

    • @JanBeta
      @JanBeta  6 років тому

      Haha, congratulations! ;P

    • @EdwinNoorlander
      @EdwinNoorlander 6 років тому

      Jan Beta, I din’t now that the VIC-II use 5v on the pin where normally 12v is connected. So you can damage the IC if you put a VIC-II in a older C64 mainboard.