Adrians Digital Basement ][ | 0059 A VIC-20 test harness, an LS-120 disaster, a homebrew PC accelerator and a cool bad CPU die @adriansdigitalbasement2 | Uploaded April 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Welcome to the next SMMC video! On the bench today, I decided to open up all the (9) small mail call items I had accumulated. This includes some interesting things I hadn't seen before including something to help me fix VIC-20 computers.

0:00 Intro
0:48 LS-120 SuperDrive disaster and teardown
21:05 Electronic parts
21:54 Tanden Disk drive repair parts
28:15 CR2032 battery adapters and Mac TTL video adapter
34:24 CPU die that never worked
37:57 VIC-20 Diagnostic Cart and test harness
57:06 BBC Micro SCART cable
59:19 PC Sprint accelerator for XT machines
1:07:10 Jumper settings for the ProAudio Spectrum 16
1:10:10 Outro

-- Video Links (to fill out)

More about the Superdrive LS-120: (I don't see a mention of a laser!)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperDisk

Tandon disk drive repair video (with 3D printed parts)
youtube.com/watch?v=KGuJ185u5f0

Ron's computer videos channel:
youtube.com/c/ronscomputervideos

VIC-20 Diag Cart and test harness:
tindie.com/products/axel81l/diagnostic-test-harness-for-vic-20-commodore

My ISA RAM expansion board: (Github)
github.com/misterblack1/isa-ram-expansion

PC Sprint Github:
github.com/reeshub/pc-sprint

PC Spring Ctl-Alt-Rees Video
youtube.com/watch?v=8oWyogPZ7Bw

Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store:
my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com

Support the channel on Patreon:
patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement

Adrian's Digital Basement (Main Channel)
youtube.com/channel/UCE5dIscvDxrb7CD5uiJJOiw

-- Tools

Deoxit D5:
amzn.to/2VvOKy1
store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f

O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
amzn.to/3a9x54J

Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
amzn.to/2VrT5lW

Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
amzn.to/2ye6xC0

Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z

Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
amzn.to/3adRbuy

TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
amzn.to/2wG4tlP
aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html

TS100 Soldering Iron:
amzn.to/2K36dJ5
ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853

EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
eevblog.com/product/121gw

DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
amzn.to/2RDSDQw
ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672

Magnetic Screw Holder:
amzn.to/3b8LOhG
harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html

Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971

RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
retrotink.com

Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184

Heat Sinks:
aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html

Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
amzn.to/3b8LOOI

--- Links

My GitHub repository:
github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories

Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
commodorecomputerclub.com

--- Instructional videos

My video on damage-free chip removal:
youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8

--- Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino