Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I'm putting together a Commodore 64C with a relatively rare cost reduced case and then future proofing it.

A more in-depth C64C restoration video:
youtu.be/LUkzhytkodg

PCB Cleaner Kontakt Chemie LR*:
DE: amzn.to/3VSSSIp

The protection diode I used is a unidirectional Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) diode P6KE 6.8A*:
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I got the heatsinks I used from Reichelt:
For 40 pin DIL: reichelt.de/de/de/kuehlkoerper-19-x-4-8-x-51-mm-fuer-dil-ic-ick-40-b-p164362.html
For 28 pin DIL: reichelt.de/kuehlkoerper-19-x-4-8-x-37-mm-fuer-dil-ic-ick-28-b-p164359.html

Capacitor list for the C64 ASSY 250469 REV B:
1x 1000uF 16V axial
1x 470uF 35V radial
1x 220uF 25V radial
1x 220uF 16V radial
1x 100uF 16V radial
1x 47uF 16V radial
1x 10uF 25V radial
1x 4.7uF 25V radial
1x 2.2uF 50V radial
+ RF modulator (low profile radial caps): 220uF/10V, 10uF/16V

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
3:12 A rare case
5:47 Disassembling the Keyboard
7:14 Cleaning Plastic Parts
9:51 Recapping the Board
13:25 Overvoltage Protection
16:51 Cleaning the PCB
18:08 Recapping the RF Modulator
22:54 Scrubbing Plastics
24:04 Cleaning the Edge Connectors
26:03 Adding Heat Sinks
28:20 Case Repair
30:19 Cleaning the Metal Parts
31:59 Reassembling the Keyboard
34:38 Final Reassembly
39:30 The Result
40:11 Thank you & Good night

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