Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Refurbishing 5 broken Commodore Datas(s)ettes with various different problems. // Kindly sponsored by my favorite PCB manufacturer PCBWay! pcbway.com

My first datasette repair videos:
Part 1: youtu.be/SBB5h8BcbMk
Part 2: youtu.be/Xstd5rbH5t8

Wolfgang's channel "RETRO is the new black":
youtube.com/@UCiWjiArU0QUquJaDUDW-3Uw

Kontakt Chemie 66 Printer Cleaner:
DE: amazon.de/dp/B000YIYF5E

Azimuth Adjustment Software:
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=49944

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
3:16 Sponsor Message
3:50 Testing the 1531s
8:37 Repair No. 1: 1531 vs Pepsi
26:27 Repair No. 2: Dusty 1531
32:46 Repair No. 3: Business as usual 1531
42:44 Repair No. 4: COBRA 1530 Clone
54:37 Repair No. 5: DOA NOS Turbocorder 1530 Clone
1:07:01 Thank you & Good night

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