Hey Birt! | NEC PC-8300, “It’s dead Birt!”. A dead power supply and NEC PC-8201A comparison @HeyBirt | Uploaded February 2021 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
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In this video we take a look at an NEC PC-8300 and compare it to its older brother the PC-8201A. These two NEC ‘slabtop’ computers are part of the line made by Kyocera that began with the TRS-80 Model 100. We’ll see how the two siblings compare to their granddaddy the Model 100 and what was changed over the years.
Then we’ll investigate the dead power supply of the PC-8300 and see if we can coax it back to life. To complicate matters there is no schematic or service manual available for the PC-8300. The closest one is the manual for the PC-8201A which is quite different in some areas. Can we breathe new life into this 30-year-old portable computer? Join us and find out.
Timeline:
01:29 – Exterior Comparison
04:51 – Disassembly
11:06 – PCB Comparison
12:36 – PC-8300 Repair
24:57 – Testing
30:35 – Wrap up
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Video sponsor: PCBWay: $5 for 2 layer PCBs with 24hr turnaround at pcbway.com
In this video we take a look at an NEC PC-8300 and compare it to its older brother the PC-8201A. These two NEC ‘slabtop’ computers are part of the line made by Kyocera that began with the TRS-80 Model 100. We’ll see how the two siblings compare to their granddaddy the Model 100 and what was changed over the years.
Then we’ll investigate the dead power supply of the PC-8300 and see if we can coax it back to life. To complicate matters there is no schematic or service manual available for the PC-8300. The closest one is the manual for the PC-8201A which is quite different in some areas. Can we breathe new life into this 30-year-old portable computer? Join us and find out.
Timeline:
01:29 – Exterior Comparison
04:51 – Disassembly
11:06 – PCB Comparison
12:36 – PC-8300 Repair
24:57 – Testing
30:35 – Wrap up
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Links
Web8201: web8201.net
Bitchen100: bitchin100.com
Credits
Chiptune Thing No. 3 "Victory" by Steven O’Brien soundcloud.com/stevenobrien
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music provided by Music for Creators youtu.be/ujIMRIJ1JG8
