Commodore 1541 Disk Drive Repair - Bringing it Back to Life

In this video I repair the first Commodore 1541 disk drive I have touched in about 30 years. It had multiple issues and I made a few mistakes along the way, but it all was good in the end.

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Deoxit D5
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Tri-Flow Lubricant
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RetroTINK 2X Pro
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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
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This was the first 1541 I have touched in about 30 years and it shows a bit. I made a few mistakes, mainly because I was using different test equipment than I used back in the day. I thought it would be better to include the rough edges rather than to gloss them over. Finally, I was able to test it with some disks that had been in storage for several decades. At the end I show a sneak peek of a game I was working on in the 80s’. It’s an RPG inspired by Ultima and Telengard written in machine language.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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00:00:26 Disassembly & Testing
00:01:23 DC Voltage Checks
00:02:01 New Shop
00:02:14 Clean Sockets
00:04:10 Check CPU
00:04:23 Replace Bad Cap
00:04:47 Test Capacitors
00:06:35 Replace CPU & Discuss Logic Probe Vs Oscilloscope
00:08:03 Replace ROM
00:08:31 Clean & Lube Drive Mechanism
00:09:49 Fix LED Mount
00:10:10 Reassembly
00:10:37 Test Drive
00:11:09 My Machine Language RPG from 1980s
00:11:52 Ending

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ABOUT RavenWolf Retro Tech
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RavenWolf Retro Tech gives you a new vintage tech video each week. Up-coming videos include a 1984 Osborne Executive unboxing and restoration, a 1970s HP 45 scientific calculator restoration and several videos repairing and restoring the Commodore 64 in this video along with a dead 1541 disk drive . We will explore & restore vintage technology every week.

I will be giving you new videos, as I can until the shop is completed. After that, I will release a new video every week.

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