Subj : Re: C64 Refurb To : Daniel From : Computer Nerd Kev Date : Mon May 04 2020 11:25 pm Daniel wrote: > > I have yet to replace a chip on a board and so I ask this with respect to best > practices of the restoration community. Is socketing the chip a recommended > thing to do? The advantage is that if the chip fails it's easy to replace, the disadvantage is that if the chip seems to have failed, the first suspect is that it's just a poor contact in the socket. So easier to fix but _possibly_ less reliable. More of a problem if the board is likely to be bumped around a lot. You'll have to decide for yourself what you prefer. You might also consider installing heatsinks on some of the chips seeing as you're doing everything else. > On another note, I believe the rig linked below is meant solely for the > original power supply. Would it be prudent to build a rig like this for any > power supply? Or are the modern equivalents built with this sort of protection > in its design? > > https://console5.com/store/commodore-64-power-saver-circuit-kit.html In theory the originals had protection built into their design, it just tends to fail because they run too hot so the regulator chip dies an early death. Poor quality capacitors can also fail early and cause excessive supply ripple, more so if also overheated. So if you're sure that the replacement power supply is well heat sinked and uses high quality genuine components, it might be over-kill to use a protection circuit. On the other hand if it's something that someone's cobbled together from cheap Chinese PSU modules bought off Ebay, then I'd suggest more caution. My design also indicates ripple and low 5VDC or 9VAC voltage: http://computernerdkev.heliohost.org/comiemon/comiemon.htm http://computernerdkev.heliohost.org/comiemon/relay.htm -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _# --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: Agency HUB, Dunedin - New Zealand | Fido<>Usenet Gateway (3:770/3) .