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Main channel: The sweet taste of success! The Apple II+ clone is FINALLY fixed! (Patreon)

Published:
2023-09-09 16:15:00
Imported:
2024-05

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Helly my patrons! What a journey this machine put me on. I never would have guessed how many hours I would have to put into this machine to get it working. I expected this final part to be somewhat quick, just finishing up some loose ends after the marathon part 2, but nope!

This machine refused to be fixed! (I half suspect it'll randomly break again too.)

If it weren't for the fact I get all this support from my patrons to allow me to make this content full time, this repair probably would have taken me months to finish. Behind the scenes, there were long days and many hours pouring over the Apple II Circuit Description book to try to grasp the intricacies of the Apple II. Then so many hours by David Giller and myself testing and refining the Apple II diagnostic ROM. 

I really hope that with the outcome of this video series, there were hours of enjoyment for my viewers, but also lots of lessons on how to fix these types of issues. Educational _and_ entertaining? :-)

So, in the end, it was an amazing journey though, and OH SO SATISFYING to see this machine working again. 

Thanks for all the support, and now onto the next big thing!

Direct link: https://youtu.be/xv6B8BFDMck

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Apple II+ clone repair: The sweet taste of success!

The Apple II+ clone repair saga concludes in this episode! It's been an epic journey, with trials and tribulations mixed with elations and sadness. This has definitely been one of my most difficult but also fun and exciting repairs to date. Part 0: https://youtu.be/31WAE83FPoE (SMMC video featuring this computer) Part 1: https://youtu.be/vYMiSz-WlEY Part 2: https://youtu.be/ErwUFmgQgXY Part 3a: https://youtu.be/qwLa9AKsjWY (the Keyboard repair) Part 3b: This part! -- Info ROMs in this machine: F8 Apple II F0 Franklin Ace 1000 E8 Franklin Ace 1000 E0 ? 300865CC D8 Apple II J-Plus D0 Apple II J-Plus -- Links Music: Raindropsies_2SID by Wojciech Radziejewski (Shogoon) https://csdb.dk/sid/?id=54728 Open source Apple II Language card: https://github.com/btb/LanguageCard Original Language card design by Frank: (SMD) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KPIAoO1dTU Our Apple II "Dead Test" diagnostic ROM: https://github.com/misterblack1/appleII_deadtest/tree/main Copy of the E0 ROM, scan of schematics and photos of the clone PCB: https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-clone-pcb-bare-overlay News report on these illegal clone computers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFjGq55BglM Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spring.com/ Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g Support the channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) https://amzn.to/3a9x54J Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0 Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/ Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: https://amzn.to/3adRbuy TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853 EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672 Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971 RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) http://www.retrotink.com/ Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184 Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8 --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino

Comments

Johnson Lam

I really missed these clones since I grow up with them.

Darren Hughes

Adrian, I've collected a lot of chip sockets through the years from every which where, so I have a lot of single sided chip sockets. Would you say, a single sided chip socket is better than no socket at all? Or should I just get rid of them all and keep only the double sided & round hole? (Or should I keep only the round ones?) Thanks again for another helpful episode.

adriansdigitalbasement
>>117627430

I have to say that socketed machines are much more likely to have issues, especially these old crap sockets. If this board was entirely soldered, I think this machine would have been nearly rock solid. (Other than the shorts)