Had to choose between recapping a Commodore 64 or replacing the PSU entirely

I went with the PSU replacement because the old brick was putting out 12.2V instead of 9V and it fried a CIA chip anyway, anyone else deal with these failing regulators yet?

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mason36124d ago

Doubt it's that big of a deal honestly. Those old PSUs are tanks and a little ripple usually isn't enough to nuke anything unless you really got unlucky.

faith_lopez4824d ago

Those old Commodore 64 PSUs are infamous for drifting voltages over time, especially the 5V rail. In my experience, that slow death kills more chips than a sudden spike does.