Druid6900
Veteran Member
Hi,
I got tired of seeing all the Commodore 64s, 64Cs, 128s, Vic-20s and Amigas, with their monitors sitting around the warehouse, so I had them trucked over to my house and I am making fixing them a pet (no pun intended) project.
Most of all the C64 PSUs tested bad on a load test-jig I set up, so, I had some new hybrid transformer/switching supplies manufactured and they are testing under monitoring. I had them made with 5VDC@3A and 14VAC@2A which is powerful enough to drive a C128. I am having a slip-on adapter with the C128 square 5-pin DIN connector on the end (yes, I found a bunch of them) to test them on the C128s. The 14VAC is fused and the supply can be opened to replace a blown fuse.
I had some very nice serial cables made up, but, now I am turning my attention to the AV cables that I'll have manufactured.
That's what I need the opinions on. Which cables should I have made, what length should they be, would the original ones be best (5-pin DIN to dual RCA, 8-pin DIN to triple RCA), s-video, scart, what?
I would appreciate your comments as they will be the basis for my decision. What I'm having a little trouble finding is some of the wiring diagrams for the cables (which connector pins to which colour RCA plugs, etc) so my manufacturer can fabricate them, so, if you have or know where I can find them I'd appreciate that information as well.
Thanks.
I got tired of seeing all the Commodore 64s, 64Cs, 128s, Vic-20s and Amigas, with their monitors sitting around the warehouse, so I had them trucked over to my house and I am making fixing them a pet (no pun intended) project.
Most of all the C64 PSUs tested bad on a load test-jig I set up, so, I had some new hybrid transformer/switching supplies manufactured and they are testing under monitoring. I had them made with 5VDC@3A and 14VAC@2A which is powerful enough to drive a C128. I am having a slip-on adapter with the C128 square 5-pin DIN connector on the end (yes, I found a bunch of them) to test them on the C128s. The 14VAC is fused and the supply can be opened to replace a blown fuse.
I had some very nice serial cables made up, but, now I am turning my attention to the AV cables that I'll have manufactured.
That's what I need the opinions on. Which cables should I have made, what length should they be, would the original ones be best (5-pin DIN to dual RCA, 8-pin DIN to triple RCA), s-video, scart, what?
I would appreciate your comments as they will be the basis for my decision. What I'm having a little trouble finding is some of the wiring diagrams for the cables (which connector pins to which colour RCA plugs, etc) so my manufacturer can fabricate them, so, if you have or know where I can find them I'd appreciate that information as well.
Thanks.