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  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    "Rubber"?
  • muse
    muse replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    I think i'm wrong about this. It seems that the rubber washer is to prevent the dome from moving up and down.
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    @muse I was guessing that was the case, but if the use of the FLAT round plastic piece is going to make it better for big, fat-fingered...
  • muse
    muse replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    Yes shaft is a bit short for larger hands. I suspect the flat round piece would help. It is primarly used for dust protection
  • muse
    muse replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    No sorry. I wasn't clear in my response. I was talking about the Ultimate 64. Im still using an original Wico Command Control joystick...
  • JDW
    JDW replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    Do you have the same joystick shown in my photos? I've read THE MANUAL for the ArcardR joystick I received, but I am not seeing any...
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  • muse
    muse replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    Here is a photo of mine during testing, lots of errors on the screen but this is normal due to lack of testing harness and missing basic...
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  • muse
    muse replied to the thread First official C64 in 36 years.
    That looks like an interesting project. The Ultimate 64 is a great product, I think I'd have purchased one by now had I not already had...
  • muse
    This is likely a bad cap on the analog board based on your post. There is a capacitor adjacent to the flyback which has likely started...
  • B
    BobDaAggie replied to the thread MicroMac Power Workstation.
    Thanks for the help. I am really new at this and it is really hard
  • B
    BobDaAggie replied to the thread MicroMac Power Workstation.
    So on the back of the board all I see are pins 1, 3 and 4 being used:
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