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Commodore 64 output after a PAL conversion. Red screen from a Back it cartridge showing that it detects PAL correctly. 87b5545f3e9d03b3.jpeg VICII socket (empty) next to the jumper for PAL/NTSC that has been moved to the PAL position.  A crystal oscillator has been removed and sits atop the empty VICII socket.  The new oscillator sits in its place on the board. 8d07cf06f449baf5.jpeg Right side, top view of the a C64 keyboard in the case . The right top most mounts have been cracked and shattered. Still intact and can be epoxied. be6acf7231b3f3d3.jpg Inside view of the broken alley board screw mounts. Right most is fully separated (around the function keys). The next screw mount is only cracked. bb1343ab557e06f2.jpg Standard C64 READY screen in BASIC after the ROM was resoldered.  White border on blue screen with white text β€œCommodore 64 basic v2 64k ram 38911 basic bytes free READY”.  

The white blinking cursor waits for commands. 6c0c2f40b61dc681.jpg Original BASIC ROM back in its socket with a suspiciously bad pin soldered back onto pin 12. 0e687251a8a6ac94.jpg Profile view of the right side of the BASIC ROM removed from its socket showing a missing pin. A replacement pin sits to the right on a blue work mat 11a46399178f5e3b.jpeg Commodore64 diagnostic output showing the BASIC ROM failing. The control port test is failing as well as not having any audio output.  4bc8994f52e719fd.jpeg C64 main board in the bottom case with a replaced SID and PLA. ebb5281eed547ca2.jpg Output from the failed ViC2 through a BackBit cartridge. Red border output with stripes of white. 7e6918e218ca26e5.jpg Top view of the sockets for RAM on C64 main board after desoldering all ram from the board. board has been cleaned and the through hole connectors have been opened again.  U21-U24 and U9-U12 are almost ready for sockets.  Green circuit board with white lettering. 5e0505729970082f.jpeg Reverse side of the C64 main board showing the through hole connectors for the 8 RAM sockets after the first pass of cleanup.   Green solder mask on the board throughout. 5f56d5a8598f0d39.jpeg Test fit of sockets in the main board.  Only 3 sockets cleanly seat into the sockets (U22, U10 and U11).  The other 5 need to have one or two holes tidied up.  Green solder mask board with black sockets and integrated circuits. baa6f7c3c72ab0a9.jpeg 40a84dd6436c630d.mp4 9b4c0dc1b3bee08b.mp4