Apple II+ clone repair: The sweet taste of success!
The Apple II+ clone repair saga concludes in this final 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: • 0068 This computer is an illegal clone (SMMC video featuring this computer) Part 1: • Apple II+ clone repair: I thought this wou... Part 2: • Apple II+ clone repair: It was one of my m... Part 3a: • How to fix and repair Alps SKCC keyboards (the Keyboard repair) Part 3: 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) • A "new" 16k Language Card for my Apple II ... Our Apple II "Dead Test" diagnostic ROM: https://github.com/misterblack1/apple... Copy of the E0 ROM, scan of schematics and photos of the clone PCB: https://archive.org/details/apple-ii-... News report on these illegal clone computers: • 1985 New Tech Times on counterfeit Apple I... Adrian's Digital Basement Merch store: https://my-store-c82bd2-2.creator-spr... Adrian's Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) / @adriansdigitalbasement2 Support the channel on Patreon: / adriansdigitalbasement -- Tools Deoxit D5: https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1 http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.16... 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/digi... 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/33000... TS100 Soldering Iron: https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5 https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MI... EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/ DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DS... Magnetic Screw Holder: https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-... Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-... 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-... Heat Sinks: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537... Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI --- Links My GitHub repository: https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=r... Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/ --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: • How to remove chips without damaging the c... --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino

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