Since Ive recently decided to spruce up my NAC a bit I thought it was time to get hold of a new control panel for it.
I ordered this one from Akihabarashop.jp
Ive got to say the communications from this place are nil but the item landed after about 3 weeks so I guess I cant complain too much as it is brand new.
Recently picked up a bargain on eBay.
It was a job lot of Commodore stuff and included the following
3 x Commodore 64’s (untested)
a load of Amiga disks
a load of C64 tapes
a few 5.25″ floppies
couple of Commodore dust covers
an AV lead that looks to have an S-Video connector on it
Now when I see the work “untested” on an eBay auction it usually means its broken. In this case I ended up with 2 fully working C64’s and one with a duff PLA that I can easily replace.
So I got all this for a grand total of £21. Im very happy with that
I had actually forgotten I had this ordered, its been that long.
Anyway today it turned up and it looks very nice.
Now all I need to do is find where Ive hidden my Dreamcast
Got a nice fully boxed with artwork etc, SvG kit.
I do love arcade stuff that’s all boxed, shiny and new so couldn’t resist this.
I recently got my DD Crew FD1094 back from Charles after he dumped it and despite liking the fact that we now have decrypted ROM sets, I do love my stuff to be original wherever possible.
I did attempt a battery change on one of these a few years ago and it ended in disaster so I was keen not let it happen again.
I ordered a couple of CR2032 batteries up and set to work.
First thing was to make the helper battery up. This was just another tabbed CR2032 with a couple of flying leads on with crocodile clips on the ends.
Then gently pry the lid up from the body.
To be sure I checked the voltage on the current battery. I’m glad I did as the + and – wires from the CPU had a layer of crud on them that meant I could not get a reliable connection. I took a stanley knife blade and scraped away at the top and sides of the wires which allowed me to get a good connection.
Next I attached the helper battery.
As the original battery was 3v and the helper battery was 3.3v it allowed me to check if the helper was connected properly, which it was.
Time to disconnect the old battery.
No I probably should have prepped the new battery before removing the old one but I never did. I got it ready though and proceeded to solder it in
Once I got the battery in place it became clear that with the plastic surround on it, it wouldnt fit in the CPU housing at all so I carefully snipped it away.
I closed the CPU back up
Now came the testing part.
Very pleased with that. I’m now going to order another battery up to do the other board I have still running on its original battery.