| Author: | Danker Than Clanker (registered user: 6 posts ) |
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| Date: | Wed, Apr 16th, 2014 @ 18:54 ( . ) |
Hey guys, I just got myself A C64. I just wanted to know if there's any variations of power supplies between different variants of C64. I'm new to the World of Commodore and got a very good deal. £45 for C64, 1541-II and Cassette Deck. Plus about 100 games, both Cassette and Floppy Disk. With the Original Joystick to play them with! (I also have some Atari Sticks and 9 pin connector controllers too, for those 2 player games) The only downside to this deal though, I am missing the power pack for the unit. The guy hadn't used it in 10 years or so. Being an older console; I'm fairly confident it will work first time. I hate to say this, at the age of 20, but they really don't make consoles like they used to. I just want to know if I can use any Commodore 64 power pack with no negative impacts on my current pride and joy. Thanks for reading guys. And thanks for doing me a solid in telling me what I need to know. |
 | Author: | Pete Rittwage (registered user: 558 posts ) |
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| Date: | Thu, Apr 17th, 2014 @ 14:55 ( . ) |
The C64 power supplies are all the same within the same power system (i.e. 110V or 220V coutries). There is no power difference between the models of C64. |
| Author: | Danker Than Clanker (registered user: 6 posts ) |
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| Date: | Fri, Apr 18th, 2014 @ 07:31 ( . ) |
On 04/17/2014 @ 14:55, Pete Rittwage wrote :
The C64 power supplies are all the same within the same power system (i.e. 110V or 220V coutries). : : There is no power difference between the models of C64. -- Thanks a lot, bud! I couldn't find any proper details about the power supply anywhere and naturally, as I just got the thing I'd hate to fry it with the wrong power supply. I'll also be doing live streams from the console, so I want to make everything perfect for the broadcast. :P |
| Author: | Danker Than Clanker (registered user: 6 posts ) |
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| Date: | Thu, Apr 24th, 2014 @ 19:33 ( . ) |
On 04/17/2014 @ 14:55, Pete Rittwage wrote :
The C64 power supplies are all the same within the same power system (i.e. 110V or 220V coutries). : : There is no power difference between the models of C64. -- Hey, I just got a power supply for the C64 and it won't turn on. No noise from the transformer. I tried the disk drive to see if the transformer turns on when power is needed. Which it did. So I know it's not the transformer's the fault. Fuse changed, plug changed and tested the wire for breaks. Would I be right in thinking that the most common C64 fault would be the internal 1A fuse? Or could there be something more sinister. Cheers! |
| Author: | Pete Rittwage (registered user: 558 posts ) |
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| Date: | Thu, Apr 24th, 2014 @ 20:18 ( . ) |
No power at all? I would check the power supply to make sure it's outputting 5VDC, and 9VAC as it should. There is a fuse in the C64, and on rare occasions the power switch could be bad... |
| Author: | Danker Than Clanker (registered user: 6 posts ) |
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| Date: | Thu, Apr 24th, 2014 @ 20:27 ( . ) |
On 04/24/2014 @ 20:18, Pete Rittwage wrote :
No power at all? I would check the power supply to make sure it's outputting 5VDC, and 9VAC as it should. : : There is a fuse in the C64, and on rare occasions the power switch could be bad... : -- Could you do me a favour and plug in your C64 transformer without plugging it into the commodore and see if it makes a noise. Also try again with it plugged in and post your findings please? It may confirm what I need to know. I can't see any issues with the C64 Mainboard, but I'm not ruling anything out yet. I also tested the internal fuse. That's not an issue. Cheers. |
| Author: | Pete Rittwage (registered user: 558 posts ) |
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| Date: | Thu, Apr 24th, 2014 @ 20:30 ( . ) |
It should be silent, not buzzing. They don't make any noise normally. |
| Author: | Danker Than Clanker (registered user: 6 posts ) |
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| Date: | Thu, Apr 24th, 2014 @ 20:32 ( . ) |
On 04/24/2014 @ 20:30, Pete Rittwage wrote :
It should be silent, not buzzing. They don't make any noise normally. : -- All transformers make a little noise. You may have to put your ear close or against it to hear it, but it does give out a small amount of sound. |
| Author: | Danker Than Clanker (registered user: 6 posts ) |
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| Date: | Thu, Apr 24th, 2014 @ 20:53 ( . ) |
On 04/24/2014 @ 20:32, Danker Than Clanker wrote :
On 04/24/2014 @ 20:30, Pete Rittwage wrote :
: It should be silent, not buzzing. They don't make any noise normally. : : : -- : : : : All transformers make a little noise. You may have to put your ear close or against it to hear it, but it does give out a small amount of sound. -- Thinking about it, if you're in the U.S they may not make noise as their input is DC, if I remember right. The U.K it's 240V 50Hz |