This explains why I didn't make any new videos for a month.

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 4:02 Room Tour 11:53 Thank you & good night

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Building a simple audio input switcher for my living room hifi setup.

Buy the Makera Z1 Pro here (affiliate link*): http://makerainc.sjv.io/bkKQ4m

There is a Makera Anniversary Sale coming up! Unbeatable Prices (Sept 22 – Sept 30): Carvera (Standalone): $5,199 Carvera Air (Standalone): $2,199 (Matching our lowest prices of the year!) Exclusive Gift: Free Anniversary Milling Bit Pack included with every order during these 9 days.

My first Makera Z1 Pro video: https://youtu.be/0dyn2OOsyW8

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TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:50 Materials 4:29 Machining the Panels 16:25 Assembling the Panels 17:49 Wiring everything up 24:22 Assembling the Box 29:08 Testing the Switcher 33:37 Thank you & Good night

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My first steps with the new Makera Z1 Pro Desktop CNC machine.

Buy the Makera Z1 Pro here (affiliate link*): http://makerainc.sjv.io/bkKQ4m

There is a Makera Anniversary Sale coming up! Unbeatable Prices (Sept 22 – Sept 30): Carvera (Standalone): $5,199 Carvera Air (Standalone): $2,199 (Matching our lowest prices of the year!) Exclusive Gift: Free Anniversary Milling Bit Pack included with every order during these 9 days.

Makera Studio Software: https://global.makera.com/pages/software

Makera Firmware GitHub: https://github.com/MakeraInc/CarveraFirmware

Makera YouTube Channel with Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/c/Makera

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introdcution 1:06 A CNC for n00bs? 4:47 Failed Firmware Update 6:24 First Impressions 8:09 Cyclone Dust Collector Setup 12:01 The first Project 33:32 Carving a PNG file into Plastic 44:38 Future Plans 48:52 Thank you & Good Night

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There's another capacitor issue with the Amiga 3000T from factory!

Amiga 3000T Schematics: https://www.amigawiki.org/dnl/schematics/A3000T.pdf

Elektroschrott Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCVw7Ai_cbqWFk2s25nfaS_A

Elektroschrott Podcast Website: https://elektroschrott.org

A3000T Restoration Series: Part 1 - Teardown and Inspection: https://youtu.be/5XsMTA0ZjhQ Part 2 - Removing Battery Corrosion: https://youtu.be/tiTvgsuXqGc Part 3 - Board Repairs & Smoke Test: https://youtu.be/_DvfH7xoIy0 Part 4 - Recapping the Power Supply: https://youtu.be/uKZePkkBd9g Part 5 - "Repairing" the Power Supply: https://youtu.be/tmh7QATsD0U Part 6 - More Capacitors & More Audio Problems: https://youtu.be/HZDW2SLB47k Part 7 - Repairing the Audio Issues: https://youtu.be/7B5Mfgarc2Y

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 2:01 State of the Amiga 5:29 Schematics 8:43 Fixing the Fault 12:16 What I've been working on 15:03 Thank you & Good night

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I'm checking out a really cool new open source RAM Tester, updating the firmware and testing some chips.

RAM Tester GitHub (Files and Documentation): https://github.com/tops4u/Ram-Tester

RAM Tester Through-hole Version PCBWay Project: https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Ram_Tester_ThruHole_Version_93863356.html

Arduino DRAM Tester Forum Thread: https://forum.defence-force.com/viewtopic.php?t=1699

Hackaday Mention of the Project: https://hackaday.com/2025/12/08/cheap-and-aggressive-dram-chip-tester/

My "Quick & Dirty" Version: https://youtu.be/vu1iFCjZZjo

My video about the PCB version: https://youtu.be/yQzRFmV0qLc

Retro Chip Tester Pro: https://8bit-museum.de/hardware-projekte-chip-tester-english/

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 3:11 Assembling the Kit 7:59 Features 11:13 Updating the Firmware 18:19 Testing the Tester 29:49 My Verdict 30:52 Thank you & Good night

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Troubleshooting and repairing the low volume audio output issue with the C64 from the previous episode.

Previous Episode: https://youtu.be/K8ZXU2zvcGc

A3000T Audio Circuit Troubleshooting: https://youtu.be/7B5Mfgarc2Y

C64 Schematics: http://tech.guitarsite.de/c64_schematics.html

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:53 C64 Audio Circuitry Schematics 7:35 Testing Components 13:21 Replacing the Bad One 13:47 Testing & More Things to Check 16:13 Thank you & Good night

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I'm attempting to repair a C64 ASSY 250407 that displays random colors on startup.

Collected C64 Repair Resources: https://janbeta.net/c64repair.html

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:32 A Look at the Board 6:12 Symptoms 9:18 Checking Voltages 10:29 Wonky Power Switch? 15:46 Bad VIC-II? 16:47 Checking more Voltages 18:00 Bad MOS Logic Chips? 22:52 Probing Adress Lines 25:39 PLA Fault? 27:51 Low Volume Sound 32:47 CIA Fault? 34:33 What was broken (so far)? 35:29 Thank you & Good night

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Hands-on testing the Beelink SER8 AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS Mini PC.

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Beelink Product Page: https://www.bee-link.com/de/products/beelink-ser8-8745hs

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 2:31 What's in the Box? 4:53 Specs Overview 9:20 Under the Hood 14:24 Pricing 15:32 Test Run 21:16 Benchmarks & Performance 24:10 Linux Install 27:50 Conclusion 28:29 Thank you & Good night

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I'm making some EPROM cartridges on the C64 and I'm presenting a little BASIC program I made for making EPROM creation easier.

My previous C64 EPROM Programmer Episode: https://youtu.be/2uAHMyOmTH4

My little ADD2BYTES BASIC Program: https://files.janbeta.net/add2bytes.prg

DESTestMAX Cartridge Info: https://factorofmatt.com/destestmax

Promenade Software and Info: https://c64os.com/post/promenadec1

DELA Software & Recreation: https://codeberg.org/diwou/DELA-EPROMMER-II

Promenade Model D PCB Clone: https://github.com/svenpetersen1965/C64-Promenade-Model-D

Hucky's 64k C64 Cartridge Info: https://huckys-bastelbude.de/startseite/commodore-c64/64k-karte/

The Future was 8 Bit Cartridge PCBs: https://www.tfw8b.com/product/commodore-c64-8k-rom-cartridge-pcb/

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:57 Add 2 Bytes to the EPROM File 3:49 My BASIC program ADD2BYTES 13:42 Making a DESTestMAX Cartridge 19:16 The Merlin PP64/Promenade Programmer 31:31 Making a Multiload Cartridge 47:29 Thank you & Good night

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Troubleshooting and repairing the issues with the audio filter in the Amiga 3000T.

A3000T Restoration Series: Part 1 - Teardown and Inspection: https://youtu.be/5XsMTA0ZjhQ Part 2 - Removing Battery Corrosion: https://youtu.be/tiTvgsuXqGc Part 3 - Board Repairs & Smoke Test: https://youtu.be/_DvfH7xoIy0 Part 4 - Recapping the Power Supply: https://youtu.be/uKZePkkBd9g Part 5 - "Repairing" the Power Supply: https://youtu.be/tmh7QATsD0U Part 6 - More Capacitors & More Audio Problems: https://youtu.be/HZDW2SLB47k

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 3:33 Repairing the Audio Voltages 13:39 Repairing the Low Pass Filter 41:55 Thank you & Good Night

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I'm trying to burn a new KERNAL ROM for my dad's Commodore 64 on the actual C64.

DELA EPROMMER Recreation: https://codeberg.org/diwou/DELA-EPROMMER-II

EPROM Eraser Teardown Video: https://youtu.be/BN1Y0NIqM60

HxD Hex Editor: https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/

JiffyDOS Info and Purchase: https://www.jiffydos.com

The JiffyDolphin Patch is available here: https://csdb.dk/release/?id=137270

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 2:53 Heat Sinking the SID 6:14 Burning an EPROM on the C64 8:37 Preparing the ROM File 12:45 Failing to burn the EPROM 18:07 Troubleshooting 22:48 Fail Again, Fail Better 24:55 Burn Baby Burn 28:55 A Look at the Merlin PP64 PROMMER 34:20 Thank you & Good night

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Inspecting and refurbishing a very special (to me) Commodore 64 that has been in the Beta family since the 1980s.

TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 2:58 A Closer Look 5:27 Inspecting the Inside 8:37 Test Run 16:22 Future Proofing 30:37 Cleaning & Reassembly 34:09 Thank you & Good night

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