C64 Repair Number 2 - I'm Still an Idiot

Commodore 64 Repair – When It’s Not the CIA or the PLA... This C64 arrived with a blue screen and a few suspicious past repairs, including chopped ROM legs and a mismatched CIA chip. After a quick inspection and a few educated guesses, I started working through the usual suspects: CIA, ROMs, CPU, PLA... But even after swapping and testing most of the major ICs, the machine still wouldn’t boot correctly—until I tried one last thing. This repair takes a few twists and turns, and ends with a surprising culprit **NEW** Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/morefunmakingit MAIN CHANNEL! https://www.youtube.com/@MoreFunMakingIt BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/morefunmakingit.bsky.social Ko-fi page https://ko-fi.com/morefunmakingit Amazon Wishlist https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/I5EGNMXIW5PC?ref_=wl_share Discord Channel https://discord.gg/5fmPMzU More Fun Website https://www.morefunmakingit.co.uk/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MoreFunMakingIt