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i thought this was going to involve capacitor plague. rather a retro dive into coding an 8bit digital fireplace.
by rolph 10mo ago
i thought this was going to involve capacitor plague. rather a retro dive into coding an 8bit digital fireplace.
- userbinator 10mo agoDefinitely a clickbait title. I thought it'd be about those infamous Rifa caps.
- c0de517e 10mo agoFwiw, the c64 is pretty robust, if you don't use the original power supplies. I'm surprised that people find this to be an example of clickbait. If I cared about views, I'd imagine an honest title like - "I turned my c64 into a digital fireplace" - would have probably been more appealing, no?
- sokoloff 10mo agoYou’re surprised that people find a title of “Help! My c64 caught on fire!” to be clickbait in a case where your c64 did not catch on fire and you don’t need help?! It’s an interesting article, but the title is a textbook example of clickbait and I’m surprised that you’re surprised. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickbait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clickbait
- saidnooneever 10mo agoi understand them but considering the project and its nature its a punny / good way of clickbait :D. lovely lil fireplace btw!
- c0de517e 10mo agothanks
- snvzz 10mo agoI recapped a C64C I bought second hand recently, using premium Japanese 105C capacitors off the shelf on akihabara, minus the huge axial one I ordered a modern, extremely durable replacement for. I tested every cap I removed, all of them nichicons from the mid 80s. They all measured to spec. So it was kinda pointless at the end. Sure, it is going to be good for a few more decades, alongside the 1571 Ultimate II-L. (yes, I replaced the original PSU. I bought separate modern, safe 9vac and 5vdc PSUs and an adapter to join them into the C64 power connector)