Faulty 1541-II Repair (plus C64 Fast Loader fight!)

In this video I repair a faulty Commodore 1541-II disk drive sent in by viewer Eric. In addition, I continue testing 3 more C64 fasterloaders. Which will be the fastest?

0:00 - Intro and 1541-II Repair
18:00 - Fastloader comparison testing! Action Replay 5 vs Super Snapshot 5.2 vs Final Cartridge III

--- Video Links

Action Replay 5
https://rr.pokefinder.org/wiki/Action_Replay

Super Snapshot 5.2
https://rr.pokefinder.org/wiki/Super_Snapshot

Final Cartridge III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Cartridge_III

EasyFlash 3
http://store.go4retro.com/easyflash-3/

1541 Diag Cart
http://blog.worldofjani.com/?p=2180

Adrian's Tools (for the EasyFlash 3)
https://github.com/misterblack1/ef3-c64-tools/tree/master

Commodore 64 Drive on PC by Tech Tangents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9ZiVQcGDlE

Portal for C64
https://www.jamiefuller.com/portal/

--- Tools

Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f

Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor:
https://amzn.to/2VazxDS
https://www.jonard.com/Products/EX-2-DIP-IC-Extractor-24-40-Pins

Wiha Chip Lifter:
https://amzn.to/3a9ftWw
https://www.wihatools.com/precision-chip-lifter

O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards)
https://amzn.to/3a9x54J

Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe:
https://amzn.to/2VrT5lW

Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2ye6xC0

Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope:
https://www.rigolna.com/products/digital-oscilloscopes/1000z/

Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier:
https://amzn.to/3adRbuy

TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro)
https://amzn.to/2wG4tlP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33000308958.html

TS100 Soldering Iron:
https://amzn.to/2K36dJ5
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TS100-65W-MINI-Digital-OLED-Programmable-Soldering-Iron-Anti-static-Structure/113382669853

EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter:
https://www.eevblog.com/product/121gw/

DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer:
https://amzn.to/2RDSDQw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Logic-DSLogic-Basic-Analyzer-16Ch-100MHz-4Ch-400MHz-Xilinx-Spartan-6-FPGA/202543965672

Magnetic Screw Holder:
https://amzn.to/3b8LOhG
https://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-magnetic-parts-tray-90566.html

Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/14-16-18-20-24-28-32-40-pin-IC-Test-Universal-ZIF-Socket-Fs/303206721971

RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI)
http://www.retrotink.com/

Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-2-5-10PCS-Micro-Scissor-125mm-PLATO-170-Electronics-Cutter-Side-Cutting-Pliers/163458746184

Heat Sinks:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32537183709.html

Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too)
https://amzn.to/3b8LOOI

--- Links

My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories

Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group
https://www.commodorecomputerclub.com/

--- C64 Stuff

JaffyDOS:
http://blog.worldofjani.com/?p=3544

C64 Test Harness I use:
https://youtu.be/szSzA6T4Kdw

C64 Homebrew cartridge PCB: (used for the DeadTest / Diag Cart I use)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-64-C64-C128-NEW-bare-HomeBrew-DEVelopment-cartridge-board-8-32k-2019/162430154398

EasyFlash 3 Multi-Cart:
http://store.go4retro.com/easyflash-3/

--- Instructional videos

My video on damage-free chip removal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQVjwPsVFd8

--- Music

Music during time lapse:
Raindropsies_2SID by Wojciech Radziejewski (Shogoon)
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=160314

Intro music by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino

Outro Music:
Raindropsies_2SID by Wojciech Radziejewski (Shogoon)
https://csdb.dk/release/?id=160314

Видео Faulty 1541-II Repair (plus C64 Fast Loader fight!) канала Adrian's Digital Basement