Mid-Week Mini Mail Call #7 - A treasure-trove of rare Commodore items and more!

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On this video, we have two packages both filled with awesome vintage computer parts and goodies including unusual vintage chips and rare Commodore PET documentation.

Don't worry if you haven't seen your donation yet on mail-call, I am working my way through the packages and it will be coming soon!

0:00 Intro
0:38 Mail Call Item #1
22:43 Mail call Item #2 (from Bill Seiler)

--- Video Information

Peach Tang (From Mexico)
https://pampadirect.com/jugo-tang-durazno-powdered-juice-peach-flavor-18-g-0-63-oz-box-of-20/

Ferranti ULA 1045E used in the:
Tandon TM-62-2L Floppy Disk Drive

Commodore Burn-In Tester
MOS MPS 901442
Boot Loader II
Part No. 320370 Rev A

Floppy Archive:
(Need hosting location)

Test Clip Information:
http://vintagecomputer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PET.Diagnostic-scaled.jpg
Manual:
https://www.commodore.ca/commodore-manuals/testing-the-pet-computer-c-1978/
Inside:
http://vintagecomputer.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PET.Diagnostic-Internal-scaled.jpg.

--- 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

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino

Outro Music:
Abyss by | e s c p | https://escp-music.bandcamp.com
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

--- Image Credits

By United States Postal Service - Contact us/Photo submission, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5202309

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