The Vintage Computer Tech.

Based in Australia, in Victoria.

Located only 8km North of Melbourne CBD.

Last Updated: 17-04-2012

WHAT CAN I REPAIR ?

The best way to give you an idea of my Capabilites & Knowledge is to list all the devices I have worked on, serviced, upgraded firmware and Repaired.

I have created a list with Photos of the Devices & details below. (Total of 132 Different devices. I have Repaired.)

TEST CAPABILITIES

- We can Test & Repair Devices from:
AUSTRALIA, UK, EUROPE (PAL):
Our Equipment Supplies: 220 Volts - 240 Volts, @ 50Hz.

USA , JAPAN, South America, (NTSC) :
Our Equipment Supplies: 110 Volts - 127 Volts, @ 60Hz.

- ESD Safe Work station - Static prevention by conductive & disipative work bench & earth straps.

- Work station comprising: 20MHz Dual trace C.R.O, FLUKE-Voltage, ESR -Capacitance, Resistance & Transistor Meters. Complimented by an IBM PC Test station, Programmer & various Diagnostic Cables.

- We also do ROM & EPROM duplication & C64 Cartridge Creation.

- 20 years experience with Commodore Computer products.

- We have Technical-Service Manuals & Schematics for most Commodore devices.

- We have the ability to Test: most 74LSXXX chips, CMOS 4XXX chips, SRAM & DRAM and ROM's

- We have the ability to Identify Chips that have had their number scratched off: (74LSXXX & CMOS 4XXX chips)

- We always Test all Repairs for 48 hours non-stop & Guarantee all parts we replace or service.

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CONSOLES & COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

ATARI 2600

- PCB Repairs

- Game cartridges & Controllers

- Power Supply

INTELLIVISION

- PCB Repairs

- Game cartridges & Controllers

- Power Supply

COLECOVISION

- PCB Repairs

- Game cartridges & Controllers

- Power Supply

DICK SMITH WIZARD or

Vtech Creativision

- PCB Repairs

- Game cartridges & Controllers

- Power Supply

ATARI XE

- PCB Repairs

- Game cartridges & Controllers

- Power Supply

SEGA GAME GEAR

- PCB Repairs

- Repair Sound, increase sound level.

- Repair dull or Faulty LCD Display.

SEGA SC-1000 COMPUTER

- PCB Repairs

- Controll Ports

- Power Supply

SEGA SC-3000 COMPUTER

- PCB Repairs

- Control Ports

- Power Supply

SEGA SC-3000H COMPUTER

- PCB Repairs

- Control Ports

- Power Supply

SEGA SF-7000 SUPER CONTROL SYSTEM

- PCB Repairs

- 3" Floppy Drive Service & Repair.

- Mods to use a Standard 3.5" Floppy Drive.

- Mods to use Standard 5.25" Floppy Drive.

- Power Supply

SEGA MASTER SYSTEM

- PCB Repairs

- Controllers

- Power Supply

SEGA MEGADRIVE

- Cartridge Game Repair.

- PCB Repairs

- Game cartridges & Controllers

- Power Supply - Repairs

SEGA SATURN

- PCB Repairs

- Game Controllers

- Service CD head mechanism

- Power Supply - Repairs

SEGA DREAMCAST

- PCB & 4 Gameport Repairs

- Game Controllers

- Service CD head mechanism (GD-ROM Drive)

- Power Supply - Repairs

SPICA - ( 6000 Games inside) NES Clone

- Cartridge Game Repair.

- PCB Repairs

- Game Cartridge loader mechanism

- Joypads, Joysticks & Controllers

- Power Supply - Repairs

NINTENDO - NES

- Cartridge Game Repair.

- PCB Repairs

- Game Cartridge loader mechanism.

- Joypads, Joysticks & Controllers

- Power Supply - Repairs

NINTENDO - SNES

- Cartridge Game Repair.

- PCB Repairs

- Joypads, Joysticks & Controllers

- Power Supply - Repairs

NINTENDO - 64

- Cartridge Game Repair.

- PCB Repairs

- Joypads, Joysticks & Controllers

- Power Supply v1 & v2 - Repairs

NINTENDO - GAME CUBE

- PCB Repairs

- Service Mini DVD head mechanism

- Game Controllers

- Power Supply - Repairs

SONY - PLAYSTATION

- PCB Repairs

- Service CD head mechanism

- Game Controllers, steering wheels, Dance mats, Light Guns - Repairs

- Power Supply - Repairs

- Mod Chip Installation.

SONY - PS-ONE

- PCB Repairs

- Service CD head mechanism

- Game Controllers, steering wheels, Dance mats, Light Guns - Repairs

- Power Supply - Repairs

SONY - PLAYSTATION 2

- PCB Repairs

- Service DVD head mechanism.

- Game Controllers, steering wheels, Dance mats, Light Guns, Microphones, Eyetoy - , DVD Remote control - Repairs

- Power Supply - Repairs

MICROSOFT - XBOX

- PCB Repairs

- Service DVD head mechanism.

- Game Controllers, steering wheels, Dance mats, Light Guns, Microphones, DVD Remote control - Repairs

- Power Supply - Repairs

COMPUTERS

MODERN IBM-PC & COMPATIBLES:

Pentium 4, Dual-Core, Quad-Core, i5, i7, 64-Bit.

- Motherboard Repairs.

- Controller Card Repairs.

( PCI , PCIe, (SLI) )

- SATA, USB- Hard Drives.

- RAM SIMM & DIMM

- LAN, Wi-Fi g & n

VINTAGE IBM-PC & COMPATIBLES:

8086/8088 -XT, AT, 286,386,486,Pentium, AMD

- Motherboard Repairs.

- Controller Card Repairs.

( ISA 8-Bit, ISA 16-Bit, AGP, PCI )

- MFM, RLL, ESDI, SCSI, IDE, PATA, SATA, USB- Hard Drives.

- RAM SIMM & DIMM : 30 Pin, 72 Pin, 168 Pin, 184 Pin, etc.

- MS DOS Upgrades.

VINTAGE STORAGE DEVICES.

1970's-1980's DEVICES:
HARD DRIVES: (MFM, RLL, ESDI, SASI, SCSI, IDE, USB )

FLOPPY DRIVES:
IBM -8" Floppy Drive : 80K, 180K
SHUGART -8" Floppy Drive : 24K, 500K, 980K, 1200K

IBM - 5.25" Floppy Drive : 360K, 1.2MB, 1.6MB
CBM - 5.25" Floppy Drive : 340K, 520K, 1.02MB
APPLE- 5.25" Floppy Drive : 114K, 140K

AMSTRAD - 3" Floppy Drive : 160K, 320K
ZX-SPECTRUM- 3" Floppy Drive : 160K, 320K
SEGA - 3" Floppy Drive : 160K, 320K

IBM - 3.5" Floppy Drive : 720K, 1.44MB, 1.6MB, 2.88MB
CBM-AMIGA - 3.5" Floppy Drive : 880K
CBM-C64 - 3.5" Floppy Drive : 800K
CMD-FD - 3.5" Floppy Drive : 1.6MB, 3.2MB
ATARI-1040ST - 3.5" Floppy Drive : 720K
APPLE- 3.5" Floppy Drive : 800K

1990's DEVICES:
CDROM - 650MB , 700MB, 800MB
DVD-ROM - 4.5GB, 8GB
ZIP - 100MB
ZIP - 250MB
JAZ - 1GB
JAZ - 2GB

MAME ARCADE MACHINE

- Software & PCB Repairs

- Joystick & coin slot repairs.

- Interfacing & hard drive setup.

AMSTRAD PC 1512

- PCB Repairs

AMSTRAD PC 1640

- PCB Repairs

AMSTRAD CPC464

- PCB Repairs

AMSTRAD CPC6128

- PCB Repairs

- Disk drive repair/upgrade to use 1.44MB disks

AMSTRAD CPC6128

- Build External Disk that uses standard 1.44MB floppy disks. 100% Compatible with disk images of Original Amstrad Internal Disk Drive.

BBC

- PCB Repairs

APPLE ][

- PCB Repairs

APPLE MACINTOSH-CLASSIC

- PCB Repairs

- Keyboard / Mouse repair.

- Hard drive upgrade/replace.

APPLE MACINTOSH-PLUS

- PCB Repairs

- Keyboard / Mouse repair.

- Hard drive upgrade/replace.

APPLE MACINTOSH-SE

- PCB Repairs

- Keyboard / Mouse repair.

- Hard drive upgrade/replace.

APPLE MACINTOSH-LC II

- PCB Repairs

- Keyboard / Mouse repair.

- Hard drive upgrade/replace.

APPLE MACINTOSH

COLOUR CLASSIC

- PCB Repairs

- Keyboard / Mouse repair.

- Hard drive upgrade/replace.

SPECTURM ZX81

- PCB Repairs

- 16K RAM Expander repiars.

TRS80

- Main PCB & Upper PCB Repairs

MICROBEE - 16K

- Main PCB & Upper PCB Repairs

- Power Supply /Video/Cassette Cable - Repair/replacement.

MICROBEE -32K (Series 2)

- Main PCB & Upper PCB Repairs

- Power Supply /Video/Cassette Cable -Repair/replacement.

MICROBEE -128K (Series 3)

- Main PCB & Upper PCB Repairs

- Power Supply /Video/Cassette Cable - Repair/replacement.

MICROBEE DISK SYSTEM

- PCB Repairs

- Dual Floppy Disk Drive : Service, Alignment & Repair.

- Power Supply Repair/replacement.

AMIGA 1000

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

AMIGA 500

- PCB Repairs.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

AMIGA A1000 EXT- DRIVE

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

AMIGA A590 HARD DRIVE

- PCB Repairs.

- Hard Drive upgrade.

- RAM upgrade.

AMIGA GVP HARD DRIVE

- PCB Repairs.

- Hard Drive upgrade.

- RAM upgrade.

AMIGA 2000

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

CMD HARD DRIVE

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade. - Power Supply

- SCSI Hard drive upgrades : 40mb up to 4GB

- ZIP, JAZ, CDROM, DVDROM, IDE-Interface add ons, SD-CARD.

- Hard Drive BACKUP - IMAGED to a Larger SCSI Hard drive or BURN Image file to DVD.

CMD RAMLINK

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- RAM Expanded.

- Power Supply

CMD SUPER CPU 64

(V1 & V2)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- RAM Expanded.

CMD SUPER CPU 64/128

(V1 & V2)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- RAM Expanded.

CMD TURBO232

CMD SWIFTLINK

CMD SMARTMOUSE

- PCB Repairs

- Repair RTC (Real time Clock) circuit.

COMMODORE PC-5

- Electronic Controller, RAM & PCB Repairs.

- Power Supply Repairs.

- ISA (8-bit) Card Repairs / Replacement.

- Hard Drive Installation / Repair.

- Keyboard Repairs.

-MS DOS Upgrades.

COMMODORE PC-10

- Electronic Controller, RAM & PCB Repairs.

- Power Supply Repairs.

- ISA (8-bit) Card Repairs / Replacement.

- Hard Drive Installation / Repair.

- Keyboard Repairs.

-MS DOS Upgrades.

COMMODORE 64 DTV

- Firmware upgrade.

- Add a real SERIAL Port to connect a real 1541 Disk drive.

- Add 2 real JOYSTICK Ports.

- Add an external 6V POWER connector.

- Add a real PS-2 Port to use a PC Keyboard.

COMMODORE 64

All Models from : 1982-1987

- PCB Repairs (5 main versions.)

- Firmware upgrade.

VIC20

- PCB Repairs (3 main versions.)

- Firmware upgrade.

C+4

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

C16

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

COMMODORE 4016

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

SX 64

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

DX 64

The DX-64 was the Dual Drive version of the SX64.

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

C64GS

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

128

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

128D

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment..

128DCR

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

DISK DRIVES & HARD DRIVES

1541-VC & VIC1541 (1981)

Alps Drive mechanism (Push Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1541-A (1982)

Alps Drive mechanism (Push Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1541-B (1984)

Newtronics Drive mechanism (Turn Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1541-C (1985)

Alps Drive mechanism (Push Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1541-D (1986)

Newtronics Drive mechanism (Turn Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1541-II (A)

Newtronics Drive mechanism (Turn Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1541-II (B)

Chinon Drive mechanism (Turn Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1570

Alps Drive mechanism (Push Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Firmware upgrade.

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1571

(Turn Lock)

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

1581

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

- Replacment Drive Mechanism.

MSD SD-1

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

MSD SD-2

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

SKAI

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

OCEANIC

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

BLUE CHIP

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

SFD1001 ( 1.05MB )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

2031 LP ( 170K )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

2031 ( 170K )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

2040 ( 170+170=340K )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

3040 ( 170+170=340K )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

4040 ( 170+170=340K )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

8050 ( 512+512k=1.05MB )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

8250 (1.05+1.05= 2.10MB )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

8250LP (1.05+1.05= 2.10MB )

- PCB Repairs

- Drive Repair, Service & Alignment.

D9060 ( 5.01MB )

- PCB Repairs to CBM-PCB, SASI-PCB

- Hard Drive Replacment & Upgrade.

D9090 ( 7.52MB )

- PCB Repairs to CBM-PCB, SASI-PCB

- Hard Drive Replacment & Upgrade.

1530

1531

PRINTERS

MPS 802

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Repair Head pins (missing lines in text)

- Re-Ink

MPS1526

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Repair Head pins (missing lines in text)

- Re-Ink

MCS810

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

MCS820

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

OKIMATE 20

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

MPS1000

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Repair Head pins (missing lines in text)

- Re-Ink

MPS1200

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Repair Head pins (missing lines in text)

- Re-Ink

MPS1230

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Repair Head pins (missing lines in text)

- Re-Ink

1520

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Replace empty pens.

MPS2020

- PCB Repairs

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Repair Head pins (missing lines in text)

- Re-Ink

EPSON Stylus Color 680

- Clean & Service mechanisms.

- Repair jammed gears.

- Re-Ink & Reset ink cartridge chip.

CARTRIDGES & INTERFACES

1700

- PCB Repairs

- RAM Expanded.

1750

- PCB Repairs

- RAM Expanded.

1764

- PCB Repairs

- RAM Expanded.

ACTION REPLAY v3 to v6

- Repairs

- Upgrade v4 or v5 to a V6.

JIFFYDOS - C64,C128, VIC20, etc

JIFFYDOS - 1541,1541-II, 1571, 1581, MSD, etc.

DOLPHIN DOS

DATEL BURST NIBBLER Cable

XE1541 Cable

INTERPOD IEEE Cartridge

COMPUTAPIX IEEE Cartridge

QUICKSILVER IEEE Cartridge

GEOCABLE

CENTRONICS CABLE

DATEL EPROMER

PROMENADE EPROMER

GAME CONTROLLERS

JOYMASTER-2-USB

JOYMASTER-2-PCJOY

JOYSTICKS of all types.

1351 Mouse (C64 & C128)

1350 Joy-Mouse (C64 & C128)

Amiga MICE of all types.

FLIGHT CONTROLLERS

LIGHT GUNS of all types.

LIGHT PENS of all types.

KOALA PAD

POS PRINTER :

Epson TM-T88IV Ethernet POS Printer

- Electronic Controller PCB & Power Supply Repairs.

- Mechanical Repairs & Service -Thermal & Dot Matrix Head.

- Test via RS232 or LAN

POS PRINTER :

IBM SureMark 4610-TF6 Thermal Receipt Printer + Power Supply

- Electronic Controller PCB & Power Supply Repairs.

- Mechanical Repairs & Service -Thermal & Dot Matrix Head.

- Test via RS232 or LAN

US ROBOTICS 56K MODEM

- Electronic Controller PCB SMD Repairs.

FISHER & PAYKEL Models: 500,501,601,701

SMART DRIVE WASHING MACHINE

- Electronic Controller PCB Repairs.

- Drain pump repair/replace.

TV REMOTE CONTROLS

CAR ALARM - REMOTE CONTROLS

FILTERED WATER SYSTEMS

- Billi ALPINE, DUET, TRIO, QUADRA drinking water appliances.

- All types of Repairs & Filter changes.

Kids - Motorized Toy car -Ride on

4-Wheels

- 12 Volt Battery connection & General wiring Repairs.

- Forward-Reverse Switch & Power Switch Repairs.

Kids - Motorized Toy Bike -Ride on

3-Wheels

- 6 Volt Battery connection & General wiring Repairs.

- Forward-Reverse Switch & Power Switch Repairs.

VN COMMODORE - CALAIS - TOYOTA

- EMS-Computer MEMCAL Unit - Firmware Upgrade to:

(1) HOLDEN - Commodore - Standard

(2) TOYOTA - Standard

(3) HOLDEN - CALAIS - High Performance.

ELECTRONIC DICE
DICK SMITH - KIT#2625

- Construction & Repair.

TOUCH SWITCH
DICK SMITH - KIT#2628

- Construction & Repair.

LIGHT ACTIVATED SWITCH
DICK SMITH - KIT#2623

- Construction & Repair.

SOUND ACTIVATED SWITCH
DICK SMITH - KIT#2634

- Construction & Repair.

PIPE & METAL LOCATOR
DICK SMITH - KIT#2633

- Construction & Repair.

ELECTRONIC SIREN
DICK SMITH - KIT#2636

- Construction & Repair.

FM WIRELESS MICROPHONE
DICK SMITH - KIT#2631

- Construction & Repair.

TRANSISTOR-DIODE-SCR TESTER
JAYCAR- KIT#KA1119

- Construction & Repair.

CAR & BURGLAR ALARM
DICK SMITH - KIT#2635

- Construction & Repair.

CAR LED VOLTMETER
DICK SMITH - KIT#4205

- Construction & Repair.

MAX232-INTERFACE FOR C64
JAYCAR- KIT#

- Construction & Repair.

LOW FUEL INDICATOR
DICK SMITH - KIT#4210

- Construction & Repair.

UNIVERSAL TIMER KIT -Project 4
DICK SMITH - KIT#2624

- Construction & Repair.

REMOTE TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER
DICK SMITH - KIT#3258

- Construction & Repair.

ESR METER
DICK SMITH - KIT#7214

- Construction & Repair.

- Convert to Low Power Reg for longer Battery Life.

VHS Tape to DVD

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- Convert a VHS Tape to DVD

1x VHS Tape Conversion $15, (10% of - if multiple conversions are done)

VHS Tape to DivX

------>Movie.Avi

- Convert a VHS Tape to DivX (Avi, MP4, MKV)

1x VHS Tape Conversion $15, (10% off - if multiple conversions are done)

Audio Tape to MP3

- Convert an Audio Tape to MP3's (or MP4,WAV , etc.)

1x Audio Tape Conversion $15, (10% off - if multiple conversions are done)

Vinyl Record to MP3

- Convert an Album to MP3's (or MP4,WAV , etc.)

1x Record Conversion $15, (10% off - if multiple conversions are done)