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Building a NEW Commodore 1581 disk drive!

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Ep 49 : Everything you need to build your own Commodore 1581 3.5” drive from new parts using a reproduction logic board. Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/retrobitstv/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrobits Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/retrobits Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrobitstv Hakko FX888D Digital Soldering Station - https://amzn.to/2TYYrbI Hakko FR301 Desoldering Tool - https://amzn.to/3cP8VR3 Hakko-CHP-170 Micro Cutter - https://amzn.to/3mT3btH Velleman Circuit Board Clamping Kit - https://amzn.to/2Z2ZdqG Weller SM1 Solder Dispenser - https://amzn.to/3lFVXtC Creality CR6-SE 3D Printer - https://amzn.to/30OOmkQ *Retro Bits earns money from Amazon and eBay Partner Links Replica 1581 Project Page - https://tinyurl.com/bdhhwtvd PC Drive Adaptor - https://gitlab.com/toms01/1581-pc-drive-adapter AmiBay Sale Thread - https://www.amibay.com/forum/want-to-sell/hardware-for-sale/commodore/122034-commodore-1581-drive-kit-mainboard-with-improvements 3D Printed Case - https://tinyurl.com/bdh4kyef 8-Bit Show and Tell Sales Estimation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8AHYJdXHs 00:00 Introduction 00:24 The Commodore 1581 01:42 What You’ll Need 08:52 A Soldering Montage (aka Upping My Game) 14:03 Assembly and Testing 24:00 Cost Analysis 27:03 Conclusion

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