This Palm-Sized Device Solves the C64’s Biggest Problem

The Commodore 64 is undeniably one of the best machines of all time for gaming. The computer can be emulated quite well on modern hardware, but not perfectly. The sound generated by the SID chip, for instance, is never going to be the same without the real hardware. For this reason, lots of people who grew up with a Commodore are now purchasing one on the second-hand market to relive their childhood.

If that’s you, then you might want to think twice before you plug in that beige beauty you just picked up. While the computers themselves have generally held up pretty well over the years, the power supplies have not aged so gracefully. Truth be told, they were never that good to start with. Commodore power supplies are notorious for failing and frying machines with excessive voltage levels.

An original Commodore power supply (📷: Side Projects Lab)

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