Adrian's Digital Basement



Episodes

Title Duration Published Consumed
Chasing down intermittent faults on a floppy drive (Fujitsu M2551A Repair) 2025-05-03 18:08
Troubleshooting and repairing a switch mode power supply (Lucas Deeco ST3220) 2025-04-26 18:15
These touch screen terminals are built like absolute tanks (Lucas Deeco ST3220) 2025-04-19 18:24
I learned a valuable lesson fixing this faulty video card (Twinhead CT-6040S) 2025-04-12 18:15
Lunchbox PCs were awesome! Why did they go away? (Dolch PAC-62) 2025-04-05 18:15
Is the ZX81 / Timex Sinclair 1000 actually bad? Let's fix these to find out. 2025-03-29 17:15
Parts were literally falling out of this monitor (Leading Edge DR-1240) 2025-03-22 17:15
These humble machines helped kick off a revolution (NCC Turbo XT) 2025-03-15 17:15
I finally fixed the Laser 200 (plus gave it a 32K RAM upgrade) 2025-03-08 18:15
The Laser 200 might be simple, but it totally stumped me! (Dick Smith VZ200) 2025-03-01 18:15
Using a Commodore 1541 disk drive with an Apple II 2025-02-22 18:15
FIxing a NES motherboard with c0pperdragon PPU digitizer 2025-02-15 18:15
Repairing the DEC VT100 so I can game on it 2025-02-08 18:15
DEC VT100 test and diagnosis 2025-02-01 18:15
I tried (and failed) to make the ultimate Commodore 1702 monitor 2025-01-25 18:15
Commodore 1541 repair: More complex than you think 2025-01-18 18:15
CRT Archeology: Mystery Toshiba display (GBC MV-10A) 2025-01-11 18:15
Soroc IQ 120: Just when you think you're on the right track... Surprise! 2025-01-04 18:15
Soroc IQ 120: Let's address the cataracts in the room 2024-12-28 18:15
Soroc IQ 120: Sorting out the power supply damage 2024-12-21 18:15
Soroc IQ 120: Well, that didn't go to plan ... 2024-12-14 18:15
The first Energy Star desktop: IBM PS/2 E 2024-12-07 18:15
Lava RSC: A great NES clone with RGB output 2024-11-30 18:15
Sceptre MM-211 MDA amber monitor "repair" 2024-11-23 18:15
"Nnew old stock" monochrome monitor from 1986 (Sceptre MM-211) 2024-11-16 18:15
Tandy CM-1: A high-end 400 line monitor from 1984 2024-11-09 18:15
Fixing a rare and broken high-res video card (STB Super Res 400) 2024-11-02 17:15
12V on a 5V line almost killed this Mac SE/30 2024-10-26 18:15
Repair of a very broken Mac SE/30 motherboard 2024-10-19 18:15
Using Apple's hidden "Test Mode" to fix a dead SE/30 #repair 2024-10-12 18:15
I severely damaged my Mac SE/30 2024-10-05 18:15
HDMI video from your Apple II with this cheap and simple project (A2DVI) 2024-09-28 18:15
DesTestMAX: A revolutionary new diagnostic ROM for the C64 2024-09-21 18:15
Apple IIc floppy drives can be fickle things 2024-09-14 18:15
This card claims to make your IBM PC or XT five to ten times faster (Breakthru 286) 2024-09-07 18:41
Having fun fixing some C64s 2024-08-31 18:15
Apple Archeology: Four barn found Apple IIc computers 2024-08-24 18:15
Repair of an IBM PC floppy drive won't read disks (Tandon TM-100) 2024-08-17 18:15
Is an IBM PC usable at the same clock speed as an Apple II? 2024-08-10 18:15
A brand new XT RAM test ROM and an update on some unfixable parts 2024-08-03 18:15
Let's overclock and improve this old 286 motherboard 2024-07-27 18:15
Leading Edge Model D Repair 2024-07-20 18:15
The Plexus P/20: A Fantastic Journey (Supercut) 2024-07-15 20:29
PC Archeology: This Altima One laptop is almost totally unknown (Altima Systems) 2024-07-06 18:15
The Plexus P/20 is now fully operational! 2024-06-22 18:15
We made some unbelievable discoveries about this Plexus P/20! 2024-06-15 18:15
Booting UNIX on the Plexus P/20 didn't go to plan 2024-06-08 18:15
First power up of the Plexus P/20 dual processor UNIX system 2024-06-01 18:15
What is this rare multi-user UNIX workstation? (Plexus P/20) 2024-05-25 18:15
The PicoMEM is an amazing software defined ISA card 2024-05-18 18:15
These are some cool disc drives but we have some issues (Atari 810) 2024-05-11 18:15
I got stuck trying to fix this 40 year old RAM card (AST MegaPlus II) 2024-05-04 18:15
Let's go treasure hunting in "mystery box #2" 2024-04-27 18:15
Another broken Mac Plus with some odd symptoms 2024-04-20 18:15
Finding an intermittent fault on the Book8088 & adding external CGA output 2024-04-13 18:15
I know nothing about the Sega Master System. Let's fix this one. 2024-04-06 18:15
PC Archeology: The plasma screen is probably the best thing about Schneider PC 7640 2024-03-30 17:15
Another cheap scope: $18, shipped! (FNIRSI DSO152) 2024-03-23 17:15
Using visual clues to figure out which chips are bad 2024-03-16 17:15
A Mac Classic with 4mb of RAM without using the RAM expansion card 2024-03-09 18:15
I've got a pile of broken C64s, let's fix a couple! 2024-03-02 18:15
The troublesome Mac Classic and Classic II are finally working! (stuck at 512k fix) 2024-02-24 18:15
Not so fast! I hit some road blocks fixing the Mac Classic 2024-02-17 18:15
Three unknown Macs: Let's get them working again #repair 2024-02-10 18:15
PC Archeology: Let's explore the Samsung S5200 and attempt a repair on the gas plasma screen 2024-02-03 18:15
What mysterious retro goodies can we find inside these boxes? 2024-01-27 18:15
This Acorn Electron won't load anything from tape #repair 2024-01-20 18:15
Does this dead "laptop" have a gas plasma display? Let's try to revive it to find out! Samsung S5200 2024-01-13 18:15
Restoring a Commodore 1702 monitor using a main board from 2023 2024-01-06 18:15
I was shocked at what was keeping this Acorn Electron from working (Acorn Electron Repair) 2023-12-23 18:15
I did everything wrong when fully testing this C128D 2023-12-16 18:14
PC Archeology: Not just another normal IBM PC XT clone (Handwell PC-401) 2023-12-09 18:15
Overclocking this Mac to the limit using scrap parts and period correct mods 2023-12-02 18:15
From Death's doorstep to alive again: I really love this Field Found Amiga 500 2023-11-25 18:15
The Field Found Amiga 500 broke again and it was all my fault! 2023-11-18 18:15
This Amiga 500 was left outside for years. Let's try to revive it! 2023-11-11 18:15
Testing and repairing a mysterious Amiga "art project" 2023-11-04 17:15
PC Archeology: A left for Dead IBM PC 5150 with a treasure hiding inside 🕷 2023-10-28 18:15
Let's fix a dead VARTA ravaged 486 motherboard 2023-10-21 18:15
What have I done? I hope I made the right decision! 2023-10-14 18:15
The PicoGUS: An ingenious multifunction ISA sound card 2023-10-07 18:15
Fixing an old monitor by swapping in a new CRT 2023-09-30 20:02
PC archeology: The Leading Edge MP-2400L doesn't exist 2023-09-23 18:15
Apple II+ clone repair: The sweet taste of success! 2023-09-16 18:15
Apple II+ clone repair: It was one of my most difficult 2023-09-09 18:15
Apple II+ clone repair: I thought this would be easy... I was wrong 2023-09-02 18:15
Tech archeology: The frustrating experience of trying to identify mystery cards 2023-08-26 18:15
Tech archeology: Exploring mysterious computer parts 2023-08-19 18:15
I replaced the main board of this TV with brand new parts made in 2023! 2023-08-12 18:15
The Mac Plus had modern multi monitor support in 1986 and I got it working! 2023-08-05 18:28
Atari 800XL repair: Black screen at power up 2023-07-29 18:15
Tektronix 2445: My first vintage oscilloscope repair attempt 2023-07-22 18:15
The VIC-II Kawari is a game changer for the NTSC Commodore 64 2023-07-15 18:15
IBM PC 5150 repair: the motherboard lives! 2023-07-08 18:15
IBM PC 5150 repair: The motherboard doesn't have the typical faults 2023-07-01 18:15
BBC Master mods and improvememts 2023-06-24 18:15
Five bad Commodore 64s. One hour. All fixed! 2023-06-17 18:15
Refurbishing the BBC Master 128 2023-06-10 18:15
I figured out exactly what's wrong with my Toshiba CRT TV (20AF41) 2023-06-03 18:15
BBC Master 128: The evolved 8-bit computer from Acorn 2023-05-27 18:15
Commander X16 technical deep dive 2023-05-20 18:15
Macintosh Plus power supply troubleshooting and repair 2023-05-13 18:15
PC archeology: A nifty home computer, the PC Partner by Leading Technology 2023-05-06 18:15
Macintosh Plus black screen repair 2023-04-22 18:15
Fixing and improving Apple II 80 column cards 2023-04-15 18:31
Fixing two stubborn 5 1/4" disk drives (and a bad keyboard) 2023-04-08 20:12
The Franklin Ace 1200 was a legal Apple II clone (Repair) 2023-04-01 18:15
A software defined VGA and Z80 card for your Apple II (V2 Analog) 2023-03-25 17:15
Sakhr AX-230: An Arabic MSX 2023-03-18 17:15
PC archeology: Treasure hunting inside old PCs 2023-03-11 18:15
I need to follow my own advice with this Amiga 500 2023-03-04 18:15
Adding a RGB input to a Sony Trinitron 2023-02-25 18:15
The original Apple II keyboard sucks (and is hard to fix) 2023-02-18 18:15
MFM drives are really unreliable 2023-02-11 18:15
Not forgotten: MFM hard drives 2023-02-04 18:15
How to fix a disk drive with 3D printed parts (Tandon TM-100) 2023-01-28 18:15
This blows away the $60 budget oscilloscope! (OWON VDS1022 review) 2023-01-21 18:15
The Commodore 1702 is one of the best monitors of all time 2023-01-14 18:15
The "self healing" Amiga 500 2023-01-07 18:15
How to image and create disks for retro computers 2022-12-31 18:15
This 8" hard drive doesn't seem to exist (or does it?) 2022-12-24 18:15
The TRS-80 Model 4 can't do this! The Frankenstein CoCo is alive again 2022-12-17 18:15
I wasn't expecting this fault with this CoCo 1 motherboard 2022-12-10 18:15
TRS-80 Model 4 / TRS-80 CoCo mash up (CoCo Repack) 2022-12-03 18:15
The 80s computer you've never heard of: The NABU PC 2022-11-26 18:15
Using the NEC APC, Japanese MS-DOS computer with 8" drives 2022-11-19 18:15
The NEC APC runs MS-DOS from 8" disks 2022-11-12 18:15
4/12 C64 repair using a great $57 portable oscilloscope (ZEEWEII DSO1511G review) 2022-11-05 17:15
This 6502 processor has a hardware bug 2022-10-22 18:15
An unexpected part was keeping the TRS-80 Model 4P from working 2022-10-15 18:15
Fixing Apple's first mass produced computer 2022-10-08 18:15
I wasn't sure if I could find the issue with this motherboard 2022-10-01 18:15
TRS-80 Model 4P Test and Teardown 2022-09-24 18:15