Philips made one of the Commodore 1084 variants for Commodore and unfortunately many of these monitors contain flaw that can make them unusable. They also sold variants of the 1084 under their own brand, two of which I have here. Lets dig in and investigate these monitors.
Tandy RGB-11
— Links
Service manual:
https://archive.org/details/commodore-1084-p-monitor-service-manual
Bad parts in the rusted monitor:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r8pLXW8EEFAR92rqHKE4nCb9pFTkcGLPmuuR8fdFX6w/edit?usp=sharing
The Amiga 1000 used a Commodore 1081 which was made by Philips:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_1000
Philips Magnavox Brochures:
http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/magnavox/monitor/brochures/
Acorn Archimedes Brochure showing a Philips made monitor:
https://www.houseofmabel.com/personal/computers/a310/
Mark at the Retro Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/TheRetroChannel
1084 Flyback swap:
Mike’s channel Ravenwolf Retro:
https://www.youtube.com/c/RavenWolfRetroTech
Thank you to Bitsavers to providing all the archived documents!
Adrian’s Digital Basement Merch store:
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— Tools
Deoxit D5:
https://amzn.to/2VvOKy1
http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1602/.f
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:
121GW Multimeter
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
— Instructional videos
My video on chip removal without damage:
— Music
Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino
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