Modding a Phoenix CPS-10 Power Supply

Modding a Phoenix CPS-10 power supply for the Commodore 64.
Assessing the power supply, replacing some small gauge wiring and
adding a voltage and current meter to the front panel.
Index
00:00 Intro
00:53 Drilling out the rivets
01:39 Assessing the internal components
04:30 Upgrades
05:51 Testing the meter
06:47 Modding the case
07:30 Wiring and testing
08:21 Calibrating
09:30 Reassembly and outro
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  • @HutchCA
    @HutchCA2 жыл бұрын

    Measuring the voltage on the C64 user port it's down to 4.966 due to the voltage drop from the cable and the connector. Could have been worse with that thinner wire. Link to Twitter thread, twitter.com/HutchCA/status/1534022130240589827

  • @geekwithsocialskills
    @geekwithsocialskills2 жыл бұрын

    You were just discussing this power supply on Twitter last night and now this morning here's a video about it. Very cool! As mentioned last night I have three of these Phoenix CPS-10 power supplies. They are wonderful C64 power supplies. I love the upgrades you did to your CPS-10. After watching your video I plan to do the same to mine. Awesome video!

  • @mgas1237
    @mgas12372 жыл бұрын

    Well done Chuck :) I use three different Commodore Bricks on my set-ups. I have built an inline "saver" for each with the same little Volt/Amp meter. An internal "saver" circuit would really put your power supply over the edge and make it ultra safe.

  • @geekwithsocialskills

    @geekwithsocialskills

    2 жыл бұрын

    The C64 inline savers are great, especially for use with the original bricks, however IIRC these CPS-10 power supplies don't kill your machine if the voltages go out of wack, I think the fuse blows.