Building a NEW Commodore 1581 disk drive in 2021!

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Published at : November 27, 2021
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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.

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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Links from this Video:

Replica 1581 Project Page - https://www.forum64.de/index.php?thread/102472-1581replica-gotek1581-1581-pc-drive-adapter/
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
8-Bit Show and Tell Sales Estimation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe8AHYJdXHs Building a NEW Commodore 1581 disk drive in 2021!
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