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I bought a SID chip from AliExpress, shipped from China. WIll it work? In this video: SID testing, SID comparisons and using a NES controller on a C64. Direct comparisons between 6581 SID, 8580R5 SID and SwinSID (with latest firmware.) --- Video Links AliExpress MOS 8580R5 (OLGA Company Store) SID Tester by Andrew Challis: JaffyDos: Doc Cosmos (GAME) Modifying a cheap modern NES controll for use on a C64: Rant: Did I buy fake chips: Follow-up to fake or real chips? I think I know the answer now. SIDBurners 7 by Nostalgia Legend Intro by Martijn Schutten: Composer page: --- Tools Deoxit D5: Jonard Tools EX-2 Chip Extractor: Wiha Chip Lifter: O-Ring Pick Set: (I use these to lift chips off boards) Elenco Electronics LP-560 Logic Probe: Hakko FR301 Desoldering Iron: Rigol DS1054Z Four Channel Oscilloscope: Head Worn Magnifying Goggles / Dual Lens Flip-In Head Magnifier: TL866II Plus Chip Tester and EPROM programmer: (The MiniPro) TS100 Soldering Iron: EEVBlog 121GW Multimeter: DSLogic Basic Logic Analyzer: Magnetic Screw Holder: Universal ZIP sockets: (clones, used on my ZIF-64 test machine) RetroTink 2X Upconverter: (to hook up something like a C64 to HDMI) Plato (Clone) Side Cutters: (order five) Heat Sinks: Little squeezy bottles: (available elsewhere too) --- Links My GitHub repository: Commodore Computer Club / Vancouver, WA – Portland, OR – PDX Commodore Users Group --- C64 Stuff JaffyDOS: C64 Test Harness I use: C64 Homebrew cartridge PCB: (used for the DeadTest / Diag Cart I use) EasyFlash 3 Multi-Cart: --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: --- Music Intro music by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino Outro Music: Abyss by | e s c p | Music promoted by Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
