@sm0kew0n I received a huge parcel from you on monday. The list of awesome games it contained is staggering! There's turrican 1 & 2, Capcom hits like ghosts'n'goblins, shooters like blood money, salamander and 1949... the complete dizzy collection. So much more...
Sad thing is that I cannot play any of them
The tape drive doesn't load. It runs and reacts (C64 registers play button being pressed), but there is literally no signal at all coming on the data line. The C64C I got from you has some sort of fault, as the tape drive's motor won't work at all on it. I am using my breadbin for testing.
I have checked the attached cable for continuity and all is fine. When I try to adjust the head using a program that graphically displays the read signal, I get nothing at all.
I have downloaded a schematic of the C2N Tape Drive which contains oscillograms of the signals that should be present, but really have not idea how to operate an oscilloscope.
http://www.devili.iki.fi/Computers/Commodore/C2N/Service_Manual/page_17.html
That link has an online Version of the service manual.
Anyone willing to help me out on what to look for?
BTW: I have an oscilloscope that I would love to learn how to use. I have watched a couple of youtube videos, so I think I know what I have to do, but the scope is really old! It does not have a ground clamp attached to the probe. I think there is a separate ground pin that a second probe has to be attached to on the faceplate (BNC and it is labelled with a GND symbol). Is that correct?
Do I even need to get out the oscilloscope? Any tips on where and what I could check for?
Sad thing is that I cannot play any of them
The tape drive doesn't load. It runs and reacts (C64 registers play button being pressed), but there is literally no signal at all coming on the data line. The C64C I got from you has some sort of fault, as the tape drive's motor won't work at all on it. I am using my breadbin for testing.
I have checked the attached cable for continuity and all is fine. When I try to adjust the head using a program that graphically displays the read signal, I get nothing at all.
I have downloaded a schematic of the C2N Tape Drive which contains oscillograms of the signals that should be present, but really have not idea how to operate an oscilloscope.
http://www.devili.iki.fi/Computers/Commodore/C2N/Service_Manual/page_17.html
That link has an online Version of the service manual.
Anyone willing to help me out on what to look for?
BTW: I have an oscilloscope that I would love to learn how to use. I have watched a couple of youtube videos, so I think I know what I have to do, but the scope is really old! It does not have a ground clamp attached to the probe. I think there is a separate ground pin that a second probe has to be attached to on the faceplate (BNC and it is labelled with a GND symbol). Is that correct?
Do I even need to get out the oscilloscope? Any tips on where and what I could check for?
