[torontocbm] Re: Help? VIC20 problem...

  • From: Leif Bloomquist <leif@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <torontocbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 13:31:03 -0400

Yes, you can substitute a C64 power supply on the newer VICs.

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On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 1:25 PM, <rob.adlers@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> ‎Hey folks,
>
> I've been running one of my C64's at work and a Vic20 with multi cart for
> people to play with during breaks and lunch.
>
> The Vic has started acting up where colours and graphics start to change
> until it just stops working. If you let the machine sit for a minute, it
> goes back to working fine, and then the decline begins again. Some I'm
> leaning to this being a power supply problem. It's a last gen Vic 20, so
> the power supply looks like a c64 one. Can I use a c64 power supply with 2+
> amps with the Vic?
>
> Thanks for any advice!
>
> Rob
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network.
>

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