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1977 Commodore PET restoration goes horribly wrong on an exceptionally rare pre-production machine. I build a replacement board with RAM and ROMs for this early PET, then power it up with explosive results, magic smoke, and unexpected failure. Perfect for fans of vintage computers, Commodore history, early microcomputers, retro hardware restoration, electronics mishaps, classic PC experimentation, and dramatic lessons from hands-on retro computing projects. - https://www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/VIC_20_PET_and_1541_RAM_and_ROM_replacement_board_0fa555d9.html - Support me on patreon.com/Epictronics Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/epictronics - The disassembly & archeology video here: https://youtu.be/mQ03YbfEwyQ - Tools I regularly use FNIRSI DWS-200 Solder station PinePower Bench PSU AMTECH NC-559-ASM Flux Kester 951 Flux pen Hanstar 861DW Rework Station Pro'sKit SS-331 Desoldering Station SEQURE HT140 Desoldering Tweezers Multicore 60/40. 0.38mm solder AOYUE int883 PCB Preheater RIGOL DHO800 70MHz four-channel digital Oscilloscope Tektronix 2246A 100 MHz four-channel analog Oscilloscope FNIRSI DPOX180H 180MHz Handheld Oscilloscope UNI-T UT61E Auto Ranging Multimeter UNI-T UT890D Manual Ranging Multimeter FNIRSI LC1020E LCR/ESR meter TL866 II Plus Programmer InfiRay P2 Pro Thermal Camera TOMLOV TM4K-AF Flex Microscope Dremel 3000 with flexible shaft MaAnt Mini"Dremel" DeoxIT D5 Contact Cleaner PCBs from PCBWay.com - Support me on patreon.com/Epictronics Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/epictronics - Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio