Apple II+ clone repair: It refuses to be fixed!

Prepare yourself for an epic installment in the illegal Apple II clone repair series! Get yourself some popcorn and strap yourself in for a wild ride. This machine isn’t going down without a fight! But hey, that’s all just part of the fun, right? Part 0: (SMMC video featuring this computer) Part 1: Part 2: This part! Part 3: Coming soon -- Info ROMs in this machine: F8 Apple II F0 Franklin Ace 1000 E8 Franklin Ace 1000 E0 ? 300865CC D8 Apple II J-Plus D0 Apple II J-Plus -- Links Frank’s Channel 6502 bug video Github for ROR test Our Apple II “Dead Test“ diagnostic ROM: Copy of the E0 ROM, scan of schematics and photos of the clone PCB: News report on these illegal clone computers: Adrian’s Digital Basement Merch store: Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel) Support the channel on Patreon: -- Tools Deoxit D5: 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 --- Instructional videos My video on damage-free chip removal: --- Music Intro music and other tracks by: Nathan Divino @itsnathandivino