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Lunchbreak repair: 1541 with infinitely spinning motor. Sent in by a forum user. Quick check revealed that the 5V rectifier was dead. Middle diodes measured as open. Quickly replaced and is now working just fine again.
Always check the power rails and rectifiers!
#retrocomputing #commodore #c64
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