I'm sure most everyone who has ever used a C64 is aware of just how
phenomenally bad the Commodore power supply is. I have only one C64,
but both of my spare Commodore power supplies have now failed, taking
a few 4164 RAM chips with them (thankfully, I have replacements!).
Does anyone know of a commercially available replacement power supply,
before I go off and build one? A linear supply would be trivial to
design, but I've never done a switching power supply, which I suppose
would be greatly preferable. The trick with the C64 is that it
requires both 9V AC and +5V DC. (I've considered frankensteining
together 9V AC and +5V DC wall-wart adapters onto the same DIN-7
cable, but it just feels so very very wrong).
I'd love to hear from other Commie fans who've solved the power problem.
-Seth