2022-01-01, 05:29 PM
I use a 1541-U2 with my Beamracer-equipped C64 and I’ve found when entering and leaving the U2 menu that the screen can get corrupted and the machine becomes slightly unstable in general, random crashes/lockups, etc.
On a hunch I took the Beamracer out and now my C64 seems stable again. The Beamracer was inactive at the time so it should be fairly passive. My only thought was my C64 is a long board that has a separate 7805 regulator that provides a dedicated +5V for the VIC and possibly other parts of the machine.
Is the added load of the Beamracer likely to hit the current limit for the 7805? I read somewhere that the normal load is about 250-300mA, how much extra does the (inactive) Beamracer draw? In order to measure it I would have to desolder the regulator in order to put my multimeter in series.
Other than that, does anyone have any other ideas? My C64 has a component mod board and a SIDFX which makes me think I might be hitting a current limit somewhere…
On a hunch I took the Beamracer out and now my C64 seems stable again. The Beamracer was inactive at the time so it should be fairly passive. My only thought was my C64 is a long board that has a separate 7805 regulator that provides a dedicated +5V for the VIC and possibly other parts of the machine.
Is the added load of the Beamracer likely to hit the current limit for the 7805? I read somewhere that the normal load is about 250-300mA, how much extra does the (inactive) Beamracer draw? In order to measure it I would have to desolder the regulator in order to put my multimeter in series.
Other than that, does anyone have any other ideas? My C64 has a component mod board and a SIDFX which makes me think I might be hitting a current limit somewhere…