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Bob's Bits

2,651 orders since Jan 28, 2020

Bridgend, Bridgend, United Kingdom

Ships from United Kingdom.

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37 3
6 2
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Average Ratings

Product: (4.87)

Documentation: (4.39)

Shipping: (4.69)

Communication: (4.65)

All Reviews

Chris | June 28, 2021

Good

For "Vicky Twenty" Commodore VIC-20 PCB Replica

Received the board 1 week after ordering, Nicely package in a stiff cardboard wrapping. Coupled with the VIC20 parts kit from the Run-Stop Restore (Retro 8-bit Shop), everything is there to build up the board. Most importantly the sockets. switches and ferrite devices. I opted to go for modern CMOS 6502 and 6522 from Western Design Centre, and needed to (1) add a 1k SIL resistor pack to 6522 Port A for the keyboard scan to work properly. (2) connect pin BE of the 6502 to 5V. The board is now up and running. So maybe the designer of this board could take care of items (1) and (2) for future board spins.

Antonio | May 17, 2021

Ottimo

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Tutto bene. Qualche problema con la dogana che ha tenuto il pacco per 2 settimane.
Un suggerimento... per la versione con il difetto sulla pista potreste fare voi il taglio prima di spedirla.

Jaron | May 11, 2021

Board worked perfectly.

For A500++ Amiga 500+ Replica PCB

Excellent board. Although the documentation wouldn’t suit beginner pcb population, it was more than adequate for intermediate or hobbyist level electronics skill sets. The pcb itself has tested 100% with expansion boards / memory. Very happy.

Michel | April 27, 2021

Great product. Fast shipping despite COVID. Thanks

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

All items were well packed, protected. All kits were complete, no missing item. Very fast shipping overseas!

Sean | April 20, 2021

Superb quality

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Amazing remake of the original board, very high quality , think I may have to get an additional one for the wall in the man cave

Chris | April 13, 2021

Faithfull to the classic micro!

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

I bought this board to rebuild a C64 that I destroyed by ripping the traces from a chip, and I must say that this SixtyClone board is faithful to the original Commodore 64 motherboards. I had a awesome time rebuilding my c64 from scratch. I did have a problem with loading from floppies, but it was a chip that didn't survive the on the old board. Still I was up and running like I was using the original board.

The black PCB is artistic!

Darrell | March 29, 2021

Excellent quality PCB, pleasure to look at and work with

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

The PCB is top notch. Kudos for the hard work to bring this into reality! Documentation was sparse however and some of my questions regarding parts availability like the Cartridge bracket have gone unanswered?

Iurii Alekseevich | March 26, 2021

Beautifull!

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Well, the board looks just fine, the quality is good, I think there will be no problems with soldering the parts.

Peter | March 20, 2021

My Amiga 2000 Replica

For Amiga 2000 Replica PCB by Floppie209

This board looks so awesome in black almost a shame to put it in a case, a true work of art to look at. But of course it has a job to do so currently getting all the parts together ready for the build. I am so looking forward to seeing this power up.

Phil | March 10, 2021

Well made board but packaging and infor could be better.

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

The sixtyclone board is well made and looks gorgeous, pure art. It was a pleasure to solder on to with no issues.

The only niggles for me is packaging and documentation. It arrives it a long thin cardboard box and upon opening it contained only the board, no documentation at all, no anti static bag, no padding, not even a fragile/do not bend sticker on the outside of the box.
But as I said, there were no issues or damage.
The board works out a touch over £26, I would gladly pay £30 for a bit more protection.

Wayne | March 10, 2021

Works a charm as usual.

For Replacement "Vidiot" board for Amiga Computers

This is the third one I have purchased. I will always use this rather than harvesting the original chip.

Wayne | March 10, 2021

This is a fantastic add on baord

For Open Amiga 500 Fast RAM Expansion by SukkoPera

Slotted straight in and worked first time. I will purchase more of these boards for my other Amiga 500s

Daniele | March 9, 2021

Beautiful and working Perfectly fine

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

I bought it, assembled it and worked fine. Mr Rob wrote on the back of the board how to set values for c70, r26,r52 and r53 for Y1 and U19 in PAL version. Following this hint, all worked fine. It saved me hours of schematics and headache. Thank you...

Darren | March 8, 2021

Great Amiga PCB

For A500++ Amiga 500+ Replica PCB

The board arrived quickly, with the resisters etc. It was well packaged and arrived in pristine condition.
Using the online BOM I was able to source the bulk of the parts needed to build the Amiga and using Discord able to source the still introduction parts i couldn't get initially.

The Board is now 99% done I only need some of the custom chips and connectors to finish the build. Even with my limited skill the board was easy to populate using online component locators.

I'm super pleased with the board, and looking forward to getting it going!!!

As a novice this has been an introduction to my new retro hobby! As a nice to have, I'd be keen on some commissioning checks and tests I could perform prior to its first switch on. Additionally some super high res pics of a finished and populated board to help spot any issues.

This is an outstanding product, which once i have mine commissioned will for the base of many upgrades and mods.

Well done to those involved in creating this board!

Claudia | March 4, 2021

Great looking C64 Replacement Board

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Just got all the components in and will start soldering this weekend. A link that will for sure come in handy is the parts locator here https://arananet.net/c64pl.

Tomasz | March 4, 2021

Ok.

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

It's okay, I didn't test the board because it takes time. It looks professional and will surely serve the next 30 years.

Christopher | Feb. 26, 2021

Best clone to the commodore 64

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

This is the best clone of the classic Commodore 64 boards and works well just like the original, this clone board is great for repairing a damaged commodore 64 or build a brand new commodore 64 today.

Wayne | Feb. 11, 2021

Worked immediately after my last part was installed

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Bob's boards all of high quality, especially compared to Commodore original boards. This is the 3rd of Bob's motherboards I have built and look forward to doing a few more.

I would highly recommend any board Bob has based on the quality of the ones I have done so far.

José | Feb. 10, 2021

New pcb clone for C64

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

High quality pcb, item as described.

Every component is labeled for assembly.

Cannot wait to see it assembled and working!

Shiela | Feb. 9, 2021

Great job. Thoroughly enjoyed the project. Thank you!

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

My board arrived in no time and this project has been such a joy. The board is beautiful (in my case the blue/gold 250466) and thoroughly enjoyed building the computer using as many new parts as possible. I recommend the arananet part locator: https://arananet.net/c64pl/

Mine fired up first time, I'm proud to say, although I did have some intermittent issues due to (it seems) a slightly faulty processor. After switching that I've been using my sixtyclone without issue. You still have to use some original chips, although I hope in time that modern replacements for the VicII, 6510 and CIAs will become available. Then again maybe a real 6510 and VicII are what makes a C64 a real C64, I don't know.

There was a trace I needed to cut with the revision of the board that I have, which is a shame but not really a problem. I also found that the fastening holes didn't quite line up with the screw holes in my PixelWizard case, I had to elongate a couple of the holes in the pcb a little. Again, not really a problem. I also had to file down the edges of the cartridge port, as some of the cartridges I have didn't fit. That was easy and you can't tell that's been done.

My thanks and admiration for the job that bob has done. Really proud to own this and look forward to the Vic-20 one! (hint)

Jan-Tore | Feb. 8, 2021

Excellent quality PCB

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

It will be a shame to put the keyboard back on and hide this gem of a PCB (Got the purple and gold version).

Marton | Feb. 5, 2021

Works great!

For A500++ Amiga 500+ Replica PCB

A great product, works perfectly. Gave some head scratching to figure out why the floppy didn't work in the first place just to realize I forgot to solder the DF0: switch jumpers :) Otherwise everything worked right for the first boot, much recommended

William | Feb. 3, 2021

"SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCB

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

This is a great looking PCB! Still working on putting it together, but the quality is the best! Will be getting more in the future!

Scott | Feb. 1, 2021

Perfect PCB, poorly packaged

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

I ordered a blue 250407 board and am very pleased with the quality of the PCB. No complaints whatsoever, it really is perfect - beautiful even. The colour is very nice but it would be great to have an "old school" green/copper (clear solder mask) variant. Offering something a bit less flashy-pimp or candy-store'ish would get a second sale from me, no hesitation. Don't get me wrong, the offered colours are great but possibly a bit " Mr. Cool" for old, conservative types. ;-)

Luckily it arrived undamaged, considering the poor packaging. The PCB was loosely sandwiched between two thin pieces of corrugated cardboard, nothing to prevent it from being bent or broken. My package was badly bent in one corner, thankfully the board had shifted to the other end so there was no damage. No markings whatsoever on the package warning the shippers not to bend, etc. Not good enough, sorry to say, although probably an improvement over the soft envelopes noted by previous reviewers. Maybe get a large sheet of that white corrugated plastic, cut it down to board sizes and sandwich the PCB. Tape around the edges, then wrap in shipping paper and write "DO NOT BEND". Still thin and light and shouldn't cost much more.

Otherwise, the documentation, limited to an online BOM, is thorough but including a paper copy would've been a nice touch. No big deal and as advertised.

This goofy review platform requires me to rate the aspects of the sale individually, so here they are;
Product= 5* (Perfect)
Shipping=2* (Poorly Packaged)
Documentation=5* (As Advertised)
Communication=5* (None Necessary)

Overall, I highly recommended this classy PCB but urge the constructive suggestion that he find some decent packaging, or at least write "DO NOT BEND" on the front.

Sven | Jan. 19, 2021

Such a delight

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

The Sixtyclone ASSY 250466 was such a delight to build. When I have ordered it, I had no time schedule for the assembly, but seeing this popular C64 mainboard, that is produced with modern quality, in black with the gold plated pads, made it hard to resist to start soldering, right after I have received it. Fortunately, I had almost every IC as spares in stock, so I have reached my goal pretty soon. It only required the DIN jacks, the DSubs, the metal bracket for the expansion port, which I could salvage from a cheaply bought C64 mainboard. I then just had to borrow the VIC and SID from another working C64 and the Sixtyclone worked right after I have switched it on.

The video quality is as good as the original ASSY 250466. The jail bars, which are a pretty dominant feature of all other C64 ASSYs are almost not visible.

Wayne | Jan. 14, 2021

It is so good I am building my second one

For A500++ Amiga 500+ Replica PCB

Just received my second purple board and ordered all the parts. The first one went so smoothly I just had to do it again.
The board quality and documentation is second to none.

Erik | Jan. 4, 2021

Great board

For Amiga 2000 Replica PCB by Floppie209

The board is killing absolutely amazing, iam kloning foreward to solder it , getting All the komponent together from a old board, and some new.
The delivery was very fast, thank you very mouch.

Sigbjørn | Jan. 1, 2021

Werry good product

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Werry good product and fast delivery.
Keep up the good work.
And board work greit and i have Bay menny items from them and alli wery good

Nadeem | Dec. 30, 2020

After acquiring all the BOM I finally assembled this board

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

And it doesn't work... I checked to see if maybe there was a "fix" that included cutting a trace and soldering a resistor through a via like the Rev 0 board... and no... the micro vias on this board are indicative of it being of a modern design... I was very sad to see this product not work.

Emanuele | Dec. 19, 2020

Really nice pcb

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

This pcb is really well done. Good materials, shining colors, every piece to be soldered is indicated both with part number and electrical value.
So it is almost impossible to fail while placing the components. There is just one error but it is carefully indicated in an attached paper.
My new C64 is ready to be hardly used.

Pierre | Dec. 15, 2020

Happy repeat buyer

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Having bought four separate Sixtyclone boards and accessories this year, Bob's shop is top notch.
Always accurate orders and fast shipping to the U.S.

Norbert | Dec. 10, 2020

A ting of beauty...

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

I've ordered two 250407 boards and got them today: one in blue, one in red. It's a really good piece of work and absolutely a thing of beauty.
It's almost a shame to equip the boards... ;-)

Great job

Ingmar | Dec. 6, 2020

overall Amazing

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

Very good replica Boards already ordered another one 😀🕹
Very good quality. Easy to solder and populate.

Marton | Dec. 2, 2020

Excellent stuff!

For "SixtyClone" Commodore 64 Replica PCBs

PCB under cartridge connector is a little bit wider than on the original board, which makes inserting some cartridges difficult. Otherwise excellent product and everything worked as expected, thank you.
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