Reply 18640 of 27643, by MCGA
After much research, I finally got my VIC 20 working!
I cleaned it all up, brushed its teeth(keys), removed the dead moth I found on the inside, and frankensteined together a video cable and PSU.
The best part, is that the plastic on the Vic 20 gold label has not been removed. 😀 Overall the system was really clean, not much dust on the inside.
The PSU is a 9V DC 3A soldered to a square 2 prong plug I found. I learned that the VIC 20 will run on DC from this forum, and it runs cooler and will still power everything with enough amps:
http://sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/ … it=Power+Supply
The video cable is made from a 5 DIN keyboard to PS2 adapter, a PS2 cable, and a RC cable. The keyboard DIN doesn't wire through the "reset" pin, so currently there is no audio.
I'm going to make a new cable with audio later this month, and also consider doing the the Luma Chroma mod.
*EDIT*
My colors were all wrong on the VIC. I had to adjust the dials on the motherboard to fix it. Now my white background is actually white, and not dark gray.