LED Replacement
This cosmetic "mod" is so easy I couldn't resist.
The LED on my C64c is a red 5V rectangular while my blue LED is cylindrical with a convex top. While blue rectangular LED's are obviously available, I'm too impatient order one then wait for it to arrive.
I reshaped my LED by filing it. Filing the LED also created a translucent surface which diffuses the light so it's no longer beaming me in the eyes while I'm trying to look at the keyboard.
Controller Port Caps I have heard that people have destroyed C64's by simply touching the pins of the controller ports while the power is on. I would hate for my C64 to encounter such demise.
The controller port D-SUB connectors are recessed in the keyboard enclosure. Normal D-SUB caps will not fit without a little trimming.
Alternate Knobs
I had originally planned to use colored knobs to represent the four colors Prophet64 associates with each pot.
I used a yellow knob, colored it with permanent marker, smoothed out the color with a paper towel, then sprayed it with acrylic.
I didn't like the way those brightly colored knobs contrasted with my dark case, so I tossed them back into the bin and went for some Moog style knobs, together with colored labels. Labeling In addition to the metallic labels shown earlier, here are a few more ideas.
This one is a good idea for any cartridge user.
I reapplied the original Commodore sticker out of respect. After all, it's still a Commodore.
Keys were labeled to represent their associated functions when using Prophet 64's mono synthesizer and Bass Line.
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