Amiga 2000

[mrmoonlight]

Hi, just got hold of a Amiga 2000 off eBay and I am really made up ,but I have to say I know nothing about them ,never the less it maybe a challenge to see if I can with help get it working ok and ask if any one knows much about them, here's a few pics ,best wishes Brian.


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[mechy]

first thing to do is remove that green leaking battery off the board. it looks like it is fuzzy and ever day left on it will cause more damage. the machine will operate fine without the battery.

We need some more information as to what the machine is or is not doing to help you.
After removing the battery take some close up pics of that area.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Nice!  Looks like a decent system with some upgrades already.  A2000's can be a lot of fun.  +1 to get rid of that battery!  :hammer:

[mrmoonlight]

first thing to do is remove that green leaking battery off the board. it looks like it is fuzzy and ever day left on it will cause more damage. the machine will operate fine without the battery.

We need some more information as to what the machine is or is not doing to help you.
After removing the battery take some close up pics of that area.

Hi it is still in transit at the moment but I I could see by the pic there was a problem with battery but the seller said it had been replaced about 8yrs ago ,and I was told the unit light lit up but there were no monitor on it so ,I am only guessing at the moment that there will be other problems any way here's the pic .

[mrmoonlight]

Nice! Looks like a decent system with some upgrades already. A2000's can be a lot of fun. +1 to get rid of that battery! :hammer:

Hi I cant tell what is a upgrade and what is not lol knowing nothing about it ,here's the battery I was told it was replaced about 8 yrs ago

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

If you want a battery on there, you should replace it with something like this:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1093

[mrmoonlight]

If you want a battery on there, you should replace it with something like this:

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1093

Hi thank you for advice but if the Amiga will still work without the battery
I don't really want to try soldering a new one to the motherboard,lol
is it easy to remove the battery without damaging any thing ,best wishes Brian.
 
 ps  
    Here's some of the updates
 its been upgraded to Kickstart 3.1 and it still has its factory fitted Commodore SCSI card complete with an old Apple SCSI HDD which I think has Workbench 3.5, it also has a SCSI CD drive installed, the cable is dissconcted

[tonyvdb]

Thats a nickel–metal hydride battery already so no need to remove or replace at this time. Looks fine to me.
The original batteries were Ni Cad and leaked badly.

[mrmoonlight]

Thats a nickel–metal hydride battery already so no need to remove or replace at this time. Looks fine to me.
The original batteries were Ni Cad and leaked badly.

Well that's good news lol
         truly grateful my friend, best wishes Brian.

[mechy]

Thats a nickel–metal hydride battery already so no need to remove or replace at this time. Looks fine to me.
The original batteries were Ni Cad and leaked badly.

Nimh has the same exact problem as nicads, they leak just the same and corrode just the same. They are not a fix for nicad.

Replacing it with something like oldsmobilemike said is the safe bet.

His battery does look ok thought, with the close up pic. Speckles on the board are probably from the old battery,

[mechy]

Hi thank you for advice but if the Amiga will still work without the battery
I don't really want to try soldering a new one to the motherboard,lol
is it easy to remove the battery without damaging any thing ,best wishes Brian.
 
 ps  
    Here's some of the updates
 its been upgraded to Kickstart 3.1 and it still has its factory fitted Commodore SCSI card complete with an old Apple SCSI HDD which I think has Workbench 3.5, it also has a SCSI CD drive installed, the cable is dissconcted

Looks like a nice machine, i suspect it will work fine when you get it.

[motrucker]

It does look like a nice machine. I too, use an A2000. But do get a new battery ASAP.

[QuikSanz]

When I replaced my battery I soldered a CD audio cable with 1 end cut off and put the battery on a small board with connector pins on it, then mounted it behind the LED's, no ISA slot used so fits great and I can remove it easy for replacement, no removing the motherboard!

Chris

[mrmoonlight]

When I replaced my battery I soldered a CD audio cable with 1 end cut off and put the battery on a small board with connector pins on it, then mounted it behind the LED's, no ISA slot used so fits great and I can remove it easy for replacement, no removing the motherboard!

Chris

Thanks very much and that sounds a very good way of making things a lot easer ,best wishes Brian.

[mechy]

When I replaced my battery I soldered a CD audio cable with 1 end cut off and put the battery on a small board with connector pins on it, then mounted it behind the LED's, no ISA slot used so fits great and I can remove it easy for replacement, no removing the motherboard!

Chris

why not use a cr2032 socket with a diode and lithium battery, they don't leak and you can replace it easily. I hate to see it,but people still insist on installing nicads,nimh and or alkalines,and even off the board these can do damage because they can outgas when they leak and still corrode components. I say remove the threat entirely.