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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga community support ideas => Topic started by: Cammy on August 07, 2010, 04:24:30 AM
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Hi everyone. I've wanted for a long time to organize a website or something that lists all the current Amiga repairmen from around the world, to make it easier for people to find someone close enough to send their hardware to when it needs to be fixed. Even if I can't get a website made for it, at the very least I'd like to make a list of these guys here on this thread, so if anyone is an Amiga repair guy or knows of some, please let me know here. Contact information and websites will be appreciated.
Here's the list so far:
Amiga Maniac - Sydney, Australia - http://amigamaniac.com/
Amisynth Diversified Electronic Solutions - Victoria, Australia - http://amisynth.on.net/
Amiga Technical Resource - Christchurch, New Zealand - http://amiga.serveftp.net/
Amiga Repair Centre - Couches, France - http://www.amigacenter.com/Homer.html
AmigaKit - UK - http://amigakit.com/
Ed Jeffries @ Video Lab
6909 Johnson Drive (lower level)
Mission, KS 66202 (USA)
(913) 403-0045
Hours: 10-5 Monday-Friday, 9-1 Saturday
I think it should be easier for people to find someone to help fix their Amigas!
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Nice Idea :)
There is no one in my area that will even take a look at an Amiga (pc repair shops) let alone even attempt to fix one. :(
I always have to repair my own, which is quite easy enough, but the main problem these days is sourcing the parts...
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just looking towards the future, I'd be eager to know somebody in the US...
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Ed Jeffries @ Video Lab
6909 Johnson Drive (lower level)
Mission, KS 66202 (USA)
(913) 403-0045
Hours: 10-5 Monday-Friday, 9-1 Saturday
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hells bells :)
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Here's the list so far:
Amiga Technical Resource - Christchurch, New Zealand - http://amiga.serveftp.net/
That's me (Amiga Technical Resource) though I'm about to suspend all Amiga hardware work and parts supplies for the time being. I'll be leaving the country for a year of technical work in Antarctica where I won't have any (easy) freight service. Will put a notice on the website in the near future.
Technical support via Email to the usual address should continue as normal so long as I can keep the satellite link running. The web server should keep running and content will be maintained so long as nothing bad happens to the A4000T while I'm away.
I'm planning to resume hardware services in November 2011.
Cheers,
Anthony.
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Anthony,
Good luck with your new adventure. You better take some extra sweaters with you dude. Actually, you better take ALOT of extra sweaters with you.
:)
Steven
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Good luck with your new adventure. You better take some extra sweaters with you dude. Actually, you better take ALOT of extra sweaters with you.
Thanks for the advice :)
They give you all the special clothing free as part of the job, free rent, free cooked food. Even the beer is duty free, so about 1/5th of bar prices back home. 24hrs daylight in summer, 24hrs darkness in winter. Will take some getting used to I'm sure.
Don't think they have any Amigas though. Let's just say I'll be getting used to WinUAE very quickly...
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Hi cammy
I think Amigakit offer a repair service.
clint
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That's me (Amiga Technical Resource) though I'm about to suspend all Amiga hardware work and parts supplies for the time being. I'll be leaving the country for a year of technical work in Antarctica where I won't have any (easy) freight service. Will put a notice on the website in the near future.
Technical support via Email to the usual address should continue as normal so long as I can keep the satellite link running. The web server should keep running and content will be maintained so long as nothing bad happens to the A4000T while I'm away.
I'm planning to resume hardware services in November 2011.
Cheers,
Anthony.
a MorphOS Team developer, brought with him his Peg at SouthPole.
http://dreamolers.binaryriot.org/arctowski/
Whats about you? :-)
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Hi cammy
I think Amigakit offer a repair service.
They do, and this reminds me I have a packed I intend to send to them... grrr.. damn procrastination :roflmao:
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I would be more than happy to host an Amiga page on my website... If you want to compile a list and PM me. My website is http://www.prolaptopshop.com You can also email from the the email link on the "contact us" page.
Maybe the owner of A.org will give me permission to use the site Logo for a clicky?
Rog.....
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Just updated the list. If anyone can think of any other Amiga repair services around the world, please let me know and I'll add them.
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TOGA has a very good Amiga tech who repairs equipment. He repaired/upgraded my Video Toaster A2000s, A4000, A1200 tower, Bodega Bay, and an A4000 tower for another group. He has repaired/upgraded other platforms, too, like the Apple IIGS, Atari 800, and X68000.
FCUG celebrating 30 years,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org
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I'm not specifically an "Amiga repair person" - I don't offer it as a business service or anything like that - but I am an Electronics Engineer by trade and in my spare time I'm always hacking and tinkering with electronic designs of my own or fiddling with other electronic things. So repairing stuff is a part of my skill set.
I don't want to go into business offering an Amiga repair service, but if someone local asked me to take a look at a problem for them I'd be amenable to that.
I'm in South Wales, UK.
AH.
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Don't forget Cosmos (http://cosmosamiga.blogspot.com/), from Besançon, France.
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Repairmen, That's a bit sexist Cammy.. Repairers? A good idea just the same.
You've got Anthony at Amiga Technical Resource his the key one I know of.
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@cammy
I don't know how I missed this thread! Just found it from another thread. This is a great idea! If I find anyone in this area, I will surely let you know. I hope everyone here does the same!
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I hope anyone who knows of an Amiga repairer that I haven't listed will post about them so I can add them to the list too!
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This is a good initiative Cammy- the longer we keep the Amigas in service, working and out of landfill, the better.
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Is there anyone else who repairs other types of retro computers who could be added to the list?
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TOGA has a very good Amiga tech who repairs equipment. He repaired/upgraded my Video Toaster A2000s, A4000, A1200 tower, Bodega Bay, and an A4000 tower for another group. He has repaired/upgraded other platforms, too, like the Apple IIGS, Atari 800, and X68000.
Robert, who is this TOGA repair tech you are writing about, do you know his/her name?
I would like to have his contact info, and I am sure Cammy would like to add his/her name and contact info to her list too.
Besides wanting it for future Amiga repairs & upgrades, I also have other electronic equipment that is currently in need of repairs and I would like to ask this person if they are capable of doing other kinds of electronics repairs in their spare time.
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Put myself on the list: Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil.
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@Cammy: this is a great thread! And very useful for a lot of people.
I personally know at least 2 persons who are passionate about Amiga, and they are very very talented people. The have repaired all the awfull madness i did trough the last years with my machines, trying to play the role of an engineer or electronic engineer. I suck. :)
They are also very passionate about other 8/16 bit stuff such as the C=, Atari, MSX, etc. They have even built homemade solutions to be able to use SD cards on the C=, MSX, Ataris and of course Amigas. That, among other stuff i remember (like using optical PC mouse on the Amiga/Commodore)
i know they do this just for hobby. The repairs are not expensive, at least not in my country (Argentina), they are VERY talented and VERY good doing this, and they have many projects to do in the near future, for all kind of machines, focused on Amiga, C=, Atari and MSX, in that order. One is a former local Commodore engineer.
I should ask them if they would be willing to repair stuf from abroad, and of course, if you are willing to send them the stuff so far away (Argentina).
If i have positive news about this, and if you are interested on their services, i will update here
Regards
Sebastian
PD: i also know some polish guy who repairs Amigas, not sure if he is on this forum tough (and maybe some from Czech Republic and/or Hungary). But, dont know if they do massive repairs or they just repair for themselves because lack of time, whi is, usually, one of the most annoying problems many have here
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just looking towards the future, I'd be eager to know somebody in the US...
Yeah, me too. Big fat country with no Amiga fix it person, what gives?
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Robert, who is this TOGA repair tech you are writing about, do you know his/her name?
Duncan M. of TOGA. He has done repairs for me (A500, A1200, A3000, A4000, and more), SCCAN (A2000 and A3000 repairs), and the defunct Astoria Commodore User Group (A1200, A2000, and A4000 repairs). He has shown up at the last two Amiwest Shows, bringing in materials to exhibit.
I don't have permission to pass out his e-mail in public, but I can give it to you in private.
Writing from Haywards Heath, England,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org
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His email address is also available here: http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/members.html
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Isn't he AOrg member, last time active 03-26-2009.
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His email address is also available here...
That's an old e-mail address.
Writing from Haywards Heath in England,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
July 23-24 Commodore Vegas Expo v7 2011 - http://www.portcommodore.com/commvex
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I had my 1084S monitor fixed at my local TV repair shop Wacketts, here in Newcastle. They knew straight away what was wrong, and had a compatible part. So try your local TV/aerial type repair shop for Commodore monitor repairs.
Power supply bricks are best replaced by a PC power supply and adapter cables from Amigakit for example.
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Very cool Cammy!
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I added a perma link to the Amiga section of my Star Wars Legacy page...
...which btw is way over due for an update! :)
Anyhow, here's the link and for the note, there are a few guys on Atariage.com that do service work on the Amiga as well. Sloopy and MetalHead come to mind, both from the U.S.
http://www.starwarslegacy.net
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I wish I could add to the list but I can no longer edit any of my old posts and update my useful lists anymore. :(
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Odd.
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I wish I could add to the list but I can no longer edit any of my old posts and update my useful lists anymore. :(
In this thread or others? Were these posts from before the migration to the new database?
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I'll be leaving the country for a year of technical work in Antarctica.
jacaDcaps @ The Polish Antarctic Station, Henryk Arctowski:
http://dreamolers.binaryriot.org/arctowski/
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[UPDATE] VOXEL (JFB), the french repairman, is no longer available for computers repairing.
Based on the findings and evidence,, he does not respond to all messages on the French forums (also my msg!), it does not respond to phone and no longer heard from him and about the AMIGA computers&cards that have been sent to him.
He was seen on a forum, some time ago.
Originally Posted by qq1975b - Enrique (Spain)
Hi,
I sent my A3000D motherboard to Jean François Bachelet on September and he haven't had yet the time to repair it. Had he lasted so much with your A1200? He doesn't like to answer my emails
I am thinking to ask him to give it back to me and go to another place. It has been more than 3 months!
Please read also here:
http://www.amigaimpact.org/forums/topic/a-la-recherche-de-voxel/ (in French)
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So let me add to the thread.
Some months ago I started up an IT business with a bunch of other guys, specializing in IT for hospitals, but as we are two who likes amiga, me most :), and have experience with electronics, we want to try and help with repairs of old equipment. We can't promise anything, but we would like to try. So far all we have done with some A1200 and 600 are retrobrite and cleaning.
We do have the propper lab equipment for electronics.
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[UPDATE] VOXEL (JFB), the french repairman, is no longer available for computers repairing.
Apparently two different French repair centers? Voxel by Jean François Bachelet, and Amiga Repair Center by Jean-Jacques Boulet.
Plaz
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Newtek still services Video toasters and flyers in San Antonio texas.
800-368-5441
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Apparently two different French repair centers? Voxel by Jean François Bachelet, and Amiga Repair Center by Jean-Jacques Boulet.
Plaz
Yes! AMIGA Repair Center is apparently&recently "reopened"!
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No more news about VOXEL AMIGA SHOP except a short message 2 months ago, "qq1975b (Enrique / Spain) is still waiting for an answer from Jean François Bachelet (JFB) and no news about his materials:
-A3000D motherboard;
-A4000D HD FDD;
-A3000D daughterboard;
-A3000D PSU;
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I don't want to go into business offering an Amiga repair service, but if someone local asked me to take a look at a problem for them I'd be amenable to that.
AH.
Same here for Montreal, QC area. I do general electronic repairs and had quite a good experience on various Amiga boards. I'm not free but i'm not gonna charge full price for a fellow amigan :)
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What it the nearest repair option for a Norwegian Amigan like me?
3000(recap, mouseport pins, battery corrosion, new battery), 4000(recap, lost audio channel, gfx errors, not booting from CySCSI hd, battery corrosion, new battery, bad kb), 3640(recap, v3.2(?) upgrade), 2000 powersupply (and 2 2000s without ps that probably need TLC - but 1800km away from here).
I kinda got spooked powering them up after looking at the repair videos...
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@ Cammy
Good thread idea!
@ gertsy
Repairmen, That's a bit sexist Cammy.. Repairers? A good idea just the same.
Are you kidding me? Do you know of one female amiga tech in the world?
Oh and I had an a3640 that was repaired by Amiga Repair Center in france and they seemed to do a good job and responded to email too.
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@ Cammy
Good thread idea!
@ gertsy
Are you kidding me? Do you know of one female amiga tech in the world?
Oh and I had an a3640 that was repaired by Amiga Repair Center in france and they seemed to do a good job and responded to email too.
Gots mad hardware skills.. need caps, chips replaced/added..no prob.
Rich
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Rich
Who has mad skillz i'm confused?
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Any Amiga repair shops in the Bay Area, California?
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I think the tech that Robert refers to in the thread is based in NorCal
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Rich
Who has mad skillz i'm confused?
Moi..
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Oh great! I have an a600mb, 2x 4000mb, an a3000LED part that needs fixing! :) Are you interested?
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Does anyone know of anybody in Los Angeles that does repairs on Amigas?
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Oh great! I have an a600mb, 2x 4000mb, an a3000LED part that needs fixing! :) Are you interested?
Depends.. what is wrong with the A600, and the 2 4000mb's?
Regarding the 3000 you're referring to the front LED board?
Rich
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Depends.. what is wrong with the A600, and the 2 4000mb's?
Regarding the 3000 you're referring to the front LED board?
Rich
Hi Rich
A600 i think needs recap
A4000mbs not sure they visually look ok prolly a trace or so..
and yes the A3000 LED board the leds came off should be an easy solder job
Kipper2k was going to fix the a600 but the shipping costs are silly. If you are willing to look at them I can send them along I'll take it PM from here.
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boykingbaby
No, there is nobody in LA that i know of that fixes amigas or I wouldnt be asking the wizard Vlab guy :)
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Can borked electronics smell like catpiss?
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northway
No, if anything it smells like burnt electrical wiring.
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Can borked electronics smell like catpiss?
Actually, yes...
Bad caps smell has been described as ammonia like...
http://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=5
desiv
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wow didnt know that "catpiss" lol ya ammonia does smell like that
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Dang. That 3000 isn't getting powered again until it gets a re-cap then :-(
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Hi everyone. I've wanted for a long time to organize a website or something that lists all the current Amiga repairmen from around the world, to make it easier for people to find someone close enough to send their hardware to when it needs to be fixed. Even if I can't get a website made for it, at the very least I'd like to make a list of these guys here on this thread, so if anyone is an Amiga repair guy or knows of some, please let me know here. Contact information and websites will be appreciated.
Here's the list so far:
Amiga Maniac - Sydney, Australia - http://amigamaniac.com/
Amisynth Diversified Electronic Solutions - Victoria, Australia - http://amisynth.on.net/
Amiga Technical Resource - Christchurch, New Zealand - http://amiga.serveftp.net/
Amiga Repair Centre - Couches, France - http://www.amigacenter.com/Homer.html
AmigaKit - UK - http://amigakit.com/
Ed Jeffries @ Video Lab
6909 Johnson Drive (lower level)
Mission, KS 66202 (USA)
(913) 403-0045
Hours: 10-5 Monday-Friday, 9-1 Saturday
I think it should be easier for people to find someone to help fix their Amigas!
Amiga Maniac - Sydney, Australia - http://amigamaniac.com/ his email address is not available at present ..i was gonna enquire about the mp3 hardware for the a1200 ..as well as possibly having a look at my ppc/040 accel ..any news on him ?
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We have MP3 decoder hardware for the Amiga in stock - Mas Player Evolution:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1078
@all
We also sell Capacitor packs here:
http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1137
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Amiga Maniac - Sydney, Australia - http://amigamaniac.com/ his email address is not available at present ..i was gonna enquire about the mp3 hardware for the a1200 ..as well as possibly having a look at my ppc/040 accel ..any news on him ?
Amigamaniac was a really excellent member of the community and provided some cool hardware sales and service. However, as of late (past 6 months or so) Nathan (amigamaniac) has dissapeared off the Interwebz... :(
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Nice thread, you missed out Analogic. (UK)
They still sell A1200 Magic packs and fix all Amiga's.
http://www.analogic.co.uk/
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Nice thread, you missed out Analogic. (UK)
They still sell A1200 Magic packs and fix all Amiga's.
http://www.analogic.co.uk/
I'm pretty sure they were a piss-poor seller of stuff on eBay somewhat recently, someone defend them, I have no personal experience.
Anal-logic, heh heh heh mm heh.
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I'm pretty sure they were a piss-poor seller of stuff on eBay somewhat recently, someone defend them, I have no personal experience.
Anal-logic, heh heh heh mm heh.
well putting ebay aside, they been part of the Amiga scene since the early A500 days in the UK. They even fixed my A4000T.. so I have no complaints.
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Well the problem in the amiga community is that if a company has a couple of bad transactions among hundreds some tosser goes on amiga boards and complains and trolls and they look bad...
@Vlab
Sent you a couple of pms about repairs havent heard back.
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well putting ebay aside, they been part of the Amiga scene since the early A500 days in the UK. They even fixed my A4000T.. so I have no complaints.
You were lucky then.
Both my own and my brothers experiences with so called repairs carried out by them are dire. Would not touch them with a barge pole.
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Well it seems that the community has spoken and this company has not done good by them :(