Amiga.org

Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: irishmike on October 03, 2006, 11:29:27 PM

Title: Well I am bummed... Need to find this!
Post by: irishmike on October 03, 2006, 11:29:27 PM
Greetings All:

Well I finally had my base system for my A4000 all together only to find out that my mainboard is definitely bad and not repairable, I found some smoke/melting damage that I had not noticed and it is pretty bad.

Ergo, I need to now find a new mainboard at the very least!   I have been looking for parts for my poor A4000 for like 6 months now!   This is to be my main machine for my project.

If you have a case, mainboard that you could donate to a great home or could sell inexpensively, I need to hear from you!  I am really bummed that my mainboard was bad!!!

Since I have been needing a full case anyhow, now a base system is my need which would cover my keyboard, Case (with all internal parts) and mainboard.

Hope someone is able or willing to help!

Please let me know via PMAIL.

Thanks for your help in advance!

Mike Needham

Title: Re: Well I am bummed... Need to find this!
Post by: Wilse on October 04, 2006, 02:15:51 PM
Quote
Well I am bummed...


Congratulations!
Did the earth move?







(sorry, couldn't resist)
Title: Re: Well I am bummed... Need to find this!
Post by: Karlos on October 04, 2006, 02:53:42 PM
@Wilse

Maybe not the whole earth, just a pile or two ;-)
Title: Re: Well I am bummed... Need to find this!
Post by: irishmike on October 05, 2006, 05:05:48 PM
Hello All:

Well I want to thank whoever posted information about Ed at Video Lab here in Kansas City!  I contacted him and it appears that my poor dead mainboard may be indeed be able to be fixed!!!  This lights my heart.  

Title: Re: Well I am bummed... Need to find this!
Post by: Wilse on October 05, 2006, 06:23:51 PM
Quote

irishmike wrote:
Hello All:

Well I want to thank whoever posted information about Ed at Video Lab here in Kansas City!  I contacted him and it appears that my poor dead mainboard may be indeed be able to be fixed!!!  This lights my heart.  



Nice one!

:pint:
Title: Re: Well I am bummed... Need to find this!
Post by: Boot_WB on October 05, 2006, 08:29:17 PM
Mike,

I thought you were opening your own Amiga hospital:

Quote

 Greetings all:

As of today (June 20, 2006) we are officially launching our company in Kansas City, Missouri USA. We are planning to fix vintage machines (especially Amiga) and we are looking for all kinds of donations in parts. Basically, we have a drop off scenario going for this time, but really we will take software, hardware, accessories anything EXCEPT monitors.


Is this now not the case?

Regards



Rich
Title: Re: Well I am bummed... Need to find this!
Post by: irishmike on October 05, 2006, 08:49:26 PM
@Boot_WB

Yeah, I wanted to open up a repair facility for Amigas, but I had no customer interest so far and I have not had enough startup capital to do it at this point.

I do not have the high level diagnostic equipment or software that Video Lab has and therefore, I would be paying him for things that aren't readily aparent when diagnosing the sickness of an Amiga.  Basic troubleshooting I have no problem with, seeing problems like corrosion or battery damage et al, no problem.  Leaking Caps, no problem... actually repairing them effectively would require the diagnostic software and a desoldering (hot air rework) station to be fully effective.  These items are costly!

So, since I found out that there is a repair shop here in KC, even though that is really a side line for him, I decided to put my project on hold until I gain my degree.

I still want to do things to help the Amiga community, but I had no idea how much startup capital it would take to open up my own repair facility and of course I am only one guy and carrying a full time school schedule so I can perhaps find the job to make the money to put into my own company.

So, the short answer is:  The idea is still there for me, but the means at this time are not.