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Re: The A1200 that has never "bin" opened...
« on: January 29, 2006, 08:30:25 PM »
How did that shielding rust like that, I thought they were aluminium? If it's tin then it must have been left in the garden shed over winter!

:-)

If there's oxidation taking place then everything that isn't surface mounted is going to have transmission trouble - the same happened with the internal power connector in the Sega Dreamcast.

The solution to the Dreamcast problem was to moisten a lint-free cloth with WD40 and rub gently over the connectors. WD40 is excellent for removing specs of rust from chrome (try it Doppie!) and can also lubricate and improve contact.

So maybe try cleaning the ROM legs, floppy header etc. with fibreglass pencils from Maplins and give it a little WD40, same for the shielding (although best clean that after removing it far from the motherboard).

Every Amiga is precious and that motherboard could serve you like a work-horse for many years!

Rusty Amiga I salute you!