Amiga 600 audio problem

[amigaksi]

I had a buzzing problem with my amiga 500, and it turned out to be the the outlet I had my amiga plugged into. Once I changed outlets the buzzing went away. Try changing outlets. Also, make sure all the chips and components are properly seated.

Yeah, I had that buzzing sound on Amiga 1000 but it only happens sometimes.  Seem like some grounding issue.  When properly grounded, there's no buzz.  That third wire on the 3-prong plug was the culprit in my case.  If I used that undefined or vaguely defined third wire on the AC plug, I sometimes got that buzz sound.  I don't feel like ripping up my walls in my house to find out where that third wire is going.

Capacitors?  There's some myths to that as well.  I have read that electrolytic capacitors last only 3 years, but my Amiga 600 has been running for more than 15 years.  Someone needs to rewrite some of the crap flying around on the internet or make it more precise.

[amigaksi]

Capacitors do fail occasionally, amigaksi.

If you don't understand that, take a few more electronics classes.

I didn't say they never fail.  There's "some" myths out there regarding them especially regarding their life-span.  All material things have a limited life-span and capacitors aren't eternal.  If you don't understand that, take a few more physics classes and/or philosophy classes.

[amigaksi]

Some of them don't even last 4 years, no myth!  ...and you need a grammar course as well.

*You* need a grammar lesson before you take your other lessons.  All of my amigas never had their capacitors replaced (more than 15+ years).  There's crap out there stating they last 3 years which is wrong.  That's all I said.  You want to impose something upon me that I never stated-- that's a straw-man argument.  I have evidence in front of my eyes of various Amiga 600/1200/4000s.

If you had understood what I stated and just said "some can die within 4 years" that would be good.  But no, you have to go with your personal attacks.  Some capacitors last a few days as well.  Duh!

[amigaksi]

It's hard to watch good ppl who have seemed so rational and generous over the years go for each others throats.

This is the second knock-down in as many days.  Why is everyone so sensitive?

He's mocking things he cannot understand and is completely inept at even describing.  Let people determine for themselves rather than take some fool's advice like he is showing himself to be.  One thing you learn if you follow rationalistic thought is don't attack things you know nothing about.  It's a waste of time to even reply to such stupidity.  I can bet all my money he has NO COMPREHENSION of how my cables work nor the software behind it.

Back to the topic, there's no reason to replace capacitiors just because a few years have expired just as much as you would avoid surgery if it's unnecessary.

[amigaksi]

Thanks, everyone, for your insight and suggestions.  -Dave

Hope you get it working soon.