Acill's Amiga Repair Thread

[Acill]

I've had a lot of requests for pictures of past work and posted this on another site. I thought I would share it here as a way to have some of my better jobs listed all in one post. Enjoy!

A3000D Paula Socket Repairs
https://goo.gl/photos/i8YuQqP41KFodM7r5

A4000cr SIMM Socket Replace
https://goo.gl/photos/i8YuQqP41KFodM7r5

A1200 Floppy and IDE Header Replace, Recap and General Restoration
https://goo.gl/photos/pEZG2r5ZiDvrD7i97

A4000cr Complete Restoration
https://goo.gl/photos/ctEnc1DX1nAUnAYK7

A1200 Cap Leak Fix, Recap and Tracer Jumper
https://goo.gl/photos/Hwqgz32kSWSKYoNj6

A4000 Clock Circuit Fix
https://goo.gl/photos/9UyrREhrTTTauy8M6

68040 to 68060 Adapter Build
https://goo.gl/photos/RLTHH3g4hvYq62UN8

A4000T Port Module Hand Built
https://goo.gl/photos/mbkjZehQF5VaqVrk7

A4000 New Simm sockets and trace repairs
https://goo.gl/photos/12e3oPw78RhYH7jo6

Rapidfire SCSI Card Repairs
https://goo.gl/photos/zmqHjvvMVe8N4KeQ8

Blizzard 040 to 060 Conversion
https://goo.gl/photos/rpzMbgNWpfpG5gc68

Apollo 1240 to 1260 Conversion
https://goo.gl/photos/twvdxNiGuXnZsrYM9

[Acill]

Whoa whoa whoa... can you do an 060 conversion on a 3640??

Sure can, can get expensive depending on the revision of the 060, but it can be  done. It also requires some custom modified 3.1 roms.

[Acill]

Added a couple more final pics of this repair on an A3000. I built a custom mini board for a coin cell battery. This one is all ready to go.

https://goo.gl/photos/i8YuQqP41KFodM7r5

[Acill]

A4000 with Pio2 upgrade, new barrel style Nicole Metal Hydride battery, recap and minor repairs.

https://goo.gl/photos/LUwNAqJj7Fj8fwaFA

[Acill]

That's my purty A4000 motherboard... and I just got notification that he's dropped it off for shipping, already.

Guys, seriously, get your stuff fixed right here -- fast (of course, remember sometimes he has to have a life, too,) well done, and reasonably priced.  This makes two systems for me, an A1200 and the A4000D, and I'll be sending him more.

Thanks for the shoutout!

Speaking of NOT having someone do things right. Here is some shots of an A4000 ROM socket replacement gone wrong that I am having to rework and repair that someone had a friend do for him. I dont think I want a friend touching my stuff if it turns out looking this way!!!!

https://goo.gl/photos/cnaEH4u1Du3Td2Cn6

[Acill]

Are you taking the pictures though a microscope or something else? The pictures are nice and clear and a good magnification - not too much, not too little. Is it a scope you can work under or is it just useful for pictures?

Yup, I take them through the eyepiece of my Microscope that I work under. It's an AmScope SM-4TY-80S.

This is the one I use. http://www.ebay.com/p/AmScope-Sm-4ty-80s-7-X-90-X-Industrial-Inspection-Trinocular-Zoom-Stereo-Microscope-With-80-LED/1437274074

[Acill]

*sigh* I have to admit, much of my early work in the days I was learning to solder looked something like this.

Yeah, but at least its easy to repair with the proper tools. It just takes a lot of time.

[Acill]

These are being manufactured right now!!!! Cant wait to see how a red and blue 040 to 060 adapter looks! More to follow once I receive them and have a chance to build the first one.

[Acill]

I have heard your name in Amiga circles as well and was curious about getting some work done. Thank you for offering your services here on AtariAge. That said, I will PM you some questions
 
Also, to ensure "you are who you are" for people concerned, can you reply to your thread here and mention you have posted in the AA forums offering services as well?
 
http://www.amiga.org...t=70747&page=14

Edited by eightbit, Today, 8:53 PM.

Posting this reply as requested. I registered over at AA to offer some additional services for our friends on the other platform

[Acill]

Don't let those Atari folks steal you away!

I wont, and a few of them have had some issues with me using machined sockets on a few projects over the spring clip. I am not going to do a lot of explaining myself over and over when my work has been seen first hand by so many others.

I think its just hurt pride more than having to justify my work actually.

[Acill]

The start of it! All new A500 Plus! Stay tuned.

https://goo.gl/photos/d3xfSNepJpZMDGMk6

[Acill]

This is an A4000 board I have been working on for a customer that had someone attempt to repair the ROM sockets and didn't do a very good job of it. The sockets were ripped out mostly and took several eyelets with it and tore several more from traces. He has limited funds so we are doing it as correct as I can for him in small stages. You can see the new copper eyelets in this shared album.

https://goo.gl/photos/cnaEH4u1Du3Td2Cn6


I've been doing these new shared albums in Google Photos. How do you all feel about this? It lets me add to them as I go and you can get notified of new stuff I think as well.

[Acill]

Hi! Sorry if this is a bit off-topic: I have an old Microbotics M1230XA accelerator board, and it's not working properly. Is this the right place to ask for help? If you think you (anybody) can help, or if you just have a running M1230XA, then please contact me (probably best via PM?) (for starters, a few screenshots would help me). Thanks!

This is the right place if you would like me to take a look at it. Currently, I have quite a backlog of repairs. I am also located in the US. If you would like to send it in please send me a message and we can set something up.

[Acill]

Here is a repair under the U176 socket I removed from the same 4000 I have shown previously. I noticed some scratches under one end and removed the socket to be sure it wasn't damaged further than just the scratches.

Clearly its a good thing I did. It had three broken traces that had to be repaired. These are super tiny and had to be done under a microscope. The green blob you see is an epoxy used to cover the traces to prevent further damage.

[Acill]

Hi Acill -- how's your backlog?  I'm hoping to find somebody to repair this Phoenix Electronics CPS-500 Amiga 500/1200 power supply.  It's pretty heavy-duty and used to work but now I have to use my stock Commodore model power supply.  If you're too busy, can you recommend anyone else?  Thanks.

I'm a bit over extended currently since I have had to travel for work a lot this last few weeks. I will be out again all next week as well.  If you can send it in I can look at it, but I've found its just better to get a good quality ATX supply and convert it using the power connector cable from the original supply. You get a better PSU for about the same cost as me repairing the older one.

If you are not in a rush you can PM me for info on sending it in, but it will sit for a couple weeks.

[Acill]

Gotcha.  Thanks.



Works for me, but I don't have any diagrams at this point and I'm crappy at soldering.  I'll look up some diagrams though, and try to find some help around here.  I was surprised that nobody's selling any ATX->Amiga adapters online anymore.

Thanks again.

A few places do, but not for the 500 and other "wedge" models. If you supply the ATX PSU and your original PSU I can do the conversion for you. If you send me just the original and want me to order it all and tell you the cost I can do that too. I dont charge a lot to solder it all together for you. It will be done right and clean as well.