Recap Amiga 1200 necessary?

[Acill]

If you plan to keep them and enjoy them I would do it. I offer a recap service if you live in the US and charge competitive prices. A few on here should be able to verify my work and who I am if concerned.

Feel free to PM more more info if interested. If you are in Europe I can also give you some good recommendations of people that can do it if they dont reach out before then.

[Acill]

PLEASE dont "twist" off the old caps. If you dont want to let someone like me that knows how to do it correctly than please at least do it right. Use a GOOD soldering iron and practice on an old board. Good to a thrift store and get an old VCR or something like that. Tear it down and use it to practice.

The hot air rework station is how I do it most of the time. You can also use an iron if you are quick and heat each side while using a pair of ESD tweezers. The problem people run into is the cost of getting everything you need to do the job correctly is more than jsut paying someone to do it. If you dont plan to use the stuff more and decide to go cheap, well its asking for problems.

Here is the list of caps you need:
Digi Key Link: http://www.digikey.com/short/3pbwnr

[Acill]

Just found something on the internet. It's a SMD tweezer soldering iron:

SMD tweezer



It's affordable but will it work?

Or this one?

I use a Weller $200 set and they are my favorite tool. Work amazingly well as long as you know how to use them properly.