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Offline matt3k

Re: Help! Amiga 3000 video issue
« on: August 06, 2012, 05:43:51 PM »
Seems like amber has failed.  Strange never seen it fail like that, the biggest issues I have found with 3000's have been with battery damage to denise where artifacts appear or the dreaded green screen from chip ram/agnes fails (again all from battery damage). I would pickup a new amber and try it out, it may be another component but ambers are cheap to try.  

The Stock 3k power supply is fine for a maxed out system, my 3k has had all card slots full for 20 plus years.

The main 3 things any 3k user should do is, never let the battery leak, keep the cooling system clean, and make sure it has good airflow (keeping it slightly elevated on the 4 rubber legs help a good bit.).  Feel the bottom after it has run awhile.

Sadly all the 3k's I have come across to fix and sell have had battery leakage.
 

Offline matt3k

Re: Help! Amiga 3000 video issue
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2012, 01:47:44 PM »
This must be done to provoke an answer concerning the power supply on a 3000D.

/sarcasm mode on/

Glad I read this thread to know I have been overloading and destroying my 3000D for the past 20 years!!!!  

I will go and remove my graphics card, network card, phone system card, and most of all the accelerator.  I had no idea of my abuse...

/sarcasm mode off/

Sorry folks I just couldn't resist.  Keep it clean, cool and don't ever allow battery leakage, and 3000D's run perfectly maxed out and stable.  They will last forever.  Buster 11's are easy to find, if you don't have one upgrade...

The stock power supply works perfectly well in a 3000 with every slot populated...