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Dead Amigas
« on: October 31, 2003, 10:52:32 PM »
Just a quick little poll to test the durability of the Amiga line. Have you ever had an Amiga die on you?
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2003, 10:56:31 PM »
Yes  :-(  my trusty old a2000 died in my arms, *sniff* cause of death: battery leakage  :-(
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2003, 11:00:54 PM »
I've had 3 (1 A1K, 2A2K's) die of the green screen of death.
(Chip memory)  I actually fixed the A1K by testing EACH and Every combination (thousands) of memory pins and wrenched out the suspect memory chip with the lowest resistance with 2 soldering irons. (I was so proud) :-D
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2003, 11:11:52 PM »
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Just a quick little poll to test the durability of the Amiga line. Have you ever had an Amiga die on you?


Never had one die, outright.  I have had several that have "quirked out", though.  They just keep exhibiting worse and worse behavior until you shelve them.

An A3000 that seems to have a bad ZIP in it, maybe?  It'll work for a little while and then guru.  Not a heat issue.  Does seem to crash faster on RAM intensive things.  Haven't cycled through all RAM to test it.  (it's currently on my shelf -- if anyone wants it, make me an offer!  I'm too busy to fix the darn thing.)

2 A1200's with white FLICKER 'O' DOOM bug.  One degraded to the point I sent it back to C=.  (Could hardly read the screen in any mode other than NTSC) Replacement started acting badly, so I sold it and took the money and put it toward  my cherished A4000.

1 A1200 CIA fried due to stupidity.

Other than that, they've been good.  And I've logged a LOT of hours on my 4000 and a few of the other miggies I've owned.
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Offline Damion

Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2003, 11:17:37 PM »
>Have you ever had an Amiga die on you?

Nope! But I've been easy on them (or just lucky :-P)
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2003, 11:24:37 PM »
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Just a quick little poll to test the durability of the Amiga line. Have you ever had an Amiga die on you?

only one.... which was enterily my fault... the memory addon card for my a500 had loosened so it shorcutted and busted a few chips at the same time...  :-(  I was young and stupid  :-P

I had an c64 die on me though... Had had it in the closet for a years, then decided to try i out... all i got was a black screen  :-(
No idea on why it just died while being stored.
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2003, 11:43:02 PM »
No never. I have had 2 that did not work but then they were 3 a500,s that cost me £3.00 with a printer and other junk. :-)
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2003, 12:06:34 AM »
@matt

Out of all of my Amiga's, only my 1200, a CBM original from 1993, died.  It probably could be resurected, but I lack the patience to decode where the fault is.
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2003, 12:16:42 AM »
Yeah.  An A4000, a 500, and a couple of 1200's.
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2003, 12:30:13 AM »
I once had an A1200 I thought was dead. To make sure, I pumped 24VDC through it and it was...:lol:

Actually, my A600 stopped working for no apparent reason, but there is no physical damage I can see. At the same time, it doesnt draw any current so perhaps it is something repairable.

My first A1200 was indeed victim to a dodgy PC PSU that sent a rather large voltage spike through it, probably much higher than 24V ;-)

My second A1200 has stood the test of time. It was towered for a while, then I got a new mobo from eyetech and put the old one away for safe keeping - its now up and running in my recently cobbled together A1200D :-)

Several friends all owned Big Box amigas and they have all had endless problems with them. Personally I think the 1200 was the most reliable machine ever made...
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2003, 12:37:55 AM »
Nope.  In my history with Commodore/Amiga hardware I've never had a Amiga die.  A few got quirks like the A3000 PAL problem.  But none died outright.  

A500 + A570
A3000 <-- this one was well used because it was my BBS for 5 years (24/7), over half of that was with a PP&S Mercury 040/35MHz.
A1200 still relatively new
A4000 previously abused so if it dies, it's probably not my fault

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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2003, 02:21:59 AM »
  I have a dozen Amiga's currently and have sold off 3 or 4. Had 1000's, 500's, 2000's, 3000's, 4000's, and a 4000T. None of them ever died. I did blow an Agnus one time however.
  I had a CSMKIII and PIV quit, but I blame that on the guy I bought the 4000 from. Really crappy shipping . The CS lasted about 10min. and the PIV never worked.
    They have been rather durable all in all. Never had one of those "toy 1200's" though  :-D
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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2003, 02:30:03 AM »
Yup, I had an A1000 die on me. I never figured it out since I traded it in back in the trade up deal C= used to have for my A3000.
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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2003, 02:35:45 AM »
I bought my first A4000 from a very dodgy fellow, whom I didn't trust at all. I ran it and checked it all out before I gave him any money, all with no problems.

As soon as I got it home, it started to play up, running slower and slower as it warmed up, until about an hour after it was switched on, it would just stop. I'll bet he was glad to be rid of it and laughing at my stupidity.

It didn't take long to find the faulty chip with some freeze spray. I took it to a local C= repair agent, who replaced the chip on the 3640 (or was it the mobo?). Total cost; AUS$12.00 :-D

Although it's now in a tower, I'm still using it, 10 years later, never missed a beat since :-D

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Re: Dead Amigas
« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2003, 02:55:35 AM »
I had an a3000 PS fizzle the MB
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