Amiga Case Screws

[Terminills]

I have spray painted the screws on an A3000, but the bitch is the matching plastic washers :-(

If they are nylon washers dye them with t shirt dye

[curtis]

Regarding matching screw and washer color, I found a beige plastic screw cover at Lowe's that provides a "washer" and conceals the screw head.  Just insert your screw into the hole, screw it into the case then flip the cover over the screw head.

Makes for a nice look.

[danbeaver]

Ah, no.  I want to remain on the safe side of not hoarding.  

As I have posted before, those who accuse others of "Hoarding" only want to pay a fraction of the cost of acquiring, restoring, and preparing an Amiga for sale.  Such people have a mental disorder in which they have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy; they are generally unhappy and disappointed when they are not given the special favors or admiration they believe they deserve.

[Matt_H]

The CPU card stand offs for the A3000/4000 can be found online.

Got a part number/direct link for these? I need a bunch

[danbeaver]

What you will be needing is a 17 mm spacer although there is some discussion that some accelerators used another size.  In a pinch, you can take the barrel of a clear plastic Bic pen and cut it into 17 mm sections and then screw them with non-conductive washers to the MB and CPU.
 
  The 16 mm MB spacer (http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/21-16255) is close, although the threaded nylon 18.7 mm spacer could be sanded to drop its height before being attached with the nylon screws http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/83-13666.  There is a 19 mm MB spacer (http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/21-16225).
  You can go another route with a collection of spacers http://www.amazon.com/Spacers-Stand-off-Plastic-Accessories-Assortment/dp/B00LGB2N1Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1424252784&sr=1-1.
 
  Or go this route: http://www.mouser.com/Electromechanical/Hardware/Standoffs-Spacers/_/N-aictf?P=1z0x0msZ1z0z2t8.  Or these are almost there at 16 mm http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Miniature-PCB-Supports-15-9mm-Spacer-Standoffs-Pack-of-10-/121360726820.  Or perhaps http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-Pieces-White-Cylindrical-Nylon-66-LED-PCB-Board-Spacer-Support-5mm-x-17mm-/190916364225.
 
  Perhaps: http://www.mart4ic.com/Spacer-Screw-Nut/10x-Nylon-Standoff-Spacer-M3-Male-x-M3-Female--17mm-c125803.html

Any other suggestions for these?

[Matt_H]

@ danbeaver

Great resources, thanks! Will investigate further.

[danbeaver]

A couple of updates to this thread which has morphed into an Amiga refurbishing resource:

http://www.cwe-usa.com/ (Cleveland Wire and Electronics) has for sale 23-pin D-SUB male and female solder connectors and hoods (having just received 5 F and hoods), and

http://www.metricscrews.us/  has the M3 counter sunk screws for the A4000D's PSU and to hold down the HDD brackets.  I ordered several dozen of various M3 screws in different lengths

[F0LLETT]

http://www.cwe-usa.com/ (Cleveland Wire and Electronics) has for sale 23-pin D-SUB male and female solder connectors and hoods (having just received 5 F and hoods),

They seem to only list every DB connector bar DB23.

[DutchinUSA]

http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/cwe/05CQPDB23.html

Don't go buying them out now

[danbeaver]

In addition to the direct reference by "Dutch" above,

Amiga monitor cables:
http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/cwe/05MCAmiga.html

Amiga DB23 (Search):
http://www.connectworld.net/cgi-bin/cwe/process?7uLPyCcd;;15

--DB23 Switch boxes!

[danbeaver]

As suggested my Oldsmobile_Mike, I think we should list the tools one needs for Amiga repair, restoration and modification.  I'll start with:

Screw drivers Tiny, small, regular (flat and phillips) and a torx for THOSE screws!
Dremel Tool with cutting wheel, grinder, and polishing wheels.
Hammer (nuff said)
Slow Drill (like using a hex drill bit in a Black & Decker elctric screw driver
Regular power drill (prefer cordless)
Multimeter with continuity tested
Led headlamp
Soldering Iron + solder sucker + braid + fine wire (insulated, wirewrapping type)
Hobby knife (Exacto)
Small Crescent wrench
Small tweasers
Small clamps (Kelly's or similar)
Hot glue gun
Orbital sander

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Don't forget:

[danbeaver]

Don't forget:

Better yet, substitute Kroil for the WD40 (used to loosen frozen engine blocks) and weld rebar over it.

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[Duce]

Hey, don't laugh about welding rebar over things.  

I was working on a clients computer not too long ago, real old fellow who had a Son that had built him this PC in the Windows 95 days.  Old PC, but met his needs very well still.  Was all crufted up with spyware, so he called me.

He was also griping about it "losing time" everytime he'd shut it off.  Simple fix, dead mobo battery.

I opened it up, and apparently the kid that built it wasn't sharp enough to figure out the little clip on the battery holder on the motherboard and I found myself with a Krazy Glue'd in battery.

[curtis]

You forgot the 2 most important tools when working on Amigas:
1.  Jack Daniels
2.  Bottle of aspirin, motrin, or whatever!
Oh, and band-aids!!!!!!

As suggested my Oldsmobile_Mike, I think we should list the tools one needs for Amiga repair, restoration and modification.  I'll start with:

Screw drivers Tiny, small, regular (flat and phillips) and a torx for THOSE screws!
Dremel Tool with cutting wheel, grinder, and polishing wheels.
Hammer (nuff said)
Slow Drill (like using a hex drill bit in a Black & Decker elctric screw driver
Regular power drill (prefer cordless)
Multimeter with continuity tested
Led headlamp
Soldering Iron + solder sucker + braid + fine wire (insulated, wirewrapping type)
Hobby knife (Exacto)
Small Crescent wrench
Small tweasers
Small clamps (Kelly's or similar)
Hot glue gun
Orbital sander

[danbeaver]

Well as I have mentioned in several prior posts, band-aids are *REQUIRED* for anyone who opens an A3000 case and a tourniquet is helpful as well -- Lord you don't want a CSI team investigating your house after working on those.

Now while Lynchburg's Jack might ease the pain, it will likely not help in the repair aspect, but a good party after a significant upgrade sure has a better feel with Mr. Daniels at your side.  Your best Bang-for-the-Buck on pills (outside of Demerol) would be the Motrin as generic for cost vs. half-life vs. side effects to aspirin or Tylenol.

Remember, "Cold steel is your best deal."