Acill's Amiga Repair Thread

[Acill]

This A3000  was sent in completely filthy and needed a lot of recap and trace repairs. The Paula was soldered on very sloppy and had bridges all over it. I cleaned it up, fixed the poor cap work previously done and fixed the Paula socket as best as can be expected considering the condition it was in.

It should live a bit longer of a life now, hopefully happier than before!





Paula Socket underside


Replaced a previously reworked trace wire with the correct solid wire

[hirschma]

The A2000 and 3000 are a lot of extra work. Its about $68 to $80 depending on the caps and how long it takes to get them all out.

Just wanted to say - that's extremely reasonable pricing!

[Acill]

Just wanted to say - that's extremely reasonable pricing!

Thanks, I do it because I like to help the community and the condition of some of the machine doesn't work out so well every time. Nothing sucks more than paying a huge fee to an electronics repair site and finding out it was for nothing.

[kreciu]

Just wanted to say - that's extremely reasonable pricing!

... and great communication and TIME Acill actually did it. I can't wait I will get mine back and install it in my new (repainted) E/box case.

[kreciu]

I got my motherboards and both of them work great. Finally I can put my Amiga in my E/box rev. 2 .

Thank you Acill for great communication and very fast work. I'm going to sent you other two motherboards and other "stuff" in few weeks.

I'm really happy that I replaced leaking caps in my Color Classic I wish I would do it earlier.

[Acill]

I got my motherboards and both of them work great. Finally I can put my Amiga in my E/box rev. 2 .

Thank you Acill for great communication and very fast work. I'm going to sent you other two motherboards and other "stuff" in few weeks.

I'm really happy that I replaced leaking caps in my Color Classic I wish I would do it earlier.

THIS is why I do it!!!! Thanks for the compliments. Its my pleasure to bring machines back from death and near death! We cant save them all, but I was extremely happy to save these!

[midway]

Hi,

Can you recap a cdtv ntsc genlock board for me? Am currently travelling but am back tomorrow,

Thanks, Mike

[Acill]

Hi,

Can you recap a cdtv ntsc genlock board for me? Am currently travelling but am back tomorrow,

Thanks, Mike

I can do it yes, but I would have to order the caps once I get your board in and make sure I get the correct ones. It will take some time if thats okay? Let me know and I can PM you the details.

[Kremlar]

Another job well done by Acill!  Got my 1200 board back and it's working great.  Details of my A1200 project here:

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=71057

[Acill]

I'm going to start putting a list together on the first post of this thread for the status of orders and progress. If you have an outstanding order out and haven't heard from me something is not right, please contact me. I currently have one board on the bench and a few on the way.

If you are sending something, please let me know through a PM or direct email. I want to add you as well so anyone else can see and get an idea of the wait. I also want to thank all that have sent in boards and have posted the kind reviews for me. I don't make much off of this and enjoy the satisfaction of having boards getting fixed and put back in use more than the money, but it is nice to have some extra cash to get these projects done too!

Also one last thing. I cant promise every single board I receive will be able to get fixed. It all depends on how far gone it is and what the problem is. Custom chips are very hard for me to get. Testing takes time, and a lot of it cant be done without removing components and testing them, replacing things and retesting. This isn't free and it costs me money as well. My basic policy is if I don't think its cost efficient for me to continue after about $145 of parts, time and testing I will stop and let you know or return it. Adding heat to these boards can often cause other parts to fail if the damage from battery and cap leaks is significant. I still have to charge for my time and materials even if its not working at that point or if you decide to have me stop.

To date I have had only one board I couldn't get to boot after spending nearly 3 weeks of cleaning, removing and replacing things. I only charged the $145 for that and sadly returned it. The other problem is an A4000 that I took back in after a recap because AGA modes are not working in Workbench after the customer received it back. Something I didn't think to test. I am attempting to repair that free of charge since I missed it only thinking it needed a recap.

If anyone had advice or recommendations on this please feel free to let me know. I think my prices are more than fair and I do the best I can to make you happy. Thanks again for understanding and please pass the word on if you can.

MODERATORS: Can one of you please change the thread subject to "Acill's Amiga Repair Thread" it wont let me edit that.

[eliyahu]

MODERATORS: Can one of you please change the thread subject to "Acill's Amiga Repair Thread" it wont let me edit that.

your wish is my command.

-- eliyahu

[Acill]

Well it looks like the first post is not editable any more. I'll post status updates to the end unless a moderator can unlock it foe me to do continously on first post.

[ToddH]

I'm working on obtaining an Amiga as we speak so one of the first things I plan to do is send the motherboard your way for a re-capping. Thanks for everything you're doing for the Amiga community!

[Acill]

I'm working on obtaining an Amiga as we speak so one of the first things I plan to do is send the motherboard your way for a re-capping. Thanks for everything you're doing for the Amiga community!

Thanks! Also as a reminder you DO NOT need to supply the caps kits any longer. I take care of all of it now. I just cant edit the first page.

[kirk_m]

My 1200 is in the mail to Acill for  a recap.

[Acill]

I received an A4000 in for a recap from WLemonds. All went well and it tested fine when I was done. Sent it back and I get word he cant select any AGA modes. I was upset I missed this, but I didnt know and so I asked him to return it.

I am pleased to say I fixed it after repairing several traces in the battery area I found weak, and had to replace U976. Since I missed this one and returned it (working on it or not I have no way to know), I didnt charge for all this work. Pleased to say we have one more working Amiga back in the world though!

Some examples of bad traces found. These are part of the RTC circuit.


Old U976 removed, cleaned up pad and solder paste going on to put the new chip in place.


New U976 in place along with a new coin cell holder.


256 colors mode is now working again!!!