Acill's Amiga Repair Thread

[magnetic]

Nothing said, they can know my job assignment as far as I am concerned. I just want to make sure people understand why things are delayed. You are right though on the context of your concerns. I cleaned it up a bit after looking at what I said.

TO ANYONE COMPLAINING ABOUT SLOW SERVICE: YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE THIS GUY WORKING ON YOUR EQUIPMENT.

Send your repairs to UK back and forth and see how long repairs take. How anyone can complain about Pauls work is beyond me. Ungrateful. The US community is lucky to have him
I have personally seen him spend all kinds of extra times on boards to "get it right" without charging. People not wanting to pay for repairs after he wastes time diagnosing (with no fee)

[Pat the Cat]

TO ANYONE COMPLAINING ABOUT SLOW SERVICE: YOU SHOULD BE LUCKY TO HAVE THIS GUY WORKING ON YOUR EQUIPMENT.

Send your repairs to UK back and forth and see how long repairs take.

Hmmm... all the more reason for me to reskill so I could offer a similar level of service for UK Amiga owners, I guess.

It's not like I'm a total repair moron, just that I was never taught to do SMD properly. About time I sorted that out, I think. Training and lots of practise on SMD circuitry should do the old fix skills a world of good.

I guess rating me to Acii, I'm about Milspec 2000 category R. Restricted access but simple fixes only . Say about 2 or more levels below him in skill rating. (There's no need to respond Acii, I'm estimating, and I might not even rate that good, really).

[Acill]

Its been awhile since I uploaded some of the work I have been doing. This month has been real busy and I am happy to say my turn around times are a lot better. Enjoy and as always thank you for entrusting me with the machines! I love doing it!

[Acill]

Here are a few more shots including an A4000 CR (Rev D) that I restored with all new metal tab simm sockets, clock battery holder and cell, recap and general cleanup. It was an awesome project! I've been uploading most every job I complete on my facebook page listed in my signature as well. Take a look at it. I believe they way I have it setup you can view it without a facebook account even.

[Acill]

Nice bench test supply for testing boards. Made adapters for all Amiga types to use with it.

Also rebuilt this stock A4000D PSU using the insides of a Silverstone ATX. It fit perfect and looks fantastic all together.

[Pat the Cat]

Oh sweet one Chief. I wish all the PSU fixes looked that great and had some extra Butch factor. PSU overfactored? No such thing, just helps keeps her steady as she goes.

[Acill]

Out of the US on work trip from Today through the 4th of MArch, and again from 11 MArch through the end of the month. Its okay to send in any boards for work, but they will have to sit until I have a weekend home to get them taken care of and out.

Here is an A4000 CR (Rev D) that I am restoring from completely dead. Its working again and needs new Simm sockets soldered in still, new caps, and cleanup after I replaced several of the custom chips to fix some solder pads that lifted. I also pulled out a barrel battery that someone put in. Not sure why it was put in since this rev A4000 is designed to use a non-rechargeable coin cell. That will be fixed once all repairs and the cleanup is done.

https://goo.gl/photos/AB3zYNMCMCKiCi5UA

[apsteinmetz]

Thanks to the Chief for a great job bringing a 1200 back to life!  Would not boot from either floppy or IDE.  Replaced floppy, fixed IDE header and recapped.  He turned it around faster than he said he would and was very clear about what my options and costs were.

Now with a CF the beast boots in a couple heartbeats.  Beautiful to see!

https://goo.gl/photos/Hv7W13jhtLv6iSzk9

[Banstyx5]

Just received my A1200 board yesterday. Got everything put back together and fired it up. Everything works perfectly, I have had this all project sitting for so long I forgot how good a like new A1200 looks. Needless to say Acill did awesome work. Thanks for all your help.

[Acill]

Just received my A1200 board yesterday. Got everything put back together and fired it up. Everything works perfectly, I have had this all project sitting for so long I forgot how good a like new A1200 looks. Needless to say Acill did awesome work. Thanks for all your help.

Awesome!

[Acill]

Thanks to the Chief for a great job bringing a 1200 back to life!  Would not boot from either floppy or IDE.  Replaced floppy, fixed IDE header and recapped.  He turned it around faster than he said he would and was very clear about what my options and costs were.

Now with a CF the beast boots in a couple heartbeats.  Beautiful to see!

https://goo.gl/photos/Hv7W13jhtLv6iSzk9

That picture is priceless man!!!!

[Acill]

Here is my current repair in progress. An A3000D with dead Paula socket (Not anymore) and some battery damage I will be taking on next.

https://goo.gl/photos/i8YuQqP41KFodM7r5

[darkage]

Nothing beats a nice machined gold plated socket

[Acill]

Nothing beats a nice machined gold plated socket

The way I look at it, if you are going to go through all the work to replace it , do it right and use the best parts available! This looks sexy as hell too!

[Kremlar]

The way I look at it, if you are going to go through all the work to replace it , do it right and use the best parts available!

Exactly!

[LoadWB]

I got notification a couple of days ago that my new 1200 case is coming, so I am waiting to put my Acill-recapped 1200 together until I get the new case