Acill's Amiga Repair Thread

[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

[Acill]

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

Someone needs to send me a new 1200 case! Please post a pic of it when done!!

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Someone needs to send me a new 1200 case!

I might have something for you on Monday.

[Pgovotsos]

Someone needs to send me a new 1200 case! Please post a pic of it when done!!

Amigastore.eu is going to be the official distributor for the new 1200 cases. They have a sign up on the item page to be notified when Philippe sends the cases to them. They're pretty reasonably priced around €80. Their shipping isn't too expensive either and I've had great service from them unlike some other dealers (AK worst offender) - day or two for email responses and ship same day for in-stock items (unlike AK which I'm still waiting over 9 weeks for them to ship something supposedly in stock). Hate to say it but if AK wasn't the only source for some items I'd probably never order from them again.

[Acill]

I might have something for you on Monday.

That reminds me, your inbox is full!

[Acill]

I've had a lot of requests for pictures of past work and posted this on another site. I thought I would share it here as a way to have some of my better jobs listed all in one post. Enjoy!

A3000D Paula Socket Repairs
https://goo.gl/photos/i8YuQqP41KFodM7r5

A4000cr SIMM Socket Replace
https://goo.gl/photos/i8YuQqP41KFodM7r5

A1200 Floppy and IDE Header Replace, Recap and General Restoration
https://goo.gl/photos/pEZG2r5ZiDvrD7i97

A4000cr Complete Restoration
https://goo.gl/photos/ctEnc1DX1nAUnAYK7

A1200 Cap Leak Fix, Recap and Tracer Jumper
https://goo.gl/photos/Hwqgz32kSWSKYoNj6

A4000 Clock Circuit Fix
https://goo.gl/photos/9UyrREhrTTTauy8M6

68040 to 68060 Adapter Build
https://goo.gl/photos/RLTHH3g4hvYq62UN8

A4000T Port Module Hand Built
https://goo.gl/photos/mbkjZehQF5VaqVrk7

A4000 New Simm sockets and trace repairs
https://goo.gl/photos/12e3oPw78RhYH7jo6

Rapidfire SCSI Card Repairs
https://goo.gl/photos/zmqHjvvMVe8N4KeQ8

Blizzard 040 to 060 Conversion
https://goo.gl/photos/rpzMbgNWpfpG5gc68

Apollo 1240 to 1260 Conversion
https://goo.gl/photos/twvdxNiGuXnZsrYM9

[LoadWB]

Whoa whoa whoa... can you do an 060 conversion on a 3640??

[Pat the Cat]

Why not? Pin compatible chip mostly, apart from feeding the 060 version 3.3V somehow.

Could be issues with any particular board not running at full speed (040 only supported up to 40MHz so never tested faster) but it should work up to that speed and maybe faster.

Not that I am saying it is an easy thing to do. I noticed that somebody recently did a schematic of their A3640, and I think David Haynie already released the GAL source... maybe just GAL object code, but both of those help a lot with fault finding and researching better CPU card designs.

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=86511

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[Acill]

Whoa whoa whoa... can you do an 060 conversion on a 3640??

Sure can, can get expensive depending on the revision of the 060, but it can be  done. It also requires some custom modified 3.1 roms.

[Acill]

Added a couple more final pics of this repair on an A3000. I built a custom mini board for a coin cell battery. This one is all ready to go.

https://goo.gl/photos/i8YuQqP41KFodM7r5

[Acill]

A4000 with Pio2 upgrade, new barrel style Nicole Metal Hydride battery, recap and minor repairs.

https://goo.gl/photos/LUwNAqJj7Fj8fwaFA

[LoadWB]

That's my purty A4000 motherboard... and I just got notification that he's dropped it off for shipping, already.

Guys, seriously, get your stuff fixed right here -- fast (of course, remember sometimes he has to have a life, too,) well done, and reasonably priced.  This makes two systems for me, an A1200 and the A4000D, and I'll be sending him more.

[Acill]

That's my purty A4000 motherboard... and I just got notification that he's dropped it off for shipping, already.

Guys, seriously, get your stuff fixed right here -- fast (of course, remember sometimes he has to have a life, too,) well done, and reasonably priced.  This makes two systems for me, an A1200 and the A4000D, and I'll be sending him more.

Thanks for the shoutout!

Speaking of NOT having someone do things right. Here is some shots of an A4000 ROM socket replacement gone wrong that I am having to rework and repair that someone had a friend do for him. I dont think I want a friend touching my stuff if it turns out looking this way!!!!

https://goo.gl/photos/cnaEH4u1Du3Td2Cn6

[Pgovotsos]

Are you taking the pictures though a microscope or something else? The pictures are nice and clear and a good magnification - not too much, not too little. Is it a scope you can work under or is it just useful for pictures?

[Acill]

Are you taking the pictures though a microscope or something else? The pictures are nice and clear and a good magnification - not too much, not too little. Is it a scope you can work under or is it just useful for pictures?

Yup, I take them through the eyepiece of my Microscope that I work under. It's an AmScope SM-4TY-80S.

This is the one I use. http://www.ebay.com/p/AmScope-Sm-4ty-80s-7-X-90-X-Industrial-Inspection-Trinocular-Zoom-Stereo-Microscope-With-80-LED/1437274074

[LoadWB]

Thanks for the shoutout!

Speaking of NOT having someone do things right. Here is some shots of an A4000 ROM socket replacement gone wrong that I am having to rework and repair that someone had a friend do for him. I dont think I want a friend touching my stuff if it turns out looking this way!!!!

https://goo.gl/photos/cnaEH4u1Du3Td2Cn6

*sigh* I have to admit, much of my early work in the days I was learning to solder looked something like this.