2 Dec
2009
2 Dec
'09
8:34 p.m.
On Wed, 2 Dec 2009, Brian Lanning wrote:
I actually have a spare motherboard in unknown condition.
Thanks for the tip. If I have any spare time this winter, the A500 is high
on my list of computer projects. Now that we have a house, everything is
out of storage and in the garage. I have a small "lab area", and I really
want to setup examples of the different families. My real interest is in
the Operating Systems, but I like running on real hardware, as emulators
don't give the true feel of an OS (things like speed and keyboards).
In the case of the A500, I'll be honest, I have some games I want to be able
to play again, and the C-64 versions don't cut it! :-)
Still my priorities have changed, and the space this stuff takes up could be
better used for other things...
I wonder if
this is what is
wrong with my Amiga 500 (I haven't had time to even look at it).
That could easily be what's wrong. It might just be as simple as reseating
the socketed chips though. Ebay is full of 500 motherboards though just in
case... for now. 2000s are notorious for leaky batteries as well.
Really, any amiga barrel
battery is suspect. The 500+ had one on the motherboard. The 500 had one
inside the metal shielding of the trap door memory upgrade iirc.
The A2000's went to another list member when I was running out of storage
room.
Batteries I can handle. But leaky surface mount caps
scare me to death. I
can solder, but not on the new surface-mount stuff. My eyes aren't what
they used to be. Maybe I should practice some and invest in a reflow
setup. But I don't have enough time either.
I might be able to handle surface-mount caps, it's the chips I can't handle.
Zane