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Forum: Hardware mods 03 December 2019, 08:53
Replies: 4
Views: 250
Posted By ajk
I've replaced the fan on a couple of A1000s. I...

I've replaced the fan on a couple of A1000s. I don't quite remember if I found/used exactly the same Etri branded fan, but certainly fans in that size (80x80x38mm I think?) and voltage rating weren't...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 24 November 2019, 16:53
Replies: 2,424
Views: 361,516
Posted By ajk
Yes, the floppy cables remain the same. The...

Yes, the floppy cables remain the same.

The trapdoor slot is for memory and CPU upgrades, and yes, you can only have one installed at a time. It is also possible to have RAM in the PCMCIA slot but...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 10 October 2019, 13:32
Replies: 2,424
Views: 361,516
Posted By ajk
Blue membranes belong to keyboards manufactured...

Blue membranes belong to keyboards manufactured by Samsung, green ones go with Mitsumi models. The basic operating principle is the same but the exact dimensions and shape are different.
Forum: support.Hardware 04 October 2019, 08:26
Replies: 13
Views: 1,756
Posted By ajk
I actually got everything working, it was just a...

I actually got everything working, it was just a matter of having the correct jumpers set :)
Forum: support.Hardware 01 October 2019, 09:49
Replies: 4
Views: 302
Posted By ajk
If you have the 68000 running at the full 42MHz,...

If you have the 68000 running at the full 42MHz, there probably aren't very many titles that would significantly benefit from an 68030. Perhaps some. You can get much more RAM with a separate...
Forum: support.Hardware 04 September 2019, 21:28
Replies: 3
Views: 172
Posted By ajk
You could, but do keep in mind sockets have their...

You could, but do keep in mind sockets have their own issues. Sometimes the chips don't make good contact, or the pins become oxidized, and then you get hard to diagnose problems. This is especially...
Forum: support.Hardware 04 September 2019, 15:34
Replies: 3
Views: 172
Posted By ajk
If the surface mount chip is PLCC to begin with,...

If the surface mount chip is PLCC to begin with, yes, you can install a corresponding socket (assuming there is enough space - sockets are obviously larger than the chip itself). Which chip do you...
Forum: support.Amiga Forever 05 August 2019, 19:57
Replies: 11
Views: 2,087
Posted By ajk
VirtualBox does not change the CPU architecture...

VirtualBox does not change the CPU architecture of the host machine, and as OS4 needs PowerPC to run on, this unfortunately can't work. You need full emulation which is always much slower.
Forum: support.Other 04 July 2019, 08:03
Replies: 29
Views: 1,953
Posted By ajk
Workbench 1.3 is limited in that files without...

Workbench 1.3 is limited in that files without icons can't be manipulated via the GUI. Later versions have the option to show all files (and list them by name instead of icons, among other things).
Forum: support.Hardware 25 June 2019, 19:56
Replies: 19
Views: 909
Posted By ajk
The soldering looks decent enough; not too much...

The soldering looks decent enough; not too much solder and nice fillets. Those are ceramic caps so they can't possibly leak. The transistor maybe has too much solder, looks a little blobby.

There...
Forum: support.Hardware 18 June 2019, 07:01
Replies: 17
Views: 487
Posted By ajk
Yes, you would use UAE to run the Workbench...

Yes, you would use UAE to run the Workbench installer from the floppy images in order to set up the hard drive. Copying the ADF files themselves to the hard drive would not yield a booting system....
Forum: support.Hardware 17 June 2019, 20:22
Replies: 17
Views: 487
Posted By ajk
There isn't that much WinUAE specific when it...

There isn't that much WinUAE specific when it comes to formatting hard drives, really - I'm not sure of the exact guide you were looking at but probably the majority of the steps you will need to...
Forum: support.Hardware 17 June 2019, 19:35
Replies: 17
Views: 487
Posted By ajk
I tend to set up Amiga hard drives with the help...

I tend to set up Amiga hard drives with the help of WinUAE and a USB-to-IDE adapter. It's much quicker to install everything that way rather than going floppy by floppy with the actual hardware. The...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 June 2019, 12:52
Replies: 2,424
Views: 361,516
Posted By ajk
The Amiga user base has always had two sides to...

The Amiga user base has always had two sides to it, those who were mainly interested in the system as a games machine, and those who were interested in the productivity work (ordinary office stuff,...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 June 2019, 11:44
Replies: 2,424
Views: 361,516
Posted By ajk
Yes, more or less. You either need to have access...

Yes, more or less. You either need to have access to the original custom chips (which later PPC-based motherboards do not contain), or emulate them in some way (either by software like UAE or...
Forum: MarketPlace 12 June 2019, 15:24
Replies: 15
Views: 541
Posted By ajk
I modeled it myself based on my other A1000 which...

I modeled it myself based on my other A1000 which still had the cover. Only afterwards did I realize that someone had already created a model :) Those ones are probably at least as good or better,...
Forum: MarketPlace 12 June 2019, 07:23
Replies: 15
Views: 541
Posted By ajk
I 3D printed (well, used a commercial high-res...

I 3D printed (well, used a commercial high-res printing service) and then painted one, you can get pretty close, although the texture won't match exactly:
...
Forum: support.Hardware 30 May 2019, 10:56
Replies: 68
Views: 2,292
Posted By ajk
When using hot air in crowded areas, shielding...

When using hot air in crowded areas, shielding the nearby components with regular kitchen foil helps in most cases. You'll want to have the foil folded over two or three times, so that a little bit...
Forum: support.Hardware 27 May 2019, 18:19
Replies: 68
Views: 2,292
Posted By ajk
Is it this stuff...

Is it this stuff (https://www.elcoteam.com/media/productfile/7_149.pdf)? Looks like zinc chloride based flux, for somewhat more crude applications. I'd say don't use it for electronics work.
Forum: support.Hardware 23 May 2019, 21:05
Replies: 68
Views: 2,292
Posted By ajk
You probably shouldn't be sanding your soldering...

You probably shouldn't be sanding your soldering iron unless it looks something like this :)
...
Forum: support.Hardware 23 May 2019, 17:59
Replies: 68
Views: 2,292
Posted By ajk
It's not about the quality of the solder as such;...

It's not about the quality of the solder as such; leaded solder is easier to work when doing manual repairs, and it's also the same type as was originally used on the Amigas as covered earlier in the...
Forum: Hardware mods 15 May 2019, 19:00
Replies: 3
Views: 672
Posted By ajk
Nice - that is a very useful trick if you want to...

Nice - that is a very useful trick if you want to keep the shield in place.
Forum: support.Hardware 15 May 2019, 14:06
Replies: 68
Views: 2,292
Posted By ajk
Yes, definitely looks like there is quite a bit...

Yes, definitely looks like there is quite a bit of leakage and corrosion going on there, especially in the power section. Proper recapping and possible pad repair should be performed.

The missing...
Forum: support.Hardware 10 May 2019, 07:01
Replies: 1,157
Views: 408,237
Posted By ajk
Retrobriting does not abrade the surface at all...

Retrobriting does not abrade the surface at all if done correctly (= peroxide is not allowed to dry, complete immersion in mild solution is safest).

Latest developments though show that the...
Forum: support.Hardware 08 May 2019, 15:30
Replies: 19
Views: 909
Posted By ajk
Those are various power filtering caps, their...

Those are various power filtering caps, their role is not usually crucial; if the system works fine there is no need to do anything.

The soldering work is a bit crude. It might be that the person...
Forum: support.Hardware 07 May 2019, 16:15
Replies: 21
Views: 1,027
Posted By ajk
Copying the Kickstart into RAM is not so much...

Copying the Kickstart into RAM is not so much about boot speed; the system will in general run faster when the Kickstart does not need to be accessed from the (relatively slow) ROM. This is more...
Forum: support.Hardware 07 May 2019, 10:16
Replies: 21
Views: 1,027
Posted By ajk
How so? An accelerator obviously takes the place...

How so? An accelerator obviously takes the place of the CPU, but everything else on the motherboard retains normal functionality. Accelerators work exactly the same way on the A1200 and A600.

A...
Forum: support.Hardware 06 May 2019, 14:17
Replies: 27
Views: 1,285
Posted By ajk
Using a wooden pencil or another similar item as...

Using a wooden pencil or another similar item as a fulcrum is a good way to get some extra leverage without damaging the board or the components on it.

If the chip is particularly stuck, adding a...
Forum: support.Games 03 May 2019, 19:36
Replies: 8
Views: 737
Posted By ajk
Can be done with a Kryoflux, but it's probably...

Can be done with a Kryoflux, but it's probably overkill to invest in for a single floppy. I'm sure plenty of people in the UK have one though, perhaps someone can lend a hand.
Forum: Amiga websites reviews 30 April 2019, 09:20
Replies: 8
Views: 1,230
Posted By ajk
Ethernet/WiFi can be used for other things than...

Ethernet/WiFi can be used for other things than web browsing; accessing FTP servers works fine and it's also a convenient way to transfer files between your own systems. IRC also works well.
Forum: support.Hardware 19 April 2019, 08:14
Replies: 20
Views: 641
Posted By ajk
None of the original ones do, either. Highly...

None of the original ones do, either.

Highly expanded desktop Amigas are somewhat of an anomaly; most devices that need lots of current regulate it on the board itself (or have an internal power...
Forum: support.Hardware 18 April 2019, 21:37
Replies: 13
Views: 456
Posted By ajk
This particular add-on is not familiar to me, but...

This particular add-on is not familiar to me, but generally hard drive expansions (once Workbench is installed) should just boot up. It seems likely that this hard drive is not working, even if it is...
Forum: support.Hardware 18 April 2019, 17:31
Replies: 20
Views: 641
Posted By ajk
I don't know if Commodore designed many of their...

I don't know if Commodore designed many of their own power supplies in the first place... usually such things are outsourced to manufacturers specializing in that field.

In any case, Amigas just...
Forum: support.WinUAE 14 April 2019, 21:01
Replies: 7
Views: 612
Posted By ajk
Yeah, not sure what would be the best way in your...

Yeah, not sure what would be the best way in your case apart from directly accessing the card on the PC (messing it up is a legitimate concern as you rightly pointed out).

If you've got plenty of...
Forum: support.WinUAE 14 April 2019, 19:52
Replies: 7
Views: 612
Posted By ajk
Do you have a CF card reader for the PC? It'd be...

Do you have a CF card reader for the PC? It'd be much easier to make a copy just by using that.

Also, I do believe Amiga Explorer allows you to make an image of the hard drive - although it may be...
Forum: support.Hardware 08 April 2019, 09:17
Replies: 5
Views: 485
Posted By ajk
One of the default patterns in Prefs/WBPattern is...

One of the default patterns in Prefs/WBPattern is a checkerboard, I've just used that for this very same purpose. Although I only have the smaller BenQ so can't vouch for the BL912.
Forum: support.Hardware 05 April 2019, 19:21
Replies: 4
Views: 478
Posted By ajk
That small canister laying against the board is a...

That small canister laying against the board is a 32.768 kHz crystal, used by the real time clock for time keeping. The orange residue is traces of rosin flux from when it was soldered in. You could...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 02 April 2019, 07:09
Replies: 6
Views: 886
Posted By ajk
Indeed, that VL2020 is a rechargeable variant...

Indeed, that VL2020 is a rechargeable variant (although even they will of course eventually stop working) which is soldered in place. Even though it looks like the battery is clipped into a holder,...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 31 March 2019, 10:17
Replies: 17
Views: 1,384
Posted By ajk
Hmm, I think there may still be some uncertainty...

Hmm, I think there may still be some uncertainty of the things involved here. Many things have been explained but just to recap:

- the Kickstart on the Amiga 500 is a chip on the board, if you...
Forum: New to Emulation or Amiga scene 30 March 2019, 20:33
Replies: 6
Views: 886
Posted By ajk
The capacitors you are looking for are little...

The capacitors you are looking for are little silver cans with black bases. The leakage would appear as oily residue around them, the solder joints may be dull instead of shiny and if it's really...
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