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tiim · 17 December 2020, 20:05

I agree with 4pLaY and I totally forgot about Ray Carlsen. I use his PSU's for Amiga and C64/128's on my test bench. For my main A1200 or A500 PSU, I still use my original Commodore A500 switching-type PSU. Ordering from Ray is as simple as emailing him your requirements and paying him. You will receive a top-quality piece back in a week or two.

The Amigakit recap kits are worth getting if you are going to do this yourself. It is not as easy as it looks on YouTube! The best methods are soldering tweezers or hot air rework. I prefer the hot air method with Kapton tape myself, as my tweezers are cheap junk from Amazon. NEVER, EVER twist the caps off the board! I still need more SMD re-work practice, but I think I'll be pretty good at this soon.

17 December 2020, 20:05	#8
tiim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 65	I agree with 4pLaY and I totally forgot about Ray Carlsen. I use his PSU's for Amiga and C64/128's on my test bench. For my main A1200 or A500 PSU, I still use my original Commodore A500 switching-type PSU. Ordering from Ray is as simple as emailing him your requirements and paying him. You will receive a top-quality piece back in a week or two. The Amigakit recap kits are worth getting if you are going to do this yourself. It is not as easy as it looks on YouTube! The best methods are soldering tweezers or hot air rework. I prefer the hot air method with Kapton tape myself, as my tweezers are cheap junk from Amazon. NEVER, EVER twist the caps off the board! I still need more SMD re-work practice, but I think I'll be pretty good at this soon.