A500+ Colour / Yellowing?

craggus2000 · 09 November 2010, 15:44

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if this is the correct plastic colour for an A500+?
To me it looks like its not yellowed, but does not perfectly match the case badge (not sure if its meant to?)
I know about checking the inside plastic to compare to the outside plastic, but still unsure!

Thanks

craggus2000 · 09 November 2010, 15:51

I picked 'er up for £10 at a bootsale, and here's her innards for anyone who likes that sort of thing....

After a few upgrades of course

(1.3/2.05 Kickstart switcher, CFIDE68k with 4GB CF, and a 1mb trapdoor upgrade)

What do you think?

slk486 · 09 November 2010, 16:05

Looks very crispy. The colour seems to be very well preserved.

craggus2000 · 09 November 2010, 16:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by slk486

Looks very crispy. The colour seems to be very well preserved.

Why thankyou

DDNI · 09 November 2010, 16:29

Nice, did you put the IDE interface in, or did it come like that?
Also is that a barrell battery I see ominously lurking under your KS ROM switch?

craggus2000 · 09 November 2010, 16:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDNI

Nice, did you put the IDE interface in, or did it come like that?
Also is that a barrell battery I see ominously lurking under your KS ROM switch?

No, I bought the IDE interface from a guy in Finland who makes them. Tres good! A tenner would have been an even better deal with that in!

Nope, I replaced the barrel battery with a ML2032 (This one). I was lucky as the barrel battery that I took out seemed in perfect condition, no leakage whatsoever.Will post a close-up of the battery when I get home...

rkauer · 09 November 2010, 20:13

Can you please link the images as regular Imageshack instead mobile version? It's hard to see something on so tiny pictures.

craggus2000 · 09 November 2010, 21:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

Can you please link the images as regular Imageshack instead mobile version? It's hard to see something on so tiny pictures.

Imageshack? They are hosted on Photobucket? Not quite sure what you mean. If you click on them you see the bigger version...?

rkauer · 10 November 2010, 03:35

Where you read Imageshack, read Photobucket...

The image (at least for me) shows as a tiny 240x157 pixels one.

TCD · 10 November 2010, 07:20

If you click on the thumbnail above (like craggus2000 said) it takes you to photobucket where you can see a 692x519 version.

craggus2000 · 10 November 2010, 08:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

If you click on the thumbnail above (like craggus2000 said) it takes you to photobucket where you can see a 692x519 version.

You beat me to it...

rkauer · 12 November 2010, 01:28

What I meant is the photobucket picture is 240x157 (like the mobile phone version). Not a picture with enough size, FFS!

slk486 · 12 November 2010, 09:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

What I meant is the photobucket picture is 240x157 (like the mobile phone version). Not a picture with enough size, FFS!

Hmm, they look fine and certainly bigger than 240x157 to me !?

zipper · 12 November 2010, 10:14

600x230/450?

Zetr0 · 13 November 2010, 02:51

@craggus

unfortunately your pics are quite small (even going over to photofcukit and max-zooming) - I would say that you dont have any butadine deprotination (yellowing) going on - and is a good example of an A500+ (especially the keyboard)

however -

the shots are quite small - for more in-depth scrutiny you need atleast 1200x800

Retrofan · 13 November 2010, 03:13

I think that if you're doubting you should apply a retrobright treatment. You could upload a photo with the highest resolution but we can't be sure as it depends on the light, the camera.... You don't loose nothing with it. I was thinking my A1200 was white till I retrobrighted the other... Here in the Canary Islands we have so much sun that it's a couple of hours time to get it really white, and I make a 1 minute retrobright mixture.

craggus2000 · 15 November 2010, 08:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

@craggus

unfortunately your pics are quite small (even going over to photofcukit and max-zooming) ... the shots are quite small - for more in-depth scrutiny you need atleast 1200x800

Ok thanks Zetr0,
I uploaded smaller images thinking they would load quicker for other people...
Will upload the bigger versions tonight!

craggus2000 · 17 November 2010, 23:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

for more in-depth scrutiny you need atleast 1200x800

Sorry for the delay... Just uploaded larger versions for better visibility!

Before cleaning...

After cleaning...

Those a better size?

Matt020 · 18 November 2010, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by craggus2000

After a few upgrades of course

(1.3/2.05 Kickstart switcher, CFIDE68k with 4GB CF, and a 1mb trapdoor upgrade)

What do you think?

I think you should ditch 2.05 and replace with 3.1

Zetr0 · 18 November 2010, 09:44

@craggus

As I (and others) suspected this is an excellent example of an A500+

I cannot see any bromine de-protination (yellowing) on the chassis or the keys - if anything just give it a good clean - perhaps with an alcohol wipe and just leave it be =D

and as Matt020 points out...... ditch the 2.0 and plumb for a 3.1 =)

09 November 2010, 15:44	#1
craggus2000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Braintree, Essex, UK Age: 39 Posts: 126	A500+ Colour / Yellowing? Hi, Can anyone tell me if this is the correct plastic colour for an A500+? To me it looks like its not yellowed, but does not perfectly match the case badge (not sure if its meant to?) I know about checking the inside plastic to compare to the outside plastic, but still unsure! Thanks Last edited by craggus2000; 20 July 2017 at 12:17. Reason: Actually learnt how to link pictures from photobucket...

09 November 2010, 15:51	#2
craggus2000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Braintree, Essex, UK Age: 39 Posts: 126	I picked 'er up for £10 at a bootsale, and here's her innards for anyone who likes that sort of thing.... After a few upgrades of course (1.3/2.05 Kickstart switcher, CFIDE68k with 4GB CF, and a 1mb trapdoor upgrade) What do you think? Last edited by craggus2000; 20 July 2017 at 12:17. Reason: Actually learnt how to link pictures from photobucket...

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rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Can you please link the images as regular Imageshack instead mobile version? It's hard to see something on so tiny pictures.

10 November 2010, 03:35	#9
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Where you read Imageshack, read Photobucket... The image (at least for me) shows as a tiny 240x157 pixels one.

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12 November 2010, 01:28	#12
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	What I meant is the photobucket picture is 240x157 (like the mobile phone version). Not a picture with enough size, FFS!

12 November 2010, 10:14	#14
zipper Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: finland Posts: 1,838	600x230/450?

13 November 2010, 02:51	#15
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@craggus unfortunately your pics are quite small (even going over to photofcukit and max-zooming) - I would say that you dont have any butadine deprotination (yellowing) going on - and is a good example of an A500+ (especially the keyboard) however - the shots are quite small - for more in-depth scrutiny you need atleast 1200x800

13 November 2010, 03:13	#16
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,190	I think that if you're doubting you should apply a retrobright treatment. You could upload a photo with the highest resolution but we can't be sure as it depends on the light, the camera.... You don't loose nothing with it. I was thinking my A1200 was white till I retrobrighted the other... Here in the Canary Islands we have so much sun that it's a couple of hours time to get it really white, and I make a 1 minute retrobright mixture.

18 November 2010, 09:44	#20
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@craggus As I (and others) suspected this is an excellent example of an A500+ I cannot see any bromine de-protination (yellowing) on the chassis or the keys - if anything just give it a good clean - perhaps with an alcohol wipe and just leave it be =D and as Matt020 points out...... ditch the 2.0 and plumb for a 3.1 =)

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