Who Else Needs an Amiga Repair Shop

Zetr0 · 20 November 2005, 18:44

Hello there my fellow amigans,

Now i am sure, like perhaps a few of you, that you have hardware that requires to be tested and or repaired.

I personally have a *few* of items that require both testing and repairing.

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To Test:

A3640 (commodores very own)
(Wont boot, black screen, after disabling map rom = red screen of death)

To Repair:

Phase 5 68060 @ 50 card
( wont boot *black screen* looks like a miniscule battery leak just touching an IC)

Test and possible repair:

Fast Lane Z3
( only ID shows *bios flashed to wrong IC version* no mem count IC's need replacing or bios reset, or could be F'd in the A )

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I am sure i have other hardware that requires repair, but alas i have googled for ages, and i cannot seem to find some one whom can repair and or test amiga equipment.

So here i ask in my native forum to see if there are (A) other's like me with equipment that needs help and (B) if there is any help out there, and how secure and reliable it is etc...

any ideas my fellow amiga chums?

kriz · 20 November 2005, 19:18

http://www.amigacenter.com/Homer.html - i have heard other people who have had stuff fixed here, contact them and search abit first though

woody57 · 20 November 2005, 19:20

As with ALL repair workshop questions the cost of SAFE POSTAGE, HANDLING & RETURN has always been a negative influence on the continued existance of NON- STANDARD part repairs.

This influences the turn around time even IF a repair is possible, so unless this board has a SAINT who doesn't mind being hasled over questions like " how MUCH ? & WHERE IS IT ? " then we would need to form some kind of skills pool of people who can handle individual special areas of repair knoledge.

I certainly don't want to be too negative, but I don't want volanteers thinking they have to handle EVERYTHING

Zetr0 · 20 November 2005, 23:03

shame there seems not to be a central professional resource for hardware testing and repair.

other than amiga center mentioned earlier, (would be more helpfull in english though)

theres only so much my memory and babel fish can do with french lol.

Unknown_K · 21 November 2005, 06:15

In the US repairs shops for anything electronic are a dying breed. All we have is service places that fix new equipment under warrenty (parts swapping) for the major brands. Anything out of warrenty is just thrown away.

TjLaZer · 21 November 2005, 06:51

Amiga Center has done excellent work for me and I highly recommend them!

mrodfr · 29 November 2005, 19:30

hello,

Yes, amiga center made great job and they live in my country.

they have added an oscillator support for my 1260 and made an ide killer for scsi only here (not wait lots of seconds when boting without IDE).

r6stu · 29 November 2005, 20:43

There is also one in Surrey (UK) but they are not cheep!

Rang them to see how much to fix the PCMCIA slot £60!!!!!

X-ray · 29 November 2005, 20:59

Amiga Center in France is a good bet. I know they don't speak fluent English but communication wasn't a problem when I emailed them and phoned JJ. I sent my A4KT mobo to them and had both CIAs socketed. They did a good job and I would use them again.

20 November 2005, 18:44	#1
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Who Else Needs an Amiga Repair Shop Hello there my fellow amigans, Now i am sure, like perhaps a few of you, that you have hardware that requires to be tested and or repaired. I personally have a few of items that require both testing and repairing. ------------------------------------------------ To Test: A3640 (commodores very own) (Wont boot, black screen, after disabling map rom = red screen of death) To Repair: Phase 5 68060 @ 50 card ( wont boot black screen* looks like a miniscule battery leak just touching an IC)* Test and possible repair: Fast Lane Z3 ( only ID shows bios flashed to wrong IC version* no mem count IC's need replacing or bios reset, or could be F'd in the A )* ------------------------------------------------ I am sure i have other hardware that requires repair, but alas i have googled for ages, and i cannot seem to find some one whom can repair and or test amiga equipment. So here i ask in my native forum to see if there are (A) other's like me with equipment that needs help and (B) if there is any help out there, and how secure and reliable it is etc... any ideas my fellow amiga chums?

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20 November 2005, 19:18	#2
kriz Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: No(R)Way Age: 41 Posts: 3,200	http://www.amigacenter.com/Homer.html - i have heard other people who have had stuff fixed here, contact them and search abit first though

20 November 2005, 19:20	#3
woody57 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 801	As with ALL repair workshop questions the cost of SAFE POSTAGE, HANDLING & RETURN has always been a negative influence on the continued existance of NON- STANDARD part repairs. This influences the turn around time even IF a repair is possible, so unless this board has a SAINT who doesn't mind being hasled over questions like " how MUCH ? & WHERE IS IT ? " then we would need to form some kind of skills pool of people who can handle individual special areas of repair knoledge. I certainly don't want to be too negative, but I don't want volanteers thinking they have to handle EVERYTHING

20 November 2005, 23:03	#4
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	shame there seems not to be a central professional resource for hardware testing and repair. other than amiga center mentioned earlier, (would be more helpfull in english though) theres only so much my memory and babel fish can do with french lol.

21 November 2005, 06:15	#5
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	In the US repairs shops for anything electronic are a dying breed. All we have is service places that fix new equipment under warrenty (parts swapping) for the major brands. Anything out of warrenty is just thrown away.

21 November 2005, 06:51	#6
TjLaZer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,919	Amiga Center has done excellent work for me and I highly recommend them!

29 November 2005, 19:30	#7
mrodfr Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 62-France Age: 56 Posts: 413	hello, Yes, amiga center made great job and they live in my country. they have added an oscillator support for my 1260 and made an ide killer for scsi only here (not wait lots of seconds when boting without IDE).

29 November 2005, 20:43	#8
r6stu Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southampton Age: 43 Posts: 112	There is also one in Surrey (UK) but they are not cheep! Rang them to see how much to fix the PCMCIA slot £60!!!!!

29 November 2005, 20:59	#9
X-ray Angry Kid Fan Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London Posts: 230	Amiga Center in France is a good bet. I know they don't speak fluent English but communication wasn't a problem when I emailed them and phoned JJ. I sent my A4KT mobo to them and had both CIAs socketed. They did a good job and I would use them again.

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