Very poorly Apollo 1240 Recieve for Repair

Dimlow · 09 January 2009, 16:55

I feel so sad, This Apollo has had such a hard time i had to show you all its poor little lonely face.

I have just received it in this condition. I say Shame on the owner!. I wont release the details of who did this, but if he is brave enough to admit it and show his face here, maybe we can all give him the guidance and support he needs, or even just publicly stone him. But lets not judge him before he has his chance to give evidence.

Have a look at these..

FOL · 09 January 2009, 16:59

Hmmm, its not that bad?

He just has'nt cleaned the board off with IPA, bet if he cleaned it off with IPA (removing all the flux), it would look ok.

I do agree on that crystal though that is evil,

.

Dimlow · 09 January 2009, 17:00

Look closer at the chip! More pics in my Album

DoogUK · 09 January 2009, 17:01

"owns up"

I did say my soldering skills were knaff!

FOL · 09 January 2009, 17:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoogUK

"owns up"

I did say my soldering skills were knaff!

Atleast you had a go, if you never try, you will never learn,

.

Dimlow · 09 January 2009, 17:04

Im going to give it a bath now, lets see what is looks like under all that gunk

FOL · 09 January 2009, 17:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimlow

Im going to gice is a bath now, lets see what is looks like under all that gunk

Ok, some of the soldering aint that great, but still you cant get the whole story, when the board is covered in flux. I would refuse to work on anything until all that crappy flux is gone.

Good luck with the bath,

.

coze · 09 January 2009, 17:09

what did he try to do ?

DoogUK · 09 January 2009, 17:11

the card failed, so i replaced the cpu with another...but it still doesnt work

Dimlow · 09 January 2009, 17:17

Its had a bath, It dont look half as bad now. I see some problems, 2 pins of the 040 are not soldered, and some dry joints. warming up the iron!

Zetr0 · 09 January 2009, 17:28

@Dimsy

Pics please my good fellow, hardware pr0n and all that!

besides when i first saw the card i was making a very pronounced wincing face... you know the type of face one pulls when they see windows millenium booting up!

so it would be nice to see a good outcome for this.

chiark · 09 January 2009, 17:32

What did you bathe it in?

DoogUK · 09 January 2009, 17:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiark

What did you bathe it in?

Love and tenderness one hopes

Dimlow · 09 January 2009, 17:50

Cleaned with ISOPROPANOL, and Love and tenderness

Fixed bad/dry solder joints,

Finished soldering the 040,

Soldered new pins for Xtal.

I will be stopping work on it for now i have to go babby sit!

Oh yea, have not let it near an amiga yet!

FOL · 09 January 2009, 18:27

I love the look of a board after the IPA hits it,

. No more flux, good job.

adolescent · 09 January 2009, 18:28

Great work there!

First pics look like my old solder jobs. (I haven't gotten much better either really...)

Paul_s · 09 January 2009, 20:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by DoogUK

"owns up"

I did say my soldering skills were knaff!

It's too late to be sorry now

I have contacted the defender of the Apollo accelerator boards...

This man is known as... Apollo Creed! Fear him...

chiark · 09 January 2009, 20:37

They have stolen a picture of my body, painted it, and badly photoshopped some guy's head onto it. Outrageous!

alexh · 09 January 2009, 21:32

@chiark

You're an American?? You poor bugger!

chiark · 09 January 2009, 21:34

Not unless they've moved Yorkshire

. The shorts are "ironic"

09 January 2009, 16:55	#1
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09 January 2009, 16:59	#2
FOL PSPUAE DEV Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales / UK Age: 45 Posts: 6,025	Hmmm, its not that bad? He just has'nt cleaned the board off with IPA, bet if he cleaned it off with IPA (removing all the flux), it would look ok. I do agree on that crystal though that is evil, .

09 January 2009, 17:00	#3
Dimlow Likes to be thought of as Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kent,UK Age: 55 Posts: 529	Look closer at the chip! More pics in my Album

09 January 2009, 17:01	#4
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	"owns up" I did say my soldering skills were knaff!

09 January 2009, 17:04	#6
Dimlow Likes to be thought of as Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kent,UK Age: 55 Posts: 529	Im going to give it a bath now, lets see what is looks like under all that gunk

09 January 2009, 17:09	#8
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	what did he try to do ?

09 January 2009, 17:11	#9
DoogUK Doogster Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 1,069	the card failed, so i replaced the cpu with another...but it still doesnt work

09 January 2009, 17:17	#10
Dimlow Likes to be thought of as Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kent,UK Age: 55 Posts: 529	Its had a bath, It dont look half as bad now. I see some problems, 2 pins of the 040 are not soldered, and some dry joints. warming up the iron!

09 January 2009, 17:28	#11
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Dimsy Pics please my good fellow, hardware pr0n and all that! besides when i first saw the card i was making a very pronounced wincing face... you know the type of face one pulls when they see windows millenium booting up! so it would be nice to see a good outcome for this.

09 January 2009, 17:32	#12
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	What did you bathe it in?

09 January 2009, 17:50	#14
Dimlow Likes to be thought of as Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kent,UK Age: 55 Posts: 529	Cleaned with ISOPROPANOL, and Love and tenderness Fixed bad/dry solder joints, Finished soldering the 040, Soldered new pins for Xtal. I will be stopping work on it for now i have to go babby sit! Oh yea, have not let it near an amiga yet!

09 January 2009, 18:27	#15
FOL PSPUAE DEV Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales / UK Age: 45 Posts: 6,025	I love the look of a board after the IPA hits it, . No more flux, good job.

09 January 2009, 18:28	#16
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	Great work there! First pics look like my old solder jobs. (I haven't gotten much better either really...)

09 January 2009, 20:37	#18
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	They have stolen a picture of my body, painted it, and badly photoshopped some guy's head onto it. Outrageous!

09 January 2009, 21:32	#19
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,432	@chiark You're an American?? You poor bugger!

09 January 2009, 21:34	#20
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	Not unless they've moved Yorkshire . The shorts are "ironic"

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