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Old 22 October 2007, 23:12   #1
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A4000 sound restoration

for lovers of hw pr0n

top row - i got it in this state (also sounds terrible)
bottom row - repaired four traces with hairlike wires and replaced caps



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Old 22 October 2007, 23:34   #2
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Holy crap! Look at that mess before the repair.
At least its clean now

I have always wondered why caps just fail.
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Old 23 October 2007, 01:02   #3
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Leaking electrolytic capacitors?
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Old 23 October 2007, 03:33   #4
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Awesome stuff there!

I see that hot air station of yours really is coming into its own!

Job looks Great!
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Old 23 October 2007, 06:56   #5
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Leaking electrolytic capacitors?
yup, it must be badly leaked, some traces was gone like they never been there
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Old 23 October 2007, 07:29   #6
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so , now what, you are mr. JJB #2?
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Old 23 October 2007, 08:59   #7
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so , now what, you are mr. JJB #2?


A czech amiga center? groovy!

Nearer for me to send my broken hardware than send it to France
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Old 23 October 2007, 11:40   #8
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im doing my best to save some poor dead hw
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Old 23 October 2007, 11:48   #9
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Dead... I think that the better word is "crippled" or seriously hurt
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Old 23 October 2007, 11:56   #10
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That's an impressive bit of restoration work there - congrats.
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Old 23 October 2007, 12:09   #11
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Dead... I think that the better word is "crippled" or seriously hurt
sure, as you can´t kill immortal beings
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Old 23 October 2007, 12:23   #12
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sure, as you can´t kill immortal beings

Oh, I like that saying. Whats the other Amiga one I see on mugs and stuff "The survivor"

We should make more

"Amiga - the immortal computer for mortals" bit crap that... :P
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Old 25 October 2007, 11:34   #13
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Great job dude. You can solder my bits anytime
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Old 21 January 2008, 12:36   #14
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Inspirational - great to see a job well done.

However, I'm sending mine to Mr Hoffman, as I don't have the SMT skills, let alone the necessary toolkit.
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