Hello there my fellow AmiBayers
amongst the tons of stuff I am getting through this emergency repair came-a-calling - so got my good chummy Juvvie Heres whats going on =)
The A600 motherboard was set to one side and I used a spare that had its RF unit removed (basically rotted so worthless) and the board was cleaned via a dishwasher =D
so, whats to do.
well the 8MB A600 upgrade required repair as the socket had fractured and then snapped, this is a common fault with this adapter when repeatedly attached and removed.
So removed the socket and replaced with another..... and would you believe that is snapped/fractured on the first fit to the CPU.... yeah ... there was some very choice words I can say...
So late last night... in the wee small hours.... I took it upoin myself to make sure that this didn't happen again.. and by joe - I dont think I cracked it!!!
So let me show you what I came up with -
(click for mega-zoom)
Ahh see... I used metal pin headers bent at 90degrees to offer structural support for the corners..... and they say I am just a pretty face...... (those that haven't seen me obviously)
So is that all thats different.... well no.... unfortunately the stress of reworking and the snapping of the socket had taken its toll on one of the PLCC legs - as such this too the pad with it... thus - nothing to solder too...
or was there?
(click for mega-zoom)
As it seems I get to show off some soldery skills too =)
(click for mega-zoom)
it wasn't that hard... using my new eco-wave low temp liquid flux totaly brezzed it and made me look great... (thanks eco flux)
Heres a shot of the supporting angle brackets =)
(click for mega-zoom)
When I manufacture the new A608 I will be using a similar method but it will use a full band round the adapter to ensure structural rigidity.
So, did all this pay off ? does it work ?
(click for mega-zoom)
Well it fires up okay
(click for mega-zoom)
*hehe* okay sorry I shall put you out of suspense
(click for mega-zoom)
Yep it sure does!!!!!
So welcome back Juvies A600 1MB Chip and 8MB Fast -
Next up is to add another 1MB of CHIP =D
amongst the tons of stuff I am getting through this emergency repair came-a-calling - so got my good chummy Juvvie Heres whats going on =)
The A600 motherboard was set to one side and I used a spare that had its RF unit removed (basically rotted so worthless) and the board was cleaned via a dishwasher =D
so, whats to do.
well the 8MB A600 upgrade required repair as the socket had fractured and then snapped, this is a common fault with this adapter when repeatedly attached and removed.
So removed the socket and replaced with another..... and would you believe that is snapped/fractured on the first fit to the CPU.... yeah ... there was some very choice words I can say...
So late last night... in the wee small hours.... I took it upoin myself to make sure that this didn't happen again.. and by joe - I dont think I cracked it!!!
So let me show you what I came up with -
(click for mega-zoom)
Ahh see... I used metal pin headers bent at 90degrees to offer structural support for the corners..... and they say I am just a pretty face...... (those that haven't seen me obviously)
So is that all thats different.... well no.... unfortunately the stress of reworking and the snapping of the socket had taken its toll on one of the PLCC legs - as such this too the pad with it... thus - nothing to solder too...
or was there?
(click for mega-zoom)
As it seems I get to show off some soldery skills too =)
(click for mega-zoom)
it wasn't that hard... using my new eco-wave low temp liquid flux totaly brezzed it and made me look great... (thanks eco flux)
Heres a shot of the supporting angle brackets =)
(click for mega-zoom)
When I manufacture the new A608 I will be using a similar method but it will use a full band round the adapter to ensure structural rigidity.
So, did all this pay off ? does it work ?
(click for mega-zoom)
Well it fires up okay
(click for mega-zoom)
*hehe* okay sorry I shall put you out of suspense
(click for mega-zoom)
Yep it sure does!!!!!
So welcome back Juvies A600 1MB Chip and 8MB Fast -
Next up is to add another 1MB of CHIP =D