We all make mistakes and I don't see the point in trying to hide them, at least with me doing it others will now know to either be more careful or simply just push Agnus out of her bed.

Thanks, I was genuinely surprised when that memory expansion worked but happy it did.

That's very kind of you to say, thank you for all your support.

Monday here, but agree with the sentiment 😄

It's also the nice thing to do as most computers create RF interference which can affect radio users.

Thanks

It is a nice clean machine. Happy to add it to the collection :)

Hopefully next week on the rgb2hdmi. Could try the refitting all the parts for the clock, would just need to look back at what parts I need. Probably could get it working but not overly fussed if I'm honest.

Yes the 500s keyboard is nice to type on, think it feels a bit better than the 1200s keyboard. Just be weary of leaky batteries in Amigas stored away. As you seen in this one it was the expansion battery that was leaking. Best to at least pull out any such expansions.

That'll do it for sure :). We've all done stupid stuff, like that time many years ago when I really really wanted to get inside my gamegear but didn't have the security bit. I got there in the end but did crack the screen in the process.

Just need to get a better battery system than the vartas. =( Having to update the date every time is such a pain.

Its actually rather easy to remove the chips, just so long as you're not an idiot like me haha

Actually, I recently used two tootpicks to help me popping out the plcc chips from the backside of the socket (all the plcc chips of my Bridgeboard A2088), by gently tap w a rubber hammer. Nice and clean. However, it's a strange beast, as I had not got success for the board to work. Need help maybe.

I'm going to be adding a hdmi pi board but trying to build it myself. If that goes well I may then try to build my of tf accelerator for it.

Hard to beat an Amiga

Drowning in beer.... Can think of worse things :)

Thanks for the tip, I'll try that next time

Yeah it seems these extractors just don't get a decent grip of the chip. I know the chip works fine but still annoyed it got scratched up.

Got one on order!

We all have stories like that. One of my regrets is binning a dual CPU Pentium 2 rig that also had SLI voodoo 2s. What was I thinking!

They are out there, you just need to pounce when you see one for sale as they go quickly.

Thanks Gadget, happy to have another 500 in the collection although gutted by the big scratch along Agnus. It happens though and lesson learnt, push it out next time!

@@CRG Yeah, I know how you feel - I felt (and still do lol) the same way when I scratched that Agnus on that A2000!

Man, with the amount of other youtubers I see you comment on, it's a wonder you ever get any work done!

@@bruwin LOL =D

@@CRG Yup that's what the holes are there for. xD Though you're lucky with this Rev 5. On my Rev 5 the Agnus gets loose if you sneeze at it.

It's something I've often thought about but have yet to look into board design, even if it is just copying an existing one. Something like the memory expansion would be a simple thing to start with. I'll keep it in mind for the future.

Original box and yeah in great condition. I'm not usually one for boxes, I prefer to have the machines on display but they are nice to keep should I ever need to store it.

Thanks for the tip, I'll pull the board out of the disk drive and have a look.

Its branded Duratool although I've seen the same unit with other branding. cpc.farnell.com/duratool/d00672/desoldering-station-uk-eu-plug/dp/SD01384?mckv=sPNcILnHH_dc|pcrid|224654335881|kword||match||plid||slid||product|SD01384|pgrid|50784539401|ptaid|pla-808325545604|&CMP=KNC-GUK-CPC-SHOPPING&s_kwcid=AL!5616!3!224654335881!!!network}!808325545604!&gclid=Cj0KCQjw38-DBhDpARIsADJ3kjkbxdQ8PNGUEB6WD9cgvQJdgECqeR9fFyazUFMusIcmpHrNM-tI034aApnzEALw_wcB

Not really, I sold it a good few years ago before I really started collecting. Think I sold it for £40 just which at the time I was happy enough with but looking back, probably should have kept it.

I've always just used an original Amiga PSU. Unlike C64 power supplies I've never seen one of these blow up to the point were it could damage the computer. In fact in all my time messing with Amigas I've only ever seen one dead original psu.

@@CRGOkay,, thank you. That's good news that the old brick is dependable, but I'll run a meter over mine to see if it still pumps out the required voltage after decades in the attic. I still have my old A500 which is probably the same release type. It doesn't boot up and the drive just clicks continually. Must do a teardown and see if the infamous battery leak has occurred. Hopefully not. Check out RMCs Amiga trash to treasure vids if you haven't already. Your channel is great by the way, which I just discovered and subbed to today. Good luck to you and I'll recommend it to others as a fellow Norn Iron man.

Always great to hear from another local fan of these vintage systems. If yours is just the A500 there's no battery on the motherboard but probably would be on on an expansion. Even just try pulling that out to see if it boots. The A500s are generally bulletproof but good luck getting it up and running. If you're stuck at all just shout and I'll help were I can or at least point you in the right direction. I'm very familiar with Neil's work over on RMC. He runs a great channel and that museum he's built looks amazing. Maybe one day we'll get something like that here.

Il floppy disc è diventato difettoso

Have one on order now

"Have one on order now" REPLY MY MIND IS NOW AT REST :)