Post AWiPcYRTyv7arGl2My by aperezdc@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AWiPcYRTyv7arGl2My by aperezdc@mastodon.social
       2023-06-15T10:45:33Z
       
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       Second hand #Amiga 1200 for #retrocomputing shenanigans “sold untested” for a bit over hundred euros, yay or nay? How reasonable is it to expect it may actually just work, or that it would be relatively easy to fix? Asking for a friend.#m68k #askfedi
       
 (DIR) Post #AWiPcZ5BbIseqPKkFs by reidrac@social.sdf.org
       2023-06-15T11:20:53Z
       
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       @aperezdc it all depends. I'm not an expert but a badly taken care of Amiga may have leaky capacitors that can cause plenty of damage. Isn't it @janbeta ? (he IS an expert). For an Amiga 1200 sounds an OK price.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWiPcZhTIxVOl9FJvk by janbeta@chaos.social
       2023-06-15T11:24:23Z
       
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       @reidrac @aperezdc The capacitors are very likely bad if they haven’t been replaced previously. There might be a lot of corrosion on the board but I guess the price is still okay if you are willing to put a bit of work in (or have somebody do it). Even if it works (which it might, even with faulty parts in it), the capacitors have to be replaced asap.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWiPcactrRRVdG7BRY by aperezdc@mastodon.social
       2023-06-15T11:35:14Z
       
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       @janbeta @reidrac yeah, I'm counting on needing to do some recapping and good cleaning. And I'm okay having a small project for the late night hours, an hour or two now and then before hitting the sack. Prices for an already refurbished A1200 are five or six times higher so it may be actually fun to get a cheap who-knows-whether-it-works bargain unit.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWiPcbXGTsWsS4UCIa by craftyguy@freeradical.zone
       2023-06-15T12:24:20Z
       
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       @aperezdc @janbeta @reidrac > an hour or two now and then before hitting the sackSounds like the start of an all-nighter to me. I have no idea how people manage to casually work on things like that 😅
       
 (DIR) Post #AWiPcbeM3WCUo3nrLk by janbeta@chaos.social
       2023-06-15T11:26:18Z
       
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       @reidrac @aperezdc Oh, I might add that corrosion damage can be extremely difficult to fix. A single corroded trace can often bring the whole system down and it can take ages to troubleshoot even with the proper equipment.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWiQOC7mGIZfXaG0m0 by aperezdc@mastodon.social
       2023-06-15T12:32:56Z
       
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       @craftyguy @janbeta @reidrac the only way is being able to have a place where to leave things paused in whatever state they happen to be, and learn to live with incomplete, work-in-progress projects. In my case the tricky part is thr first, but I might be able to broker some space after spring^W autumn cleaning—we still have stuff misplaced from our last move almost two years ago, and I know there is room, just not available right now, and a cleanup is approaching.