I wish! You can be her role model :)SolderGirl wrote: 17 Aug 2018 17:29So, you will raise her to be a SolderGirl?Atarian Computing wrote: 17 Aug 2018 17:14
Thank you very much! Don't worry, I'll teach the little one to solder so we'll be back in business in no time :D
;-)
competent repair people ?
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Atarian Computing
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exxos
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:bravo:Atarian Computing wrote: 17 Aug 2018 17:14 Thank you very much! Don't worry, I'll teach the little one to solder so we'll be back in business in no time :D
New Alison in the making then :thumbup:
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SolderGirl
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Re: competent repair people ?
Show her Jeri Ellsworth aka Circuit Girl.
She is REALLY elite. To a level where she baked transistors from silicon pieces in her kitchen and stuff like that.
https://www.youtube.com/user/jeriellsworth
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Atarian Computing
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Would be an honor.exxos wrote: 17 Aug 2018 17:43:bravo:Atarian Computing wrote: 17 Aug 2018 17:14 Thank you very much! Don't worry, I'll teach the little one to solder so we'll be back in business in no time :D
New Alison in the making then :thumbup:
Yup! Her and PhysicsGirl (Sabrina) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC94kZg ... i3lmKdNzUgSolderGirl wrote: 17 Aug 2018 18:21Show her Jeri Ellsworth aka Circuit Girl.
She is REALLY elite. To a level where she baked transistors from silicon pieces in her kitchen and stuff like that.
https://www.youtube.com/user/jeriellsworth
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Steve
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I am happy to be of service for people in Australia/NZ.
What I can do:
* Install any exxos hardware (I have done the RTC removal/socket install, clock patch for falcon, etc)
* re-cap motherboards
* re-cap PSU's
What I can't do:
* fix broken machines (I don't have the equipment, just a multi meter and soldering)
People just would need to send me the machine and the parts. Feel free to recommend me as you know from the clock patch install video that I know what I am doing. (FYI I am on holiday in September though)
What I can do:
* Install any exxos hardware (I have done the RTC removal/socket install, clock patch for falcon, etc)
* re-cap motherboards
* re-cap PSU's
What I can't do:
* fix broken machines (I don't have the equipment, just a multi meter and soldering)
People just would need to send me the machine and the parts. Feel free to recommend me as you know from the clock patch install video that I know what I am doing. (FYI I am on holiday in September though)
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mikro
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What video? Please share! :)Steve wrote: 18 Aug 2018 07:47Feel free to recommend me as you know from the clock patch install video that I know what I am doing.
Btw there's a clever guy, Paul, in Brisbane Atari community, a professional electrician. He helped Rob and Gary with their Falcon issues, too.
Then I know of two Polish wizards (everyone knows Lotharek but there's another guy, Rafal, who's repaired my CT63, Ethernats and for some other guys the same and even the CTPCI and Hades (!)).
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IngoQ
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I'd really wish there would be more girls with your skillset. In my IT department we have one girl on 8 guys, which is actually not that bad of a ratio, and she is actually married to one of them ;) To most of of our "customers", she is like a pink unicorn. Many don't believe, she is capable of doing the job, although she has a master in business informatics, and thus has the highest degree of all of of us ;)
Currently I am working on hiring a female software developer, let's see how that goes :)
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| Atari 1040STE@32MHz | Amiga 1200 (ACA1220) | Atari 800XL (U1MB, SIDE2) | Atari 130XL (Sophia DVI) | C64 (1541 Ultimate II, Rev3 RFMod Replacement) | TI 99/4A (F18A, 32k, FlashROM 99) | Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 (Stereo, DivMMC) | Amstrad CPC664 (512k, M4 Wifi) | ... |
| Atari 1040STE@32MHz | Amiga 1200 (ACA1220) | Atari 800XL (U1MB, SIDE2) | Atari 130XL (Sophia DVI) | C64 (1541 Ultimate II, Rev3 RFMod Replacement) | TI 99/4A (F18A, 32k, FlashROM 99) | Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128 (Stereo, DivMMC) | Amstrad CPC664 (512k, M4 Wifi) | ... |
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Steve
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I made it to help anyone who wanted a video tutorial. It was the first time I tried SMD soldering, it went alright :) This was a while back now, since then I've done heaps of stuff to my Falcon. Full mobo recap, Phantom bus accelerator, ct60e install.
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Atarian Computing
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Well done! Once you upgrade to Amtech flux and apply it more liberally, you literally unlock God mode.Steve wrote: 18 Aug 2018 12:33
I made it to help anyone who wanted a video tutorial. It was the first time I tried SMD soldering, it went alright :) This was a while back now, since then I've done heaps of stuff to my Falcon. Full mobo recap, Phantom bus accelerator, ct60e install.
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kodak80
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Yes, Paul here is Brisbane is a full-time electrical engineer who loves Atari and all things hardware and I can recommend his work with the Atari Falcons. Happy to put anyone local in Australia in contact with Paul if they need work doing on their Atari boards.mikro wrote: 18 Aug 2018 09:49What video? Please share! :)Steve wrote: 18 Aug 2018 07:47Feel free to recommend me as you know from the clock patch install video that I know what I am doing.
Btw there's a clever guy, Paul, in Brisbane Atari community, a professional electrician. He helped Rob and Gary with their Falcon issues, too.
Then I know of two Polish wizards (everyone knows Lotharek but there's another guy, Rafal, who's repaired my CT63, Ethernats and for some other guys the same and even the CTPCI and Hades (!)).
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