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ACORN A5000 inbound

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Looks like almost as much track damage around the IDE/Floppy connectors as mine had.
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Wow. How do you manage to get the wire so straight?
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:11 am Looks like almost as much track damage around the IDE/Floppy connectors as mine had.
I have two traces repaired just in case... There was continuity but the traces looked very weak.
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chronicthehedgehog wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 12:12 am Wow. How do you manage to get the wire so straight?
I use kynar wire (0.5mm), and once a side is soldered you just have to route it and then solder the other side.

It remains quite straight, but you can adjust it once completely soldered.
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Ok, so here's the result of the motherboard repair:

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A close-up of the connectors area, which were most affected with corrosion.

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The whole motherboard

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And its backside.

Next steps tomorrow...
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:bravo: :coolpics:
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:cheers:
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Nice repair, hope it ll works :)
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Thanks !

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Seems OK after all the repairs...

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The mouse has some issues though, as the buttons are OK but the cursor doesn't move on the screen...

Have to check all the details tomorrow.
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