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Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 05 Dec 2023 00:11
by rubber_jonnie
Looks like almost as much track damage around the IDE/Floppy connectors as mine had.
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 05 Dec 2023 00:12
by chronicthehedgehog
Wow. How do you manage to get the wire so straight?
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 05 Dec 2023 00:17
by HigashiJun
rubber_jonnie wrote: 05 Dec 2023 00:11
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.
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 05 Dec 2023 00:23
by HigashiJun
chronicthehedgehog wrote: 05 Dec 2023 00:12
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.
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 06 Dec 2023 09:34
by HigashiJun
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...
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 06 Dec 2023 09:55
by alexh
:bravo: :coolpics:
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 06 Dec 2023 09:58
by HigashiJun
:cheers:
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 06 Dec 2023 10:50
by PhilC
Nice repair, hope it ll works :)
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 06 Dec 2023 11:02
by HigashiJun
Thanks !
Me too...
Re: ACORN A5000 inbound
Posted: 06 Dec 2023 12:43
by HigashiJun
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.