One thing that makes this person even more amazing is that she records the SAME video in English and in Italian. Doing EXACTLY THE SAME THING in both. It's impressive.
@@ZombieGamer80 that's how it's done when you record and add voiceover later, but when you record live like she does - it wouldn't work perfectly (but apparently italian and english are similar enough to make it look natural, other way would be to use AI to lipsync better). Both ways are ALOT of work anyway - I know from experience as I did it on my channel!
Can I give you a little tip?: Start using soldering flux in your work. It helps a lot, not only for soldering, but also for desoldering, especially those old hard solders on pcb. When I was working in repairs, I used to apply a small amount of flux to the soldering wick as well. By the way, nice video!
I would have used it, but since it was my first time desoldering SMD components, I was worried that using flux might cause too much heat on nearby parts, accidentally desoldering neighboring components as well 😥
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Oh yes, I know. The initial experience of working with SMD components can be a bit scary. Just make sure to use a small amount of flux and everything will be fine. Nearby components will not desoldering only with the heat of the flux, unless you touch them with the tip of the soldering iron or the soldering wick. Things would be different with hot air, but that's not the case at the moment 😉.
Great stuff! As an "old" electronics engineer working in financial services IT for 30 years, I enjoyed watching you soldering. It reminded me of my "old" days
I think it's really unusual to see someone clearly younger then the vintage of these machines have such an incredible expertise in troubleshooting and fixing them, I am so curious how you learned your clearly demonstrated skills? Incredible videos!
She used to just collect vintage computers. Then she sent one for repair and it never returned. So she started to repair her own computers in her videos.
As a kid I would have LOVED to have access to this kind of gear. We didn't get a PC until 1996. Your channel really scratches an itch I didn't know I had. You do such cool stuff! 🧡
I Grew up with the Amiga 500, it was the best gaming computer you could get at the time, i also had an Atari 520ST, but the Amiga was way better. i still have some consoles but i don't play anymore, i collect old 80s Boomboxes these days, i have lots of videos of them playing on my channel. Keep going, Your Channel is a Great Success
A battery, a 120-140mm PC fan and a cardboard box makes for a good makeshift air extractor. Hang it how you do. Always fun to watch you react. Cool that you have a drive to play with this old tech to try and bring it back to life.
The best soldering setup I had actually contained two different things. First, I had a Pace Multi-Channel Soldering and Rework Station. It was great for adjustable temperature soldering, reliability, and the desoldering feature is very convenient. Second, I had a MetCal soldering station. This one was more of a nice to have, not a must-have. The temperature was not adjustable, but it heats up MUCH faster, maintains temperature more accurately, and the tips were easier to change (just pull and swap, no screws).
Great job on the repairs! A tip I learned from somewhere else for testing pins on power supplies is to put a short piece of heat shrink over the pins to avoid causing a short. The heat shrink should stick up just a little bit from the pin. You don't need to melt the heat shrink, it's just there to help guide your probes and protect against shorts. Some power supplies can be damaged if you short the pins, plus it makes it much easier to test!
For desoldering components I goop the ribbon up with flux so it's more wettable. Also I cut a very short length of ribbon off and hold it with ceramic tweezers so it doesn't conduct away quite so much heat. Those two things helped me a lot with lifting traces. Enjoy your content. Wished I'd had an Amiga back in the day.
The Amiga 500 was my 1st. computer. It's awesome to see young people into electronics and salvaging old school computers. A little tip, apply some flux as it makes wonders, if you don't, some joints may be ´´dry´´ and thus making poor contact or even no contact at all...!!!! Great video young lady.
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There's an ASMR quality to your videos and I really enjoy it. I always make sure to watch with headphones on. It's just cool to see people with the knowledge on how to tinker with all kinds of hardware we enjoy/enjoyed. Very wholesome, passion driven content, completely free from YT BS. 👌
Great work, really helps me build a deeper understanding of these older machines! I'd love to see an unedited soldering video without the music. It'd be really interesting to learn and watch. Not many people have the equipment to record it. Seeing a full uncut repair would be a true treat!
You're soo cool Sayaka. I love how you immediately diagnose the symptoms and troubleshoot the problems. And it really shows that you love repairing and restoring moments in time for all generations.
I owned Amiga 1200 in nineties as a teenager. So many memories came up with this video. Thank you! You did amazing job! I would recommend to check voltages before powering up for the first time. Soldering smd parts, looked up schematics, OMG, you are really doing great!
Whenever I watch these I imagine that unless she fixes the hardware the aliens will invade the command center and destroy humanity. That's why I'm always cheering for you Sayaka because the world depends on it
The Herculoids! I remember that show. It debuted when I was only 2 months old. I used to watch it on the Saturday morning line up, a few hours after "Soul Train!" Thanks for the memories and your video!
Any time I stumble upon a video of an A500, my initial reaction is "oooo an A500, like I had when I was a teenager!", almost immediately followed by "but that's not _my_ A500, it doesn't have two holes up top where I mounted an internal hard drive, or the switch by the logo for...". I'm not sure I actually remember, but I want to say for changing the RAM expansion between fast and chip. I'll love that thing until the day I die. I wish I'd had the funds back then to not have had to sell it.
I use the Prostormer Hot Air Rework Station from Amazon every day at work and it has held up well for most of my reworks that I perform. The only modification that I made was adding polyimide tape to the heater barrel to reduce heat on my hand while using it for extended periods. Great job and Thank You for your practical approach to electronic diagnosis and repair!
Hey, good job there 👍 I remember these computers when they came out 😂 You know those SMD capacitors are also electrolytic, but surface mount whereas the others are pin through hole (PTH) radial style electrolytic. Liquid flux, or a flux pen, will aid with solder flow so less heat and less chance of lifting a pad. Preload the desolder braid with flux helps too. Clean off the flux residue with 99% IPA, it doesn't need much use a dropper bottle for this (also called gemtac bottle). Loads of soldering tips over on MrSolderFix channel. Take care 🙂
Very good job. For the SMD caps a small tip to make it easier in the future (what I do) is to take some sharp snippers and cut them off first. They are leaving anyway. Then you will only have the bottom piece of the SMD cap to break off and just deal with removing the legs from the pads. Doing this sometimes helps in preventing pad lifting to a degree.
Hi, Syaka. I Loved this video. As you made it look nice and interesting. Also I love to see people fix old tech. Stay safe to you and your loved ones. 👍🏻👀
Where did you learn to work with electronics? Your videos are great and your English is outstanding. The majority of us watching would have no chance of stringing a sentence together in Italian, and yet here you are running through everything you do fluently. Bravo.
Thank you so much for the compliments! I’ve learned a lot from RUclips, watching tutorials and learning from videos. I’m studying computer science, so I’m really into electronics. I’m glad my English is understandable, I’m always working on improving it! Thanks again for the support!
I love old computers and I love restoring old things. I never thought the combination would be so enjoyable! It looks boring from the outside, but you do such a good job explaining what is happening and it just looks like fun! Thanks :)
I'm in awe of the electronics skills, it is really inspiring. Growing up in 80s/90s, seeing you fix the computers that I have nostalgia for is great watching!
As always Sayaka, a great video. You did a great job with those repairs. I love the Amigas they were a great set of 16bit computers especially the A1200 with the AGA chipset. Keep up the great work Sayaka, you're a real breath of fresh air!
I had an Amiga 500 (Batman pack one) back in 1989-1991 from the UK and after 9 months it had that 'loose ROM chips' problem where the screen would go green or a tint of green but a good slap on the underside of the case fixed it temporarily. (I am not making this up, someone suggested it and it worked).
Just found your channel, and im stunned by your beauty... i can watch your videos all day. all the time till the last day... your energy, your vibe, your emotions cute and priceless!
I'm just beginning to browse through your videos. IMPRESSIVE skills I must say. And high production quality, too. Subscribed! Greetings from Germany :-)
Appreciate the pace of the video and your presention style and methodical approach make it easy to learn from your repairs. Been subscribed for a while now and glad to see the channel views are growing, well deserved.
I don't understand anything about the process but I enjoyed it ... I try to consume this type of content since I really like old pc and the history of programming. Greetings from Yucatán México
Great channel, great content, and AMIGA computers are my weakness... you gave them in this video a lot of love they all deserve, so I am really thankful 🥰 one more thing, I really like that you don't cut video when struggling 17:19, for me that TOPS !!!! love it !!!
Very nice one.I use a newer PSU on my Amigas 500+ and two 1200. I just dont trust the old ones, this one has over and under current protection and a display of the voltages when in use.
Beautiful work ♥ I have a PS3 backwards compatible given to me by a good friend. I would love to know how to repair it! Keep up the excellent work! ❤❤❤
Dude. Those are cool. My friend had one in highschool late 80’s. He had this jet flying simulator where you land on carriers. Graphics were very smooth for the time!
Thank you for the new video 😀 If you'll get the chance, you may want to try different techniques for removing those SMD components when you only have a single iron available. For chip resistors up to 0806 (2.0 mm x 1.25 mm), add fresh solder on both pads (much more than needed for just fixing the component to the PCB) than, with a fairly large iron tip (chisel shape works better for me), place the tip on top (or on the long side) of the resistor and heat up the solder at both ends at the same time. When the solder is liquid, "wipe" the component off. If you get the hangs of it, it can be a fairly quick operation and the PCB does not get to much stress from the heat. It could work with 1206 as well but it's a bit more tricky. For SMD electrolytic capacitors, try a 3 step process: - add flux and a bit of fresh solder on one of the tabs/legs. Lift one of the tabs a little bit using a pair of tweezer with sharp tips. Use the tweezers as a spring by inserting one tip under the capacitor and pulling on the other tip. Or placing one tip under the capacitor and placing the other tip onto a nearby component. The point here is to be very gentle and making sure that if the solder is not properly melt then the pad won't be stressed. It doesn't matter if, at this stage, the tab is still in solder after being slightly lifted. - add flux and a bit of fresh solder on the other tab. Lift this one using a similar gentle technique. The gap between tab and pad can now be larger on this side. Now that there's a decent gap between the metal of the pad and the metal of the tab, the solder wick (copper braid) can mop up the solder and clear the gap between them. This tab is now free! It very hard to use solder wick to completely remove the solder from two surfaces which are physically touching like when the component is still sitting on the PCB. - you can now go back to the initial tab and easily desolder it. I hope to have been clear enough and that it helps you. Happy to translate into Italian if you prefer
Great! Just one suggestion from experience: when desoldering surface mounted components, apply some solder on its pins: this way it won't cool down by the time you desoldering another pin. Don't use solder sucker on them, it will make things worse and pcb overheat which might cause trace damage. Sometimes solder is a bit oxidised and you need to scratch it with sodering iron to get in contact.
Great video. When you pull that ribbon cable at 13:05, I do not think it is a good idea to pull on a ribbon cable directly. Usually the socket will have a lock mechanism, and it is sufficient to move the lock, and then cable ribbon will pop off without any force required. And yes, use flux when soldering. Results will be day and night. When repairing SMD components with hot air I use a kapton tape and/or a bit of aluminium foil to insulate other components a little. Works well. Similarly when desoldering, or cleaning pads, it often helps to put more new solder with flux, before trying a solder wick.
Thanks for the tips! You're right, I'll use more flux and be more careful with the ribbon cables and SMD components. Great suggestions, I'll try them out!
I want to say when I was 7 or 8 (93-94) is when I got my Amiga 500. My father had a 1200, 2000, and 3000. Then around 99 my junior highschool couldn't figure out how to get their 4000 with video toaster to work. They gave up on it and gave it to me!
You were lucky only one of the capacitors on the A600 was leaking. On the second one I have the leakage was so bad that I just scrapped the whole composite and antenna out part. Didn't need it when using the Vampire so it was ok. Had to fix some other traces though to get power throughout the board. And audio. Good work on the repairs and keep it up. There is always things to fix when you have a decent collection of old computers and consoles.
Hello Sayaka! As a boomer (like my kids joke at me), I would have never thought to be frequently checking on RUclips always hoping for a new video of yours. I'm subscribed to both channels. You triggered at 50 years old my long lost passion for electronics and I took the solder in my hands after decades. Keep on rocking! A request if possible: can you share the brand/model of your screwdriver? Seems to be very well performing. Thanks !
I was always wondering why you speak English different. Native Italian was enough to understand why there might be. Keep up the good work English is still very fluent.
In the case of removing SMD capacitors, I suggest adding a fresh solder to the pads, removing the capacitor, and only then using a solder wick to remove the solder.
good job fixing those and overall great video. it's not often that we see young ppl fixing vintage home computers. somehow hearing the amiga 1200 referred as one thousand two hundred, hits me in the old age spot. keep up the good work and your channel will grow before you knowit!!!
You make these repairs look easy. I'm not so good with fixing electronics. Back in the 80s, I started with an Amiga 500. It developed a problem where it would crash if you bumped or shook the machine. Through experimentation, I discovered that I could instantly make it crash, just by applying a slight bit of pressure to the middle of the motherboard. I examined it as best as I could, but I didn't see any cracks, broken traces or bad solder joints. I ended up buying a used A500 from someone else. That one developed a problem where it would crash if you touched the power cord. For that one, I found that there was a loose solder joint on the power socket. That was easy for me to fix. I also had a Supra RAM board that plugged into the left side expansion connector. Unfortunately, it was slightly damaged when I got it, and plugging it into my Supra Turbo 28, then plugging a GVP hard drive into that, didn't help. I left the cases on them, and the plates that are meant to slide under the Amiga, forced the connections to be at an angle, putting pressure on the connectors. The edge connector on the RAM expander eventually cracked at the base. I was able to fix the connections with solder at first, but eventually it stopped working. I tried using wire to make the connection, but that didn't work either. I never did fix it.
Wow, sounds like you had some real challenges with those Amigas! It's cool how you figured out some of the issues, though. Sometimes those older machines can be a pain to fix!
I could never hate soldering, it's so relaxing 😅 (Nice profile picture! I also like Hanako-kun... unfortunately, it's a monthly, I wish it were weekly)
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic i burned an arduino pcb once trying to solder the pins, so it's a little trauma lol (thank u!! it's my absolute favorite of all time)
I highly recommend you upgrading your soldering iron to a Handskit t12 unit. It is an absolute game changer when it comes to electronic repairs. Also look into a hot air station around 1000w+. the Chinese units tend to not get hot enough. or take too long and causes permanent damage to components. been there done that. Keep up the good work!
I have been using Yihua 853D For about 10 years and am very happy with it. In the last 12 years I have been in business repairing Laptops and such and it has never let me down. Spelling may be wrong. lol
Nice work! Tip: You don't want to be using a hot air soldering station for electrolytic capacitors as they can explode! If you need a station for other jobs, have a look at the ATTEN ST-862D. You may also need a new soldering iron as your one doesn't seem to get hot enough to melt the solder through the desoldering wick. I recommend a TLBZK T12D. Pretty affordable and very good for working on thick motherboards!
A couple of suggestions. From the symptoms, a couple of tests you did you could have probably ruled out right away (former tech here). 1) The line cord. If you are getting voltages on some of the output pins, chances are the power cord from the outlet to the adapter is OK and you are geting power into the main board. It must be getting power to have power on the outputs unless you just recently disconnected it and the capacitors still hold a charge. 2) Power Switch. Again, if you are getting some voltage to the output but the voltages are wrong, likely the power switch is not the culprit. Likely a bad power switch would cause either there be no voltage to all the outputs (if stuck off), or voltage to the outputs that does not turn off when the switch is flipped (if stuck on). 3) Fuses. These are good to check but if there is only one fuse and you are getting some voltage, likely the fuse is OK. If there are multiple fuses, or one for each output, 4) If you are getting incorrect voltages, likely the problem is going to be one of the following: * Rectifier Diodes: If one or more of the diodes is bad, this can alter the voltage. * Voltage Regulators. If one of these ICs goes bad, the voltage will either be missing or be incorrect. * Capacitors. If a capacitor shorts or goes open, this can alter the output voltage. Check the capacitance and the ESR of them to make sure they are good. * Resistors: Check for any resistors that drifted, gone open, burned up, or gone out of tolerance. * Optocoupler. Some switch mode power supplies use an optocoupler to start. These are also good to check if the other componets are not bad.
One thing that makes this person even more amazing is that she records the SAME video in English and in Italian. Doing EXACTLY THE SAME THING in both. It's impressive.
@@mcsilustrador Magic of editing: She Does the Repair once, and She records the commentary twice, in Both languages.
@@ZombieGamer80 that's how it's done when you record and add voiceover later, but when you record live like she does - it wouldn't work perfectly (but apparently italian and english are similar enough to make it look natural, other way would be to use AI to lipsync better). Both ways are ALOT of work anyway - I know from experience as I did it on my channel!
@@ZombieGamer80 No, actually I don’t do the dubbing, but I record and edit it twice in different ways
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic yes I was meaning just that, sorry for my poor english 🤯😅
@@ZombieGamer80 Oh no, my bad! 😅
Can I give you a little tip?: Start using soldering flux in your work. It helps a lot, not only for soldering, but also for desoldering, especially those old hard solders on pcb. When I was working in repairs, I used to apply a small amount of flux to the soldering wick as well.
By the way, nice video!
_especially_ for desoldering!
I would have used it, but since it was my first time desoldering SMD components, I was worried that using flux might cause too much heat on nearby parts, accidentally desoldering neighboring components as well 😥
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Oh yes, I know. The initial experience of working with SMD components can be a bit scary. Just make sure to use a small amount of flux and everything will be fine. Nearby components will not desoldering only with the heat of the flux, unless you touch them with the tip of the soldering iron or the soldering wick. Things would be different with hot air, but that's not the case at the moment 😉.
@@p.robert.80s Thanks :)
_"Flux is your friend"_ they say.
Great stuff! As an "old" electronics engineer working in financial services IT for 30 years, I enjoyed watching you soldering. It reminded me of my "old" days
Thank you :)
The look on your face each time the Amiga worked is priceless, Its a lovely expression of surprise. Well done on the repairs.
I think it's really unusual to see someone clearly younger then the vintage of these machines have such an incredible expertise in troubleshooting and fixing them, I am so curious how you learned your clearly demonstrated skills? Incredible videos!
She used to just collect vintage computers.
Then she sent one for repair and it never returned.
So she started to repair her own computers in her videos.
@@app_game_system Thanks, I didn’t think anyone would remember, but yes, that’s how it all started
Ahhh.. I was waiting for the music.. I'm glad you kept it!
😁And I'm glad you like it
I like the music but it reminds me of a fever dream
Me too 😂
Music just reminds me of "Bitluni".
For me. That music is HIS.
As a kid I would have LOVED to have access to this kind of gear. We didn't get a PC until 1996. Your channel really scratches an itch I didn't know I had. You do such cool stuff! 🧡
It's crazy watching retro computer repair channels with people's basements full of computers that were so expensive when we were young.
I Grew up with the Amiga 500, it was the best gaming computer you could get at the time, i also had an Atari 520ST, but the Amiga was way better. i still have some consoles but i don't play anymore, i collect old 80s Boomboxes these days, i have lots of videos of them playing on my channel. Keep going, Your Channel is a Great Success
A battery, a 120-140mm PC fan and a cardboard box makes for a good makeshift air extractor. Hang it how you do. Always fun to watch you react. Cool that you have a drive to play with this old tech to try and bring it back to life.
The best soldering setup I had actually contained two different things. First, I had a Pace Multi-Channel Soldering and Rework Station. It was great for adjustable temperature soldering, reliability, and the desoldering feature is very convenient. Second, I had a MetCal soldering station. This one was more of a nice to have, not a must-have. The temperature was not adjustable, but it heats up MUCH faster, maintains temperature more accurately, and the tips were easier to change (just pull and swap, no screws).
I don't know anything about Amiga computers so I look forward to watching this.
Great job on the repairs! A tip I learned from somewhere else for testing pins on power supplies is to put a short piece of heat shrink over the pins to avoid causing a short. The heat shrink should stick up just a little bit from the pin. You don't need to melt the heat shrink, it's just there to help guide your probes and protect against shorts. Some power supplies can be damaged if you short the pins, plus it makes it much easier to test!
Thanks for the input!
For desoldering components I goop the ribbon up with flux so it's more wettable. Also I cut a very short length of ribbon off and hold it with ceramic tweezers so it doesn't conduct away quite so much heat. Those two things helped me a lot with lifting traces.
Enjoy your content. Wished I'd had an Amiga back in the day.
Very good piece of advise for the girl. But in the end there is nothing like a vacuum desoldering station. In the UK you can get one for a 100 pounds.
Thanks for the advise!
Simply loved this video. I love the Amiga and it is always good to see people taking care of our beloved Amigas! Congratulations!
The Amiga 500 was my 1st. computer. It's awesome to see young people into electronics and salvaging old school computers. A little tip, apply some flux
as it makes wonders, if you don't, some joints may be ´´dry´´ and thus making poor contact or even no contact at all...!!!! Great video young lady.
Hello Sayaka,
Fantastic work on the video content - it’s high-quality and truly engaging! Greetings from Ukraine!
@@MrSoy_no one will ever date u
@@MrSoy_ no one will ever date you
I love too see that old technology to be repaired and working again ! its like visiting a old friend
🤣 Sensors For Arduíno Measurement
* Electromyography (EMG) sensors: These can measure the electrical activity of the muscles, providing information about muscle contraction and relaxation.
* Force sensors: These can measure the force exerted by the sphlncter muscles. Options include strain gauges, force transducers, and flexible force sensors.
For Internal Ana,l Pressure
* Pressure sensors: Micro-machined pressure sensors can be used to measure the pressure inside the anu,s These sensors are often used in medical devices and can be customized for specific applications.
Other Relevant Sensors (Depending on the specific application)
* Temperature sensors: Thermistors or thermocouples can be used to measure temperature.
* Humidity sensors: These can measure the moisture content in the ana,l area.
* pH sensors: pH electrodes can be used to measure the acidity of the ana,l contents.
I love her suprised look when she gets things working 😊
A good and reliable hot air station would be an Atten ST-862D. You can also get angled nozzles for it.
Thanks for the advice!
Soldering station, WD-40 and a hair brush at the start! 😁
I love seeing you repair our beloved computers, thank you very much and have a great day!
There's an ASMR quality to your videos and I really enjoy it. I always make sure to watch with headphones on. It's just cool to see people with the knowledge on how to tinker with all kinds of hardware we enjoy/enjoyed. Very wholesome, passion driven content, completely free from YT BS. 👌
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy the "ASMR quality " and my passion :)
Great work, really helps me build a deeper understanding of these older machines! I'd love to see an unedited soldering video without the music. It'd be really interesting to learn and watch. Not many people have the equipment to record it. Seeing a full uncut repair would be a true treat!
You're soo cool Sayaka. I love how you immediately diagnose the symptoms and troubleshoot the problems. And it really shows that you love repairing and restoring moments in time for all generations.
I owned Amiga 1200 in nineties as a teenager. So many memories came up with this video. Thank you! You did amazing job! I would recommend to check voltages before powering up for the first time. Soldering smd parts, looked up schematics, OMG, you are really doing great!
Whenever I watch these I imagine that unless she fixes the hardware the aliens will invade the command center and destroy humanity. That's why I'm always cheering for you Sayaka because the world depends on it
That’s one hell of an imagination
Haha, I feel like I'm in Neon Genesis Evangelion now, but don't worry-I'll fix the hardware and stop the aliens. Humanity’s fate is in good hands! 😁
The Herculoids! I remember that show. It debuted when I was only 2 months old. I used to watch it on the Saturday morning line up, a few hours after "Soul Train!" Thanks for the memories and your video!
My SMD Station has been reliable for more than 10 years. YIHUA 853D. not too expensive either. Good work you do. I like your diagnosis procedure.
You are my hero for today. You went about as far as anyone can go in this case and that's way farther than most people I know ever went. Well done!
great work :) Tip: Simply put solder on one pad, place the component and then put solder on the other pad
Any time I stumble upon a video of an A500, my initial reaction is "oooo an A500, like I had when I was a teenager!", almost immediately followed by "but that's not _my_ A500, it doesn't have two holes up top where I mounted an internal hard drive, or the switch by the logo for...". I'm not sure I actually remember, but I want to say for changing the RAM expansion between fast and chip. I'll love that thing until the day I die. I wish I'd had the funds back then to not have had to sell it.
Yeah, those personal mods make it special
I use the Prostormer Hot Air Rework Station from Amazon every day at work and it has held up well for most of my reworks that I perform. The only modification that I made was adding polyimide tape to the heater barrel to reduce heat on my hand while using it for extended periods. Great job and Thank You for your practical approach to electronic diagnosis and repair!
Hey, good job there 👍 I remember these computers when they came out 😂
You know those SMD capacitors are also electrolytic, but surface mount whereas the others are pin through hole (PTH) radial style electrolytic.
Liquid flux, or a flux pen, will aid with solder flow so less heat and less chance of lifting a pad. Preload the desolder braid with flux helps too. Clean off the flux residue with 99% IPA, it doesn't need much use a dropper bottle for this (also called gemtac bottle). Loads of soldering tips over on MrSolderFix channel. Take care 🙂
Thanks for the tips!
Very good job. For the SMD caps a small tip to make it easier in the future (what I do) is to take some sharp snippers and cut them off first. They are leaving anyway. Then you will only have the bottom piece of the SMD cap to break off and just deal with removing the legs from the pads. Doing this sometimes helps in preventing pad lifting to a degree.
I appreciate the tips!
Hi, Syaka. I Loved this video. As you made it look nice and interesting. Also I love to see people fix old tech. Stay safe to you and your loved ones. 👍🏻👀
Where did you learn to work with electronics? Your videos are great and your English is outstanding. The majority of us watching would have no chance of stringing a sentence together in Italian, and yet here you are running through everything you do fluently. Bravo.
Thank you so much for the compliments! I’ve learned a lot from RUclips, watching tutorials and learning from videos. I’m studying computer science, so I’m really into electronics. I’m glad my English is understandable, I’m always working on improving it! Thanks again for the support!
Respect to you for saving these relics, young lady.
Elenora literally shows us how it's done. Props for working out SMD soldering on-camera. 👍
I love old computers and I love restoring old things. I never thought the combination would be so enjoyable! It looks boring from the outside, but you do such a good job explaining what is happening and it just looks like fun! Thanks :)
Those tiny resistors look intimidating! I'm glad you have the patience to work with them!
I really appreciate it, that you repair old hardware. Keep up the good work. It's always fun to watch your videos.
I'm in awe of the electronics skills, it is really inspiring. Growing up in 80s/90s, seeing you fix the computers that I have nostalgia for is great watching!
Great video! So much fun seeing the Amiga from my childhood being so fully understood by a young person in 2024!
Your solderings skills are amazing you know :)
As always Sayaka, a great video. You did a great job with those repairs. I love the Amigas
they were a great set of 16bit computers especially the A1200 with the AGA chipset.
Keep up the great work Sayaka, you're a real breath of fresh air!
It was fun to see how you brought the Amigas back to life - great job, great video 🥰👍
I had so much fun with the Amiga 500 when I was a kid. Was nice to see you give these machine some more life. Good work!
I haven't seen your vids for a while and first thing I noticed is that your English is so much better. Keep it up.
i would of thought either psu or the compasitor. but i am confident you will fix this cause your track record speaks for itself. kuddos
I had an Amiga 500 (Batman pack one) back in 1989-1991 from the UK and after 9 months it had that 'loose ROM chips' problem where the screen would go green or a tint of green but a good slap on the underside of the case fixed it temporarily. (I am not making this up, someone suggested it and it worked).
I believe you 😅 One time I fixed a PS3 like that (probably the disc drive was out of place)
Really enjoyed your video. Nice work with the repair on all those machines.
I've had the YIHUA 959D hot air station since 2022 and it's worked great
Thanks for the advice! It’s reassuring to know you had a good experience. I’ll definitely check it out! It doesn’t even seem too expensive
Just found your channel, and im stunned by your beauty... i can watch your videos all day. all the time till the last day... your energy, your vibe, your emotions cute and priceless!
I'm just beginning to browse through your videos. IMPRESSIVE skills I must say. And high production quality, too. Subscribed! Greetings from Germany :-)
I just came across this vid and your channel and I absolutely enjoyed watching you bringing these good old machines back to life.
Nice work 😍🤘
Great Stuff! I enjoyed watching you giving these old relics a new life again, and learned a LOT on the way.
Great video Saya, the Amiga 500 was one of my childhood's first "consoles", I love this!
Awesome repair! So cool,to see these old amigas again...great repairs with the attention to capacitor issues and a well done audio fix 😊 superb 👏 👌
With the A1200 the first thing I suspected was the very same capacitors you've skipped in the A600. But you got it with those resistors, nice.
Appreciate the pace of the video and your presention style and methodical approach make it easy to learn from your repairs. Been subscribed for a while now and glad to see the channel views are growing, well deserved.
Great video, was very enjoyable to see you fix and improve the quality of your systems!
I don't understand anything about the process but I enjoyed it ... I try to consume this type of content since I really like old pc and the history of programming. Greetings from Yucatán México
Greetings from me too
Great channel, great content, and AMIGA computers are my weakness... you gave them in this video a lot of love they all deserve, so I am really thankful 🥰
one more thing, I really like that you don't cut video when struggling 17:19, for me that TOPS !!!! love it !!!
Thank you! It may not look like it, but that copper wire was as thin as a hair 😅
Very nice one.I use a newer PSU on my Amigas 500+ and two 1200. I just dont trust the old ones, this one has over and under current protection and a display of the voltages when in use.
Excellent job! It's so nice to see you are getting better and better with soldering and handling all these small components. It looks easy now! :)
Hello Sayaka, Great job you did with the Amigas, Nice content. Greetings from Steven from the Netherlands
Thanks!
Beautiful work ♥
I have a PS3 backwards compatible given to me by a good friend. I would love to know how to repair it! Keep up the excellent work! ❤❤❤
I never knew that North & South was on other platforms! One of my childhood favorites on the NES.
Dude. Those are cool. My friend had one in highschool late 80’s. He had this jet flying simulator where you land on carriers. Graphics were very smooth for the time!
Amiga 500 was my best computer of all Time.... Kick off and point &click game ... Maniac mansion Zack mac craken and so many games 😮❤
I never had an Amiga, but always heard about the legendary graphics and sound they could do. Perhaps one day! Nice work on resurrecting them :)
Thank you for the new video 😀
If you'll get the chance, you may want to try different techniques for removing those SMD components when you only have a single iron available.
For chip resistors up to 0806 (2.0 mm x 1.25 mm), add fresh solder on both pads (much more than needed for just fixing the component to the PCB) than, with a fairly large iron tip (chisel shape works better for me), place the tip on top (or on the long side) of the resistor and heat up the solder at both ends at the same time. When the solder is liquid, "wipe" the component off. If you get the hangs of it, it can be a fairly quick operation and the PCB does not get to much stress from the heat. It could work with 1206 as well but it's a bit more tricky.
For SMD electrolytic capacitors, try a 3 step process:
- add flux and a bit of fresh solder on one of the tabs/legs. Lift one of the tabs a little bit using a pair of tweezer with sharp tips. Use the tweezers as a spring by inserting one tip under the capacitor and pulling on the other tip. Or placing one tip under the capacitor and placing the other tip onto a nearby component. The point here is to be very gentle and making sure that if the solder is not properly melt then the pad won't be stressed. It doesn't matter if, at this stage, the tab is still in solder after being slightly lifted.
- add flux and a bit of fresh solder on the other tab. Lift this one using a similar gentle technique. The gap between tab and pad can now be larger on this side. Now that there's a decent gap between the metal of the pad and the metal of the tab, the solder wick (copper braid) can mop up the solder and clear the gap between them. This tab is now free!
It very hard to use solder wick to completely remove the solder from two surfaces which are physically touching like when the component is still sitting on the PCB.
- you can now go back to the initial tab and easily desolder it.
I hope to have been clear enough and that it helps you.
Happy to translate into Italian if you prefer
Thank you so much for the detailed suggestions! 😄 I really appreciate the tips for removing SMD components.
So we have Adrian's digital basement and Sayaka's digital attic, we need someone to make a digital living room to sit in the middle.
I'm making "Drayton's Digital Dungeon", if that helps? 🤣 (JUST KIDDING!!)
OMG!!! These video's really take me back to that time. Thank you so much Sayaka. I had to subscribe!!!😱🌹👌
Great! Just one suggestion from experience: when desoldering surface mounted components, apply some solder on its pins: this way it won't cool down by the time you desoldering another pin. Don't use solder sucker on them, it will make things worse and pcb overheat which might cause trace damage. Sometimes solder is a bit oxidised and you need to scratch it with sodering iron to get in contact.
Thanks for the tips!
Great video. When you pull that ribbon cable at 13:05, I do not think it is a good idea to pull on a ribbon cable directly. Usually the socket will have a lock mechanism, and it is sufficient to move the lock, and then cable ribbon will pop off without any force required.
And yes, use flux when soldering. Results will be day and night. When repairing SMD components with hot air I use a kapton tape and/or a bit of aluminium foil to insulate other components a little. Works well. Similarly when desoldering, or cleaning pads, it often helps to put more new solder with flux, before trying a solder wick.
Thanks for the tips! You're right, I'll use more flux and be more careful with the ribbon cables and SMD components. Great suggestions, I'll try them out!
I want to say when I was 7 or 8 (93-94) is when I got my Amiga 500. My father had a 1200, 2000, and 3000. Then around 99 my junior highschool couldn't figure out how to get their 4000 with video toaster to work. They gave up on it and gave it to me!
I like how you repaired the Simple Fixes, and so I subbed you, I would like to see more..
Yay! It's a new Sayaka video day. These videos just make me happy. 😊
You were lucky only one of the capacitors on the A600 was leaking. On the second one I have the leakage was so bad that I just scrapped the whole composite and antenna out part. Didn't need it when using the Vampire so it was ok. Had to fix some other traces though to get power throughout the board. And audio.
Good work on the repairs and keep it up. There is always things to fix when you have a decent collection of old computers and consoles.
Atten ST-8800D hot air station is affordable and works well - it’s what I use. Also I recommend getting a syringe of flux. Enjoyable video.
Thanks for the advice!
Thanks for bringing those Amigas back to life! Great channel!
Hello Sayaka! As a boomer (like my kids joke at me), I would have never thought to be frequently checking on RUclips always hoping for a new video of yours. I'm subscribed to both channels. You triggered at 50 years old my long lost passion for electronics and I took the solder in my hands after decades. Keep on rocking! A request if possible: can you share the brand/model of your screwdriver? Seems to be very well performing. Thanks !
Good job, i really ejoyed watching your tutorial. So many wonderfull memorys with the AMIGAs.- 500, 1200, 2000 and 4000 with 68060 + PPC604e. ❤ ty
Thanks for the vid. Fun! The explanations are good, and I really like the music in between the talking parts, too.
I was always wondering why you speak English different. Native Italian was enough to understand why there might be. Keep up the good work English is still very fluent.
Thanks for the comment! I’m glad my English is still understandable. I’ll keep working on it!
Was fun to see you repair these Amigas.
In the case of removing SMD capacitors, I suggest adding a fresh solder to the pads, removing the capacitor, and only then using a solder wick to remove the solder.
Never heard of Amiga600, Had an 500 and later a 2000.. Thanks for sharing!!
good job fixing those and overall great video. it's not often that we see young ppl fixing vintage home computers. somehow hearing the amiga 1200 referred as one thousand two hundred, hits me in the old age spot. keep up the good work and your channel will grow before you knowit!!!
You make these repairs look easy. I'm not so good with fixing electronics.
Back in the 80s, I started with an Amiga 500. It developed a problem where it would crash if you bumped or shook the machine. Through experimentation, I discovered that I could instantly make it crash, just by applying a slight bit of pressure to the middle of the motherboard. I examined it as best as I could, but I didn't see any cracks, broken traces or bad solder joints.
I ended up buying a used A500 from someone else. That one developed a problem where it would crash if you touched the power cord. For that one, I found that there was a loose solder joint on the power socket. That was easy for me to fix.
I also had a Supra RAM board that plugged into the left side expansion connector. Unfortunately, it was slightly damaged when I got it, and plugging it into my Supra Turbo 28, then plugging a GVP hard drive into that, didn't help. I left the cases on them, and the plates that are meant to slide under the Amiga, forced the connections to be at an angle, putting pressure on the connectors. The edge connector on the RAM expander eventually cracked at the base. I was able to fix the connections with solder at first, but eventually it stopped working. I tried using wire to make the connection, but that didn't work either. I never did fix it.
Wow, sounds like you had some real challenges with those Amigas! It's cool how you figured out some of the issues, though. Sometimes those older machines can be a pain to fix!
i never liked soldering, but those videos make me want to try again so bad!!
awesome video as always o/
I could never hate soldering, it's so relaxing 😅 (Nice profile picture! I also like Hanako-kun... unfortunately, it's a monthly, I wish it were weekly)
@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic i burned an arduino pcb once trying to solder the pins, so it's a little trauma lol
(thank u!! it's my absolute favorite of all time)
I highly recommend you upgrading your soldering iron to a Handskit t12 unit. It is an absolute game changer when it comes to electronic repairs. Also look into a hot air station around 1000w+. the Chinese units tend to not get hot enough. or take too long and causes permanent damage to components. been there done that. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the input :)
Aww, it's been so long since I saw a Guru the last time. Thanks for the memories.
I have been using Yihua 853D For about 10 years and am very happy with it. In the last 12 years I have been in business repairing Laptops and such and it has never let me down. Spelling may be wrong. lol
Thank you
Great video, Eleonora! I like your style, very down-to-earth and calm! Excatly what i need after a workday! Keep making videos!
Nice work! Tip: You don't want to be using a hot air soldering station for electrolytic capacitors as they can explode! If you need a station for other jobs, have a look at the ATTEN ST-862D.
You may also need a new soldering iron as your one doesn't seem to get hot enough to melt the solder through the desoldering wick. I recommend a TLBZK T12D. Pretty affordable and very good for working on thick motherboards!
A couple of suggestions. From the symptoms, a couple of tests you did you could have probably ruled out right away (former tech here).
1) The line cord. If you are getting voltages on some of the output pins, chances are the power cord from the outlet to the adapter is OK and you are geting power into the main board. It must be getting power to have power on the outputs unless you just recently disconnected it and the capacitors still hold a charge.
2) Power Switch. Again, if you are getting some voltage to the output but the voltages are wrong, likely the power switch is not the culprit. Likely a bad power switch would cause either there be no voltage to all the outputs (if stuck off), or voltage to the outputs that does not turn off when the switch is flipped (if stuck on).
3) Fuses. These are good to check but if there is only one fuse and you are getting some voltage, likely the fuse is OK. If there are multiple fuses, or one for each output,
4) If you are getting incorrect voltages, likely the problem is going to be one of the following:
* Rectifier Diodes: If one or more of the diodes is bad, this can alter the voltage.
* Voltage Regulators. If one of these ICs goes bad, the voltage will either be missing or be incorrect.
* Capacitors. If a capacitor shorts or goes open, this can alter the output voltage. Check the capacitance and the ESR of them to make sure they are good.
* Resistors: Check for any resistors that drifted, gone open, burned up, or gone out of tolerance.
* Optocoupler. Some switch mode power supplies use an optocoupler to start. These are also good to check if the other componets are not bad.
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Thanks for the tips! I’ll make sure to check those things out next.
The A600 is such a nice little machine. Glad to see you fix those up 😀
Love seeing your facial expression when you say "It works"! Great fixes Sayaka. 👍