Anyone in the UK or EU able to recap?

#1 Fri, 4 Feb 2011 - 20:46 68kMLA

Hi There

I am sticking my toe in the water here to see if anyone here is in the UK and is proficient at soldering to recap SE/30 / Classic / Color Classic boards?

I'm a complete dunce and would happily pay someone to do a good job. Shipping to the US just isn't cost effective...

Thanks!

Alex

#2 Fri, 4 Feb 2011 - 21:48 68kMLA

check out amibay.com. There are lots of people who do recaps there. I've seen pictures of a SE/30 being done.Don't know how much they charge for allof that however.

#3 Fri, 4 Feb 2011 - 21:55 68kMLA

Alex,

You can do it, I just filed my soldering iron tip to a point and was VERY careful. :b&w:

Col

#4 Fri, 4 Feb 2011 - 23:29 68kMLA

Local TV repair shop? Electronics student at the local poly? No shipping = happier owner in my view.

#5 Sat, 5 Feb 2011 - 13:44 68kMLA

I enclose a picture of some caps on my Classic board, best practice is to de-solder both attachments on the old capacitor at once, if you can.

Col

#6 Sat, 5 Feb 2011 - 22:29 68kMLA

Well, I was tempted to give it a go myself, but I am a real duffer when it comes to soldering. I have a few bad classic 2 boards to practice on (too far corroded to be repaired). I just got the feeling you had to be some kind of neurosurgeon to be any good at it...

#7 Sat, 5 Feb 2011 - 23:46 68kMLA

and believe it or not, replacing caps on these boards are a walk in the park, compared to some of the stuff i have to do to electronic boards at my everyday work.... :O

such as removing/reballing/replacing EBGA64 ICs. FUUUUN

#8 Sun, 6 Feb 2011 - 18:33 68kMLA

This is an interesting approach that I am going to try next time.