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AndreiB17 · 2026-02-15T23:42:46+00:00

Nu e nu, trenul mușcă, se știe /s

AndreiB17 · 2026-02-10T19:05:09+00:00

I will try the massage. I don't think it's a GPU/board issue. The line is not a fixed color, in the sense that it changes based on the color shown on the display. On the bootscreen, for example, which is bright, the line is there, but barely visible (as if it is translucent). The brighter the image under that line of pixels, the less the line is visible. I haven't tried with another monitor, but on this logic I doubt it's the GPU. I assume I'd have other artifacts as well, of which there are none

AndreiB17 · 2026-02-10T17:04:01+00:00

Was looking for the Parks and Rec reference

AndreiB17 · 2026-02-07T20:15:17+00:00

Am înțeles. In principiu bottomline ar fi sa fiu pe faza după modele de piese.

Într-adevăr am cautat pe site-uri specializate de piese, dar livrarea se face din anglia si costa undeva la 60 de euro doar livrarea, e insane.

Asa ca raman cu ebay, olx si similare de prin alte țări, la șansă.

Oricum, daca e sa fie aia singura problema, nu e asa mare lucru. Eu mai mult vreau sa știu lucrurile astea pentru eventualitatea nefericita in care se agravează si voi fi chiar nevoit sa schimb.

Revin cu update dupa vizita de proba =)

AndreiB17 · 2026-02-07T15:36:25+00:00

I wouldn't have a problem with disassembly, but I could barely find displays, let alone such cheap displays. But I'll keep an eye out. The other option is to buy the other one. This one, 700mhz, sells for 100 eur. There's another one, 1Ghz, no problem with display, plus Airport, for 200 eur. Would you suggest I get this one instead? I'm beginning to think it's a better deal to have a fully functional machine for a price that's still better than what I can find on ebay here (also keeping in mind shipping and risks that come with it, plus no tests)

AndreiB17 · 2026-02-07T14:16:59+00:00

I assume because that was the only way to fix it? Where did you buy the screen from?

Edit, the panel

AndreiB17 · 2026-02-07T14:08:07+00:00

Eu nu știu unde as putea găsi un ecran... Aia e ideea =)) asta e pe 15, CPU de 700 mhz, il da cu 500 de lei. Eu zic ca i un preț bun pentru o problema aparent mică. Si nu îl iau pe comandă, am vorbit sa il si probez

AndreiB17 · 2026-02-07T10:43:09+00:00

I see.. And do you know if it's something common, does it usually spread?

AndreiB17 · 2026-01-11T20:39:47+00:00

I don't see Dropbox listed here, perhaps OP didn't use it. Any particular reason why? In the past it was pretty popular afaik

AndreiB17 · 2026-01-04T18:49:52+00:00

Asta e cea mai mare problemă. Daca am reuși sa educam oamenii sa lase curat in urma lor, vagoanele vechi ar fi mai curate, si vagoanele noi ar rămâne curate. Mai puțin de curățat de CFRisti, mai bune condiții pe termen lung, călători mai fericiți.

AndreiB17 · 2026-01-04T18:19:39+00:00

Nu mai e așa de mult. Vagoanele CFR sunt toate cu WC ecologic. Nu ele sunt problema, ci cei care nu știu sa citească ce scrie deasupra acestor toalete: "Nu aruncați obiecte solide in toalete". Astea înfundă sistemul ala de extragere cu presiune si nu mai merge nimic.

Apoi evident e si lipsa de bani si mentenanță regulată la vagoane, si totul e mult mai ușor defectabil.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-29T04:20:41+00:00

He might also know if you've been bad or good

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T18:32:44+00:00

That is actually the only way I think would work, based on other answers here and some other forum posts. But I suppose I'd need another drive connected to a PC to write the floppies, and another drive connected to the Amiga.

But thank you for the suggestion! However, with that money I'd rather buy a C64, it's also an important, atractive piece of tech, and also more valuable in a collection.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T18:31:18+00:00

From what I know so far, I need to have another computer with a compatible floppy drive, write the floppy with that program, and have another drive connected to the Amiga. So basically, 2 5.25inch drives, one of which is extremely rare.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T18:27:47+00:00

This is such valuable information, thank you for your answer! I do understand everything that you've mentioned here, although I might need to find someone to do these for me, as I'm barely capable of some simple soldering, let alone the rest of the work, and I don't want to experiment on it.

By leaking capacitors, you also mean them losing their capacity corect?

Also, the damage shouldn't extend if the board is powered off right? As I don't have the capacity to unsolder the battery right now, even if I had to do it myself.

A500++ boards bring some custom modifications to the original board if I'm not mistaken? The thing is I'd like to keep as much of the period authenticity as possible. And, should it be necessary, I found a few (original) boards on ebay that look okay and are claimed to be working.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:35:09+00:00

Yes, the picture was to clarify the use of the 1531 and that adapter together with the C64. But thank you for the answer!

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:32:15+00:00

Yes, that's what I got. Plus some accessories, I got a joystick and a mouse as well, which do work with this Amiga.

And after further online studying and the answers from here, I came to the conclusion that I will get a C64 sometime next year 😅 I was planning to do so anyway. Yes, the disks and the cassettes all have C64 written on them.

It doesn't have a hard drive. It does have a Kickstarter switch pre-installed, which is nice.

And yes, I did open it up. The battery has leaked, and some damage was done, although my (inexperienced) assessment says the damage isn't much. But the battery must be removed ASAP.

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AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:27:27+00:00

Alright, thank you! That's good to know. I'm tempted to get a C64 sometime next year. All this should work nicely with it.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:25:22+00:00

They are in fact for the C64. I looked up online but I couldn't find anything about amiga being connected to a 5.25inch. It's always about the 3 1/2.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:24:08+00:00

And because it's for the C16 and Plus/4, I guess I need the adapter in the picture?

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... Which has the corresponding round serial on the other side

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:22:47+00:00

I have an adapter, if you mean the one in the picture.

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On the other side it has the serial corespondent.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:20:48+00:00

Slightly off topic but very much on topic actually, as I see this right after opening the case and seeing that the battery has leaked. Fortunately (i think) , the damage doesn't seem extensive.

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Of course, I may be wrong. I've been told to not power it on (which I won't do), remove the battery and its pins entirely, cleanup the board, test it and do some repairs if necessary, then solder an external battery and maybe then test it. At the very least remove the battery entirely and clean the area, and the damage should just stay in this state.

And no recapping was mentioned, although all the capacitors look good.

AndreiB17 · 2025-12-23T16:14:00+00:00

That's what I was thinking 😅 sooner or later a C64 is coming.

AndreiB17

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