Amiga 600 Retrobright and SD Harddisk

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I'm doing some more restoration work on my Amiga 600. I clean, retrobright and repair the case and add an IDE to SD adapter to replace the missing hard disk drive. // Sponsored by PCBWay www.pcbway.com/ - 6th Anniversary Carnival Coming Soon with Larger Coupons and Gifts Giveaway!
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The cream and liquid peroxide I use are both 12% solutions, the mixtures you can buy as a hobbyist may vary slightly depending on the legislation in the country you are in.
The light I use is a 300W full spectrum (allegedly) grow light. My particular one is no longer available but you'll find similar ones from all major online shopping platforms.
Time stamps:
0:00 Mission Statement
2:44 Sponsor Message
3:09 Teardown
11:38 Cleaning the Case
14:12 Keyboard Disassembly & Cleaning
23:52 Retrobrighting
33:59 Reassembling the Keyboard
39:04 Case Repairs
49:23 SD Card Adapter Installation
51:56 Workbench 3.1 Installation
57:41 Conclusion and Thank you
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@HeyBirt 4 года назад

Jan, I sent you one of the first kits which had the interference problem with floppy drives. That was a silly oversight on my part. Now I include an additional two rear clips without the 'wings' so they don't interfere with the floppy drive. If someone is fitting a Gotek, etc. they can use all four 'winged' rear clips. So, new kits come with the two side slips, 4 back slips with 'wings' and 2 back clips without 'wings'.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Ah, that makes sense! Not a huge problem just filing one of the clips down though. Nice work! :)

@perhansson6718 4 года назад

56:50 As you can see the reverse-retrobright of the mouse turned out really great!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Definitely! :D

@EmilOppelnBronikowski 4 года назад

Damn, I drank too much yesterday and was on a lookout for some calming videos to occupy my senses. And here comes Jan with an hour video of a computer I loved very much (to a fault). Thanks, Jan!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Haha, always glad to help. ;)

@bwack 4 года назад

Awesome video again, Jan Beta ! It was nice to see the installation process again. I no longer remember how to do it.

@bobsbarnworkshop 4 года назад

Hello my friend! I was in Bavaria last June 2019 on a tour of Munich and Obersalzberg and the Eagles nest. Such beautiful scenery!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, Bavaria sure is beautiful. I live in the north, close to the sea. :)

@falksweden 4 года назад

I usually use 12% peroxide when retrobrighting, wrap it in food wrap and put it in the oven at 50 degrees (with "massage" every hour) for about 3-4 hours. Works great, and no hassle with uv light. I believe it's the heat that makes the process going and not the uv, since the wrap will block those wavelengths anyway. :) Good job with this 600! Another Amiga saved for the future!

@Starchface 4 года назад

I remember someone (Neil RMC, I think) doing retro-brighting experiments some time ago, and he found the same thing. It was the heat that accelerated the process. The UV had little effect as far as he could see.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, heat is the more important part in my experience, too. UV speeds up the process, too, it seems. I've seen people using UV led strips (that don't get warm that much) with great success so it must play a part, too.

@olik136 4 года назад

I am also using the 12% "creme" stuff- but I have to say I just put the items in a transparent trash bag and put it into the sun- I am also in Germany and the last time I brightened my keyboard it was only about 10-13°C and it worked absolutely fine and only took about 3-4 hours. Could the wrap actually be the difference? the trash bags seem to be much thinner maybe they let more UV through?

@thenewBH 4 года назад

What about bagging the parts in a sealed bag covered in peroxide, and running them in a heated ultrasonic cleaner for constant agitation?

@mikekelly9129 4 года назад

It's always a pleasure to watch your videos buddy, you go above and beyond, especially with the cleaning. Sorry to hear you lost your job due to coronavirus 😞

@GadgetUK164 4 года назад

Great stuff Jan =D Always nice to see Commodores!!! Regards retro brite, I believe the key is getting enough natural light onto it to stop it re-yellowing. Things I've put into boxes / dark room etc have re-yellowed very quickly. One A500 after being put into a box, 18 months later had completely gone back as it was - I was horrified. However, my 1200 having been out on a table for the last 8 years hasn't yellowed much at all and still looks great.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, that may be the key indeed. I had similar experience with my A1200. Stored it in a box for a while and the yellowing returned. It didn't get as worse as it was pre-retrobrighting though. Some strange processes involved in the yellowing for sure! :D

@linus1936 4 года назад

There is a mod for the IDE-SD adapter that enables the HD activity light. I can't post a link, but it should be easy to find. It uses a 2N7000 mosfet.

@perhansson6718 4 года назад

Here is the guide in a text file and a picture showing the finished product: megaburken.net/~patrik/Amiga%20SD%20Adapter%20HD%20LED%20Fix/

@linus1936 4 года назад

@@perhansson6718 That's the one! Thanks.

@patzik1910 4 года назад

By coincidence I actually was doing the same thing this week on an amiga600 and installed the same sd adapter. Had the same problem with the led being lit all the time and found this 'fix' you mentioned. I did this exact fix with the 2n7000 mosfet and it didn't work for me. Still had the same problem with the led being lit all the time. Tried it on another a600 and this also did not work.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Mh, interesting. I'm going to give it a shot and probably make another video about the process.

@Mr_ToR 4 года назад

Thnx a lot for introducing Focus 10. I love it!!!

@davepauljones 4 года назад

Nice job Jan, I've recently rescued an A500 Plus, replacement case which I retrobighted & also boiled the keycaps in peroxide fluid, that went wrong, keys warped & bleeched the gray keys white, had to purchase a replacement keyboard, which I repaired a couple of membrane tracks with guitar shield carbon in water paint & I put the keycaps into a clear sealable food bag, which I filled with 6% peroxide fluid, then placed that in a large source pan of water to act as a jacket between the source pan & the food bag, place pan on smallest ring / hob on minimum heat setting, you should just be able to pop you finger in the water for a few seconds without any problem, after about 2 hours, rinse in warm water, dry & voila you have new keys with no signs of yellow.

@epromenator 4 года назад

Hey! Another great vid! I love Amiga! Love to see your passion about retro computing! #itsmorefuntocompute keep it going!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thank you! :)

@konturgestalter 3 года назад

Einfach der beste Retro Channel. Danke!!!

@PaulinesPastimes 4 года назад

Neat little computer and great result. Looks as good as new. Cheers

@lubricatedgoat 2 года назад

Thanks Jan! This was a very relaxing vid with a happy ending! :)

@RobA500 4 года назад

Nicely done Jan, as always.👍

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks Rob! :D

@Ironlord2015 4 года назад

Great video Jan, the A600 looks beautiful, and day one mint out of the box like you said there!! Your passion and enthusiasm pays off for sure! I have an A600 with a CF card myself, that I purchased from ebay a couple of years ago, and even though lots of Amiga fans dislike it, I think it's a great compact machine, and ideal for playing some of the classics on, and it takes up less room on a desk than certain other machines :-D Obviously it's not a 1200, but I have one of those too :-D Sorry to hear you lost your job, but at least you'll have more time to do the things you love, like making videos about retro machines ;) Keep up the great work :)

@iNimbleSloth 4 года назад

Nice one Jan, I've been following the restoration on Twitter.

@larsenmats 4 года назад

Thanks for the video. When I first ordered an IDE to SD card adapter for one of my A600s I also had the problem with the HD activity light constantly on. Turned out this is a common issue with these IDE to SD adapters. What I did in the end was to order another IDE to SD adapter which had the IDE light fix already applied to it. And then the IDE light works as intended. I think it was possible to mod the one I already had, but I found it too much hassle.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, there is various mods for that problem out there. I think I'm going to look into that in a future video. :)

@newkfromrotterdam Год назад

@@JanBeta would love to see a quick video about that mod, i also have a generic ide-to-sd adapter like the one here that i would love to use now that i finally found the needed laptop-ide cable edit: oh i see you did make a video on that, thanx!!

@stephenbruce8320 4 года назад

I love the the A600 it takes up very little space. The biggest frustration I encountered with the A600 is the short cable for the LED's. Better to make the cables longer or just buy a new LED Board with longer cables which is what I did but I own 3 A600's. While I have every Classic Amiga Model except the A3000 none of which are Towers its the small size of the A600 that makes it so attractive and it sits nicely in the corner of my L Shaped Desk. I also have a Vampire in that A600 so its the one Amiga I use the most. I am not into games like other Amiga Enthusiasts but a couple weeks back my Grand Children were enjoying playing the games. Unfortunately the 5 Amiga's I have and use on my desk all share the same monitor and with the big box Amigas they share the same Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor through the use of a KVM Switch except the A500+ which does not play well with the mouse for some odd reason but I suspect the KVM Switch is just being picky so I will have to change that out but the mouse adapter I have which converts the 9 pin to PS2 does work it just does not play well with the KVM Switch for some reason so that A500+ in a Checkmate Case has its own dedicated mouse as does the A600 and A1200 on the desk and that A1200 is going into a Checkmate Case sometime towards the end of the year when the case arrives.

@naderhumood1199 3 года назад

Nice work....jan....thanks very much

@jmboyd78 4 года назад

I got a kick out of the grow light switch starting the music :)

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Ha! Glad somebody noticed that editing stunt. ;)

@SaintKaede 4 года назад

Nice and clean, always love watchin' people clean up these old computers. I was just doin' the same while I was watchin' the video to my NES and SNES which needed case cleanin' bad. Completely forget that IPA 99% fumes make you loopy...don't clean and inhale kids...it's bad for you. To the LED being on constantly must be a setting or somethin' to that effect out there that can fix that or change that. Danke Jan!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks! Yes, those fumes can give you quite a good high... :D

@zxkim8136 4 года назад

Nice vid Jan lovely retrobriting job mate 🤗 Kim🤗

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks Kim! Yes, turned out nicely. :)

@leemackenzie549 4 года назад

Love the 600 great little machine I have a Furia EC020 accelerator with 9.5 meg fast ram with switch able FPU, also have extra 1meg chip in the trapdoor, all finished off with a 4gb CF card with WB 3.1 installed. Next part of the project id whd load and an original internal floppy instead of the gotek if i can find one. Love your vids always happy when new ones are posted

@ConsolesRetro 2 года назад

Bon boulot avec ce brave amiga!

@taba1950 4 года назад

Maybe the spot on the keys is because of whatever they used to make the mark stayed on the surface and stopped the peroxide from penetrating to the plastic

@J0ermungand 4 года назад

Jan Beta brand merch idea: T-Shirts with "BASICally" written on them... "BASIC" in the C64 BASIC font and "ally" in some italic font below it... on a C64 blue shirt with the arms, neck and waist opening colored in the usual border color. Something along those lines...

@JanBeta 4 года назад

BASICally a good idea. ;)

@Lee_Adamson_OCF 4 года назад

I'd like to have an Amiga again.... I used to have a really really ratty 2000 with a video toaster (literally found it by the road in the rain), but it worked ok after I replaced the floppy drive. But I had to get rid of it (along with most of my other old computer stuff) when my ex and I split up 15 years ago. Still rebuilding my collection lol. The Amigas are so expensive now though, even 500s. X_x What I really want is a 3000UX, but I 'spect if one ever appears on ebay it will go for astronomical money lol. Maybe I ought to just get that new Checkmate case and put a raspberry pi in it, and pretend...... >_>

@LakesGeek 4 года назад

I remember first seeing these in Game when I was little (one of the first Game stores I believe) and being so amazed at the itty bitty Amiga! Then in the early 2000s I got one off eBay for about £20. Then I stupidly sold it on when building up a few £ and now they're rare and even the faulty ones are £100+ :( Got an A500 and A1200 so I'm happy enough, but wish I had one of these for convenient classic gaming.

@briangoldberg4439 4 года назад

Man, that QWERTZ keyboard. I could never get used to that!

@briangoldberg4439 4 года назад

Also, I think the retrobright thing is about cigarette smoke. Smoke messed up the plastic and it breaks down. That could account for differences in the longevity of the treatment.

@chriswareham 4 года назад

My Atari ST has a QWERTZ keyboard - unfortunately my brother sold the one we "shared" ownership of as kids, and when I bought a replacement in the early days of eBay I didn't notice it had a German TOS and keyboard until it arrived. I adapted to the new layout very easily though.

@vittekantilles4178 4 года назад

As for keys, especially the grey ones, I always just put them into a transparent glass and fill it with 30% peroxide and toss it into the sun. You have to use a mesh or something in there to keep them under or they will float to the top. Stirr occasionaly. Never had any streaking/mosaicing this way, unlike all the other ways I tried it.

@brezel53 4 года назад

You're right, otherwise there's a reaction with oxygen...

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Oh, sounds good. It was quite a rainy day when I did the retrobrighting. Even in Summer it seems I don't get much sun here (at least not when I need it for something serious!). ;)

@SHGRetro 4 года назад

I do my retro Bright the other way around Jan, Cream watered down slightly for the keys and liquid for the case of 5%. We all have our own ways :) Good video bud! If you get stuck with little plastic bits, give us a shout and I will 3D print them out!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks! I did the watered down cream method a couple of times, too, but I found that I was more likely to get streaking on the darker keycaps. :)

@obelisk9999 4 года назад

I'm a new subscriber, love watching your videos.. Please keep it up!! Your channel will grow exponentially I reckon

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Oh, thank you! :)

@lukebenton8494 3 года назад

great guide thank you

@Beaps73 4 года назад

If Jürgen Klopp was into Amiga and retro computers, this is it hehe. Great vid as always and keep up the awesome work 👏

@darrenporter1850 3 года назад

With less moaning.

@RetroLarz 4 года назад

Great job like always 🤪👍

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks!

@cbullar4205 4 года назад

10 to 20k resistor on line 39 of the IDE ribbon should sort out the problem of the HDD light being all ways on

@TzOk 4 года назад

My colleague recently gave me an A600. It had an intact factory seal, and didn't have the top shield. This matches your theory, that they sold them without the top shield. I decided to leave mine without retrobrighting, as it is uniformly and very slightly yellowed. I thoroughly cleaned the case, recapped the motherboard, and repaired the PSU wiring, as the -12V wire was broken (Amiga was working, but the audio it produced was horrible). I also added a switchable KS (1.3/3.1) and a 4GB CF card in the IDE-44 adapter. To make it usable with a CF, it desperately needs more RAM, so I put 1MB of CHIP RAM + RTC card in the expansion slot, and added 4MB of FAST RAM in a form of CPU snap-on board. I've created a single PFS/3 partition on a CF card and installed Classic Workbench x86 (WB 3.1 based) with WHDload. As the FDD was dead, I've also installed an internal Gotek drive. The ROM switcher and FAST RAM snap-on card I used were Open Hardware projects of SukkoPera (@OpenRetroWorks).

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Nice! I have some of the SukkoPera hardware on my to-do list, too. Excellent stuff. :)

@consolecoast7897 4 года назад

Great video mate

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks!

@hi_tech_reptiles 3 года назад

I plan to retro bright a Sega Saturn soon (Japanese) and if it works with one I have one or two more on the way that could use it. The marbling issues people have had seem to be from using the cream instead of liquid. I think I even have a UV light... :)

@attilaracz2034 4 года назад

Fantastic video. Thx. Amiga still rulez!!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks! Yes, Amiga is still alive and kicking today. ;)

@TheBookaroo 4 года назад

Hi, thanks for the videos, and for your switch, you could put another nut on the inside so that it does not protrude as much...

@JanBeta 4 года назад

That is a great idea! Didn't think of that. Thanks!

@airspeedmph 2 года назад

Those keys in the peroxide solution, they only need to be shaken, not stirred. And don't forget to state your name: Beta, Jan Beta.

@chriswareham 4 года назад

Great video, but I've been avoiding watching it until now as I knew it would remind me of my own 600 that's currently sitting in a state of disassembly on my workbench. I've never repaired anything with surface mount components before, and the idea of trying to replace the capacitors is quite daunting when I've only worked on through hole stuff before. I really should get my act together though!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks! Hope you manage to successfully recap your A600. If you take some precautions and are careful, it's not all that difficult (and if you lift a trace because it was already corroded, you can always patch it up with a little wire or a solder bridge).

@chriswareham 4 года назад

@@JanBeta Thanks for the encouragement Jan! I have an old PC video card that I'm going to use as a test for my surface mount soldering skills - if that goes well then I'll tackle the A600. I've got an SD card replacement for the hard drive, combined RAM / RTC board and a VGA video adapter to install so this should be a great machine once I get it fixed :-)

@BenRattigan 4 года назад

Great video, wish the coloured keys on Amstrad 464 would retro bright, tried few times with no result.

@timpsensky5181 4 года назад

I've had mixed results with the white cream peroxide. Never had a problem with the clear liquid and that is all I use now.

@adilkhojah 4 года назад

nice work man 100/100

@RetroLarz 4 года назад

from my experience iam splitting the white and beige keys for retrobrighting , so the beige ones dont get so bright anymore, give it a try next time, its always learning by doing 👍

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Ah, good idea. Thanks!

@KolliRail 4 года назад

Very relaxing video! :-)

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thanks! That was the intention. ;)

@danielson9579 4 года назад

My first Amiga was a second hand 600 as I didn't quite have the money for an A1200 at the time and I don't know why but I was quite attracted to that little thing I converted a colour amstrad cpc 464 monitor to work with it the picture was amazing 🙂

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Oh, nice! Those CPC monitors were pretty good!

@danielson9579 4 года назад

@@JanBeta you can get instructions of aminet or just buy a cable nower days 🙂

@winstonsmith478 4 года назад

I really look forward to an Amiga reproduction using the same cheap SoC motherboard used in THEC64 full sized C64 clone with keyboard. They should do one in the A600 form factor to avoid the keypad to save money and reduce case size. It might be done for very close to the same price as THEC64 - US$120 - although the much more complex shape of the sexy A600 case might increase that.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

You can build something using a Raspberry Pi and Amibian together with a Keyrah keyboard adapter. I think an all-in-one solution is not happening anytime soon because of the weird copyright situation with the Amiga stuff.

@MechaFenris 4 года назад

You can never go wrong with Turrican 2. :)

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Very true! :D

@flemmingvestergaard8526 4 года назад

Thank you for the tips in the video regarding the broken hinges in A600 cases. I have 2 cases with broken hinges, which I hope to repair when I receive the hinges from the Birt website. BTW what is the name of the white 'sponge' tool you use the remove black marks on the case? It seems to do the job pretty nice.

@hollgo626 4 года назад

For OS installation I use WinUAE and let it create HDF Files. You can quickly write them via an image writer on your sd or cf card in no time.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, did that for my A1200, too. I kind of wanted to try it the old-school way this time. :)

@marculbrich7268 3 года назад

Hi Jan! Great Channel, I really like your videos! I have one question: Which soldering station do you use and which do you recommend for beginners? Thanks for your advise!

@tommyovesen 4 года назад

Great video! You beat me to it, I have an A600 video coming out soon :)

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Oh, I think there is always room for more A600 videos on RU-vid! :D

@basvanharen2904 4 года назад

Commodore: Check Amiga: Check Restoration: Check Jan Beta: Check ok.. thats a thumbs up!

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Lol, thank you! :D

@milk-it 4 года назад

Tolles Video wie immer :-).

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Vielen Dank! :D

@Rv-Tech 4 года назад

You dont need to remove all the keys, 1 by 1, for the retrobright ! But you should open and washe everything, the keyboard too (not the floppy 😅). I did this for mine, and it's still working fine. (washed/ipa+recaped+retrobright) Aluminium Polymere are best for recap, i also ordered some replacement clips for my A600 (from usa, waiting already a few weeks...) Desoldering with heatgun 858D (protecting with thermal tape all around), et soldering with solder past and fine tip soldering tool (T12-965) Good video 👍🏻

@larsenmats 4 года назад

Leaving the keys on the keyboard plate is not smart at all when retro brighting. The springs under the keys will rust like crazy from the peroxide. There are some A600 keyboards (the ones with the blue membrane) which does not have springs. Those are fine to do this with. In fact, my A1200 I bought from ebay about 5 years ago had been retro brighted by the seller. After a few years I took the keys off and all the springs was rusted to hell. Seller had retro brighted the keys without taking them off. Probably to save time. Not smart at all.

@Rv-Tech 4 года назад

@@larsenmats I did fast drying the keyboard with a heatgun, don't worry for me. 😁

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Removing the keys was mostly for thoroughly cleaning them. Retrobrighting would work fine if you just removed the electronics, I agree. I still like to do it this way. :)

@eduardocantador6146 4 года назад

Muy buen vídeo saludos desde España

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Graçias! (That's about all the Spanish I know, sorry) ;)

@WesleyNixon 4 года назад

Sorry to hear about you losing your job. You're one of my favorite channels and I always look forward to new videos, so I decided to put my money where my mouth is, and become a Patreon supporter. Keep the videos coming! #janbetwashere ;)

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thank you so much! :D

@stevenoldham1471 Год назад

Hi Jan I've recently got the 600 but unable to play as it's coming up with DFO??? And DFONDOS on the workbench screen was hoping you might be able to have some tips thanks!

@spokehedz 4 года назад

Those 'little discolored spots' were probably marker, but I have seen some people put little dots of 'glue' or something on special keys. I'm not sure why, I just have seen it too often for it to not be at least something...

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Maybe they put glue to have some kind of haptic indication of where the keys are? Like the f and j keys on most keyboards have little indentations.

@konturgestalter 4 года назад

Ich finde deinen Channel einfach super

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Vielen Dank! :D

@OzRetrocomp 4 года назад

Nice to see an A600 getting some love! Just wondering, where did you buy the SD to IDE adapter from? Is it just a generic eBay-type one, or is there somewhere in particular you'd suggest?

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, just found it on eBay.

@janchristensen9858 4 года назад

Yesss new video. Good job - if you need question for electronic repair then ask me. You can find me on messenger.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Thank you Jan! :D

@painkillergko 2 года назад

Hi Jan :). On my A500 a few keys (alt, amiga and shift on the left side) do not work. People are telling me to replace the membrane. What do you think about it? :)

@painkillergko 2 года назад

On springs just try it ATE breake fluid:)

@arthurcollector4002 4 года назад

in all of my retrobrights, yelowish returned but much worse than before, never had a different result. People have to stop showing retrobright like a miraculous thing

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Mh, my experience is quite different (as I said in the video). The things I treated with retrobrighting definitely do re-yellow over time but I've had nothing that got worse than it was before treating it.

@rossdag4232 4 года назад

good video jan hows my eprom order coming along ross .

@zer0b0t 4 года назад

Some plastic cleaners have uv filter, may help against yellowing, can buy from automotive stores

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, I definitely have to try that sometime.

@papafrank808 4 года назад

I once had an AMIGA 600 and tested it against a Pentium MMX with 200 MHz. When the Amiga was processing an image, it was just on the 2nd line, when my Pentium MMX was already finished editing the image. The result was so staggering that I only gave the AMIGA 600 away.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yeah, those PCs had a lot more processing power. But then again, the stock Amiga 600 is based around a CPU from 1979. ;)

@nanischrunz6853 4 года назад

Super Video! Which cream exactly for rethro brighting do you use, cant see percentage of, thank you very much, need it for an amiga 500,

@JanBeta 4 года назад

I use 12% cream (more info in the video description, too).

@nanischrunz6853 4 года назад

Thank you!

@andrewlittleboy8532 4 года назад

I think you can actually die from a more severe reaction from peroxide as hair colours always warn people to do regular skin tests before applying!

@onehappynegro 3 года назад

The a600 and the a1200 had the best design if it wasn’t for that bulky psu it was almost portable compared to Amiga 500.

@xnonsuchx 4 года назад

Not sure if it was just a US/NTSC thing, but the last several months before Commodore went bankrupt, US dealers were advised to open up and test all A600s and A1200s before selling them because they had a rather high out of the box defect rate.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Interesting! I never heard of anything like that happening in Germany but it might very well be. Production quality on some Commodore stuff was definitely not very good in the last couple of years of the company (like capacitors soldered in backwards and stuff like that).

@Mr_ToR 4 года назад

Did you check the drive speed?

@Gunstarrhero1 4 года назад

you chose the wrong drive identifier for the hard drive, when you selected to identify the hdd, you should have selected the second identifier in the list. ST9190AG was the drive identifier you wanted to select to receive the full partition amount. so instead of 240mb, you would have received 2GB. you might want to reinstall workbench.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Oh, I chose that one. The SD card is only 256MB so I think everything is good.

@e5frog 4 года назад

If you thread the springs on a piece of cable/rope/string you'll avoid entaglement.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

That makes sense! Thanks for the tip! :)

@MrPcatt 4 года назад

Does the A600 have any disadvantage in therms of compatibility over A500 ?

@JanBeta 4 года назад

A few games don’t work with the slightly different memory (1MB chip memory vs 512K chip+512K fast on the A500) and a couple don’t like the newer Kickstart ROMs (A600 shipped with 2.05 ROM originally). If you need 100% compatibility with older software go with an A500.

@PittyGT 4 года назад

Hi Jan, great video like ever. 😎👌👍😁 Was there no reason to change/soldering new capacitors? I heard some guys say that is a must to change it always after a maximum of 20-30 years of time, espacially on amigas. Is it possible that commodore uses differnt capacitors over the time, that not broken over the time or dont have fluid ones? Thanks and greetings from Gütersloh, André

@JanBeta 4 года назад

I replaced the capacitors in a separate video (linked in the description) before. I recommend always doing that on equipment from the early-mid nineties that uses SMD capacitors. In my experience, most of those are leaking. They had some production problems in those days.

@PittyGT 4 года назад

@@JanBeta OK, thanks and sorry. I dont see the link before in the discrption. 😂😉

@barnabas5688 4 года назад

A few years ago I bought a little riser attachment for the IDE port on the A600 and 1200 which fixes the issue with the LED being permanently on. I think I had it off someone on Amibay, I'll see if I can find a link...

@barnabas5688 4 года назад

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KA-47-Single-port-IDE-adapter-for-SD2IDE-converter-for-Amiga-600-Amiga-1200/164085658212?hash=item2634447264:g:iH0AAOSwTpheSpFp Here is something similar. It solves the LED issue and also prevents the card reader from flapping around inside the case :o)

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, I've seen those. Maybe I'll get one sometime. I found some workarounds for the LED problem, too.

@KasperHoltze 2 года назад

Hi Jan, when cleaning the keyboard by spraying with IPA and brushing with a toothbrush, would that basically not just loosen the dirt and move it a bit around? I see that you're trying to remove the dirt with a cloud, but I would maybe spray (a lot) of distilled water on it afterwards, to remove the dirt. Is that a bad idea? As in, using the IPA for loosening the dirt, and distilled water for washing it away... That shouldn't leave any residues either :-)

@JanBeta 2 года назад

If there's a lot of dirt, I usually try to rinse it with water and then with alcohol (to replace the water and to make it dry more quickly). The brushing is enough for some light dirt and for removing the flux in my experience.

@sviru007 2 года назад

How does it look after 2 years? Did it reyellow? Thanks!

@JanBeta 2 года назад

It still looks pristine fortunately! I guess I got lucky with this one. But as I mentioned, your mileage may vary with retrobrighting. Some things turn yellow again rather quickly, sometimes they take a long time. The process is not stopped by the treatment but reversed to some extend, at least for a while.

@johandenhertog6878 4 года назад

With BetterWB 4.3 you can have a limit of 8GB. Have all my AMIGA’s 3.1.4 ROM chips and have 32GB CF. For me 32GB is more than enough.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, I think some of the new WB variants use the PFS file system which allows for larger partitions even with older Kickstart versions. I have yet to try that stuff.

@blackcountryme 4 года назад

With the magic eraser, cut a small piece off with some scissors, and use that, the whole thing is a bit unweildy

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Makes sense! I didn't think of that! :)

@angrydove4067 4 года назад

You don't still use that colander for pasta, do you?

@xsm5525 3 года назад

I've heard retrobright'ing is a bad idea, that's the new rumours I'm hearing, I'm looking for alternatives.

@JanBeta 3 года назад

If you do it carefully, retrobrighting works well, even after a couple of years. The yellowing is going to return slightly but so far everything I tried looked better than before. At least for bright plastic parts. Dark plastics are a whole different story. In the end, I think it's a matter of taste.

@waxyeeratty7227 2 года назад

I have an Amiga 600 too! but my Amiga 600 keyboard membrane at the end plug in it's broken and the keyboard no longer work and internal floppy drive on the reading head won't read floppy disk anymore... Do u think u can fix my Amiga 600 problem?.... 🤔

@JanBeta 2 года назад

I don’t do contract work for various reasons (mostly because I lack proper insurance and expertise for that kind of work) but try to show how things are done in my videos. Sorry!

@waxyeeratty7227 2 года назад

@@JanBeta That's okay if u can't fix my Amiga 600 that have two problems and do u know where can I bring my Amiga 600 to get it fix?....🤔

@mikipank 4 года назад

Keyboard of that A1200 need retrobrighting also, do you think it?

@JanBeta 4 года назад

I retrobrighted it a couple of years ago, it re-yellowed a bit. But it was much worse. I'm waiting for the new Kickstarter/Indiegogo keycaps to be produced actually.

@mikipank 4 года назад

@@JanBeta Is the transparent body of a computer new and the work of a kickstarter, too? I like your work and just keep it up. Greetings from a loyal viewer from Serbia!

@DJlegionuk 4 года назад

I am trying to install a turbo hc533 accelerator card into a rev 5 Amiga 500 and it needs KS 3.14, but as it's a rev 5 board I also need a adaptor for the eprom KS and trying to get them to fit together is driving me crazy. I don't want to mod the socket on the A500 so I am having to find ways to lift up the turbo card or lower the eprom adaptor. After some time I managed to get them both into the case and it worked only to find the keyboard and case would not go back in due to clearance. Now I have designed my own re-locator board to move the turbo card back and I hope this is the last part of the puzzle. If anyone has a Kipper2k dual rom board for sale or how I can buy one I would love you for ever. After posting on amibay for the past few weeks and emailing I had no response so perhaps he sold out. The low profile dual rom would solve all my problems if I can find one in the UK.

@chrisrobson8540 4 года назад

Always jealous when i see a TAC2 joystick...... the very best in my opinion Also been bugging me for months what game the intro tune is from been wracking my old brain but I'm giving up and asking lol

@JanBeta 4 года назад

Yes, I love the TAC-2 so much! The tune is from the C64 version of Flip and Flop. :)

@chrisrobson8540 4 года назад

@@JanBeta funny how familiar it is to me but dont ever remember playing the game lol

@LAGUNAMAN1972 4 года назад

is the y and z key in the wrong place

@ms-ex8em 4 года назад

Hello can you help do u know about the dragon 32?? I need a programmers help I typed in write on but it won’t work please help thanks.

@JanBeta 4 года назад

No experience with the Dragon whatsoever. Sorry!

@janchristensen9858 4 года назад

for the HDD status light indicator, just follow this link here to make a permanent fix for also other SD devices www.tsb.space/knowledge-base/hdd-led-always-bright-using-some-sd-cf-adapters/

@t.l.6353 2 года назад

Hi, was für eine Flüssigkeit nimmst du für die Tasten?

@JanBeta 2 года назад

Du meinst zum Bleichen? Das ist 12%ige Wasserstoff-Peroxid Lösung aus dem Frisörbedarf (gibt’s bei Amazon z.B.).

@t.l.6353 2 года назад

@@JanBeta ja genau, Danke. Ist es eigentlich auch möglich die Tasten mit dem cremigen Wasserstoffperloxid zu behandeln?

@JanBeta 2 года назад

Geht auch, mache ich aber inzwischen nicht mehr. Bei der Creme ist nach meiner Erfahrung das Risiko größer, ungleichmäßige Ergebnisse zu bekommen. Kleinere Teile wie Tasten versenke ich deshalb zur Sicherheit inzwischen meistens in der flüssigen Lösung.

@t.l.6353 2 года назад

@@JanBeta könnte ich auch zb. Bei genügend Flüssigkeit die Oberschale sagen wir mal A1200 eintauchen? Das Ergebnis müsste dann theoretisch gleichmäßiger als bei Creme sein oder ?

@JanBeta 2 года назад

Ja, das geht auch und gibt meistens ein besseres Ergebnis. Brauchst nur viel Flüssigkeit (kann auch mit Wasser verdünnt werden und braucht dann etwas länger) und einen entsprechenden Behälter. :)

@JB-mk4ry 4 года назад

That poor green disk sitting next to the big magnet in that monitor speaker... :/ Hopefully it's a prop and I'm being bamboozled...

@JanBeta 4 года назад

It's a broken-beyond-repair disk. Just decoration, no worries. :) The effect of speakers on disks is largely overrated, too. You would have to produce a very high energy magnetic field to damage disks (which normal speakers don't do).