How NOT to remove capacitors On several youtube channels and forums people are showing how to remove SMT capacitors from a board, with the so called TWIST TECHNIQUE with pliers.. Example on youtube.. And another example.. It may work, but you can’t always see if a capacitor has leaked.. and if a pad is corroded […]
Month: January 2021

Amiga 4000 – A3640 boot problem
A while ago I had an Amiga 4000 that boots fine with an A3630, but A3640 (or A3660) won’t boot. I spent many hours to find the problem, couldn’t find it. So I left the board for a week or two, after that I inspected everything again, and everything seemed ok. There was one thing […]