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Offline Ami_GFXTopic starter

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A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« on: October 12, 2012, 06:34:54 PM »
I've been watching this A3000 since early this morning. $149 Buy it now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amiga-A3000-System-Unit-Boots-/180995029998?pt=US_Vintage_Computers_Mainframes&hash=item2a2424fbee

I have an extra 040 CPU card that I was thinking about trying in an A3000 but decided that I don't have the time or space for another Amiga right now and the price is good, especially if the memory is maxed out. Somebody else here should get this. Cheers.
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2012, 07:06:36 PM »
did you zoom in on that battery damage? O_o

Boots, but for how long...
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2012, 07:21:00 PM »
The battery damage might explain why it wouldn't sync on his monitor.
Built in flicker fixer prob?? (or just disabled??  I don't have an A3000)

Still, there are some people who are pretty good at saving Amigas with battery damage.
Hopefully one of them gets that box..

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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2012, 08:41:28 PM »
It is good if you don't mind the possibility of a repair project, I wouldn't touch it personally.
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2012, 08:45:26 PM »
If it boots, the battery damage hasn't killed it. Remove the battery, clean the MB and it should be good to go for a long time. Hard to tell how bad it is from the listing photo. It looks Ok to me, no green stuff on the MB which is the state my A4000 came in. I just cleaned it up after removing the battery and no further damage was done and it's been working for me since 2007.

In the A2320 card there is a tweak pot that sometimes needs to be adjusted. Might be similar on the A3000. I've never owned one and I'm not familiar with the fine details of the hardware.
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2012, 09:26:35 PM »
Oh, he**.  Arlington, VA?  That's 30 minutes from me.  I haven't owned an Amiga since like 2003 (still lurking on these forums from time to time though!), I'm going to message the guy about coming to take a look at it!
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2012, 09:37:13 PM »
I am not sure I would pull the trigger, from the pictures looks like a lot of discoloration so definitely potential leakage there
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2012, 10:59:14 PM »
I know this shouldn't count, but it pretty dirty and looks a bit "rough."  It will be a long project getting it "sharp and in the know."
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2012, 11:03:06 PM »
Quote from: desiv;711167
The battery damage might explain why it wouldn't sync on his monitor.
Built in flicker fixer prob?? (or just disabled??  I don't have an A3000)

Still, there are some people who are pretty good at saving Amigas with battery damage.
Hopefully one of them gets that box..

desiv

Definitely - no miggy should go wasted.
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2012, 11:03:30 PM »
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I know this shouldn't count, but it pretty dirty and looks a bit "rough."  It will be a long project getting it "sharp and in the know."


Is it not a cheap price even if there some work with it? Maybe it is because i live in Denmark were they are quite rare, if i would find one here, it will cost quite some money.
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2012, 11:03:57 PM »
Quote from: desiv;711167
The battery damage might explain why it wouldn't sync on his monitor.
Built in flicker fixer prob?? (or just disabled??  I don't have an A3000)

Still, there are some people who are pretty good at saving Amigas with battery damage.
Hopefully one of them gets that box..

desiv


I just looked at the photos again and there is a tweak point for the 31khz port right next to it just like on the A2320. Probably just needs to be adjusted. The switch is in the enable position. From the description it sounds like the 31khz out works when the machine is cold but stops working once it warms up.
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2012, 11:08:24 PM »
Quote from: lassie;711186
Is it not a cheap price even if there some work with it? Maybe it is because i live in Denmark were they are quite rare, if i would find one here, it will cost quite some money.


+1.  I haven't even seen an A3000 live, in the flesh, in 17 years.  Hen's teeth!  Won't commit to buy without seeing it, but since he's local I'm crossing my fingers that seller emails me back.  Heck, I got paid today.  Then I'm sure I'll be all over this forum again pestering for advice how to fix it.  ;)
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2012, 11:09:43 PM »
Quote from: lassie;711186
Is it not a cheap price even if there some work with it? Maybe it is because i live in Denmark were they are quite rare, if i would find one here, it will cost quite some money.


I definitely see this as a doable project and it could be a quite nice machine if cleaned up and the battery removed before it does irreparable damage. I'm still tempted to pop for it but I've got a lot of projects right now.
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2012, 11:11:24 PM »
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+1.  I haven't even seen an A3000 live, in the flesh, in 17 years.  Hen's teeth!  Won't commit to buy without seeing it, but since he's local I'm crossing my fingers that seller emails me back.  Heck, I got paid today.  Then I'm sure I'll be all over this forum again pestering for advice how to fix it.  ;)


I have never seen one in my life. Yes i hope he emails you back soon :)
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Re: A3000 at a good buy it now price.
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2012, 11:23:05 PM »
Quote from: lassie;711191
I have never seen one in my life. Yes i hope he emails you back soon :)


Rats.  He just emailed me to say that it's been sold.  Guess I'll have to wait another 17 years to see an A3000, except for the exorbitant prices that most ebay sellers seem to sell things at, these days.  :'(
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