Richards Childhood Amiga 500 With Original Varta!

E614: MR Richard sends me an Amiga 500 from his UK Childhood. never touched. you guessed it , Varta Strikes hard. with a new CIA, Rom, Resistor removal, A LS157N Mouse controller and a deep clean and repaint the metal . Good as new, Also a tour of the re designed studio. Thanks for watching!


Repair #331 2025 $ Spent so far?: 5910.72

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Tools used in this video:

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Loreana Bobbit
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