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RTemu, like any other import sales outfit, is quite variable. I can speak only to my experience, which has been good thus far.
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Rrcroy replied to the thread Is there still hope for this Osbourne 1?.😄 Oh, yes, it's spelt 'Osborne'! That does give away my anglo heritage. But I live in New Zealand. Trust me, TEMU is global, saturated...
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Rrcroy replied to the thread Is there still hope for this Osbourne 1?.Yes, I have seen de-soldering guns used on YouTube. While I don't, myself, have much experience or gear, I have friends and colleagues...
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Do you have any experience desoldering through-hole components? I'm guessing you don't have a desoldering gun, or you wouldn't have... -
Rrcroy replied to the thread Is there still hope for this Osbourne 1?.Thank you all. I think the broken CPU pin and bad fix up is the explanation that matches all the evidence. I agree the best fix is to...
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Ya, there's even a blob of solder on the pin next to the reset "pin" Definitely replace the socket and the CPU.
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RAll hope is lost.. Abandon ship. I mean they dont even know what the word "reasonable" means in Reasonable offer.... They did it, they...
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RDo NEVER lose hope. I completely agree with @Ruud. I would also reccommend you to replace the socket.
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Rrcroy replied to the thread Is there still hope for this Osbourne 1?.I have measured the power supply DC voltages. It is giving a steady 12.42V and 5.17V.
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Rrcroy replied to the thread Is there still hope for this Osbourne 1?.Could it just be solder flux residue?
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Rrcroy replied to the thread Is there still hope for this Osbourne 1?.That is a very insightful point, Ruud. Thank you. There are no burned out traces around the Z80, or the reset switch. What then explains...
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Rrcroy posted the thread Is there still hope for this Osbourne 1? in General Vintage Computer Discussions.I have an Osbourne 1 that I am trying to restore. It's round two. I first looked at it in 2009. A capacitor in the power supply went...
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