maple classic™ 
current state of affairs on the Amiga keyboard traces, i got it like this from the person i bought i from https://computerfairi.es/media/TXD3-6cFUv2j2t6qxKM
cap cleanup.. none of the original pads remain but shouldn't be hard to tap into the ones the old owner/technician uncovered, apparently with a jackhammer https://computerfairi.es/media/omA7Lz2K43RCJgYjquk
also the qtip i used to clean left a lot of cotton behind in this picture but i can't see anything with the naked eye. not sure how to get rid of it
cap replacement looks good but i think the via at the top is supposed to go to some other pin because now there's a short across the new cap? i think i just read the schematic wrong (having a picture of a non destroyed board without the caps would help IMMENSELY)
went through the trouble of removing the cap... those two "pads" are already shorted by default?
i don't know if this is right or not
*wipes brow*
i think the negative of the cap (-12v supply only goes to the other side of the board through the via after all
now to see if the keyboard works fine
https://computerfairi.es/media/RCs3wIZC3lJzati6PWQ https://computerfairi.es/media/xpQNeWBIMHDvpDWEaOw
oh my circuits all rows are working
only the spacebar doesn't seem to be cooperating well because the conductive pad below it might be worn out
this is the first time I've gotten this keyboard working properly since i bought this back in 2007
https://computerfairi.es/media/WOGsL0aWuFjaSRJiz8Q
measuring continuity across every key pads showed around 100-300 ohm across each, except for the spacebar which showed over 1k. so i took some conductive paint and put some over the pad and dried it with a hair drier, now the spacebar measures around 100 ohms and works perfectly!
https://computerfairi.es/media/41dAJDZXYpMZ6f-i5lA
and now that i have this rgb cable i can FINALLY play PAL games in the proper resolution and colour aaaa https://computerfairi.es/media/r_u6fxUTtmwtsS5gTAI
@squirrel that does not look ideal
@squirrel on the bright side that hole in the board was rather conveniently placed
@troubleMoney mhm
it's for the 2.5in hdd caddy but i don't use it so whatever
@squirrel got all my tentacles crossed for it
@squirrel woo! go you!
@squirrel if I were any good at art I'd be drawing a picture of you wearing overalls and brandishing a soldering iron as "Repair Girl maple"
@troubleMoney a friend once drew me this https://computerfairi.es/media/k-mBymaUvKr9jMzK4eU
@squirrel ooh, that's awesome!
@squirrel jesus fuck what happened to this poor amiga
@er1n what makes me feel worse is i had one with a mobo in better condition but it absolutely wouldn't boot so my mom made me throw it away when we moved to save space
@squirrel wow fuck her????
@er1n i could've protested more but i was young and had no hindsight
@er1n foresight*
it's my fault really
@squirrel still fuck her tho
@er1n nah i could've kept it if i had a good argument but i didn't at the time
"yeah it won't turn on anyway let's save space"
i didnt think i'd want that amiga back now
attempted repair.. looks like this might be the only trace broken, even if the rest isn't great
considering putting clear nail polish on the rest but worried it might make it worse
need to see if i have a replacement for that blue cap https://computerfairi.es/media/0mxuJOfY7A3DIIX0UAE https://computerfairi.es/media/PcoJEV9dLrCm9DWoazQ