Retro Repair Blog and Articles
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A comedically addressed box of Atari hardware for repair: a non-working Jaguar with a risky multi-voltage PSU, a boxed Team Tap and a surprise Lynx that would not turn on.
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Master System game not booting? I open an Olympic Gold cartridge with a 4.5mm Gamebit and clean both sides of the contacts with isopropyl alcohol.
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The CPC 464 needs 5V at 2A, so I put the right plug on a spare adapter to replace a buzzing MP1. The method works; the cheap socket didn’t.
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My daughters bought me a Tenma 72-9385 multimeter for Father’s Day. Here is what comes in the box and how it compares with the cheap meters I used in my videos.
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Black, tarnished contacts on a Sonic the Hedgehog Master System cartridge cleaned up with Brasso and kitchen towel, with the pros and cons of using it.