Repairs & Restorations
Step by step retro console and computer repairs: diagnosing faults, recapping, power supply repairs, cleaning up battery and fire damage, and restoring machines to working order.
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A rusty, dented Mega CD 1 arrives in a bag with its battery torn off and every SMD capacitor leaking. I strip it down and work out what it needs.
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The final part of the dead 3DO FZ-1 repair. I test the removed capacitors, fit replacements, power it up and play some games.
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Full teardown of a 3DO FZ-1 that will not power on. Leaked electrolyte near the regulators, a capacitor reading almost 5 ohms ESR, and a replacement at C36.
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A dead Arduino Nano clone with no power and no LED activity is often just a failed diode. Here is how I replaced it and brought mine back.
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A dead Spectrum +2A/B power supply, a dangerous old mains plug and the fuse that is nearly always the culprit, plus the hidden second fuse you should check.