Workshop & Tools
The tools behind the repairs: soldering stations, multimeters, HDMI microscopes, thermal cameras, ultrasonic cleaners, 3D printers and laser cutters, tested on real retro repair jobs, plus workshop builds and studio kit fixes.
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Patreon questions answered: the first tool to buy for mods, whether RF shields matter, how to remove old RAM chips, and why the Game.com is my worst console.
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How I filmed my repair videos in 2020: two iPhones and Filmic Pro, shown mid-way through an Atari Lynx screen replacement.
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A quick March 2020 update: the man cave house flooded with sewage from upstairs, but I cleaned up enough to get back to the bench and start making videos again.
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Steve Green said his package was very boring. It turned out to be a box of header blocks, which are really handy on the bench.
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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.