Microscope
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Caverns of Titan wouldn’t start without a Super Game Module, so I built one: 32KB of SRAM, an AY-3-8910A and eleven logic chips, plus a thermal camera fault-find.
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My old microscope ran out of room for bigger boards. I build and test the Tomlov TM4K-AF Flex, a 4K HDMI autofocus microscope on a flexible arm, on real PCBs.
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Tomlov sent me their DM601 HDMI digital microscope, so I put it to work inspecting a fire-damaged, ultrasonic-cleaned Amiga A600 board for lifted pads and leakage damage.
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A whistle-stop tour of the 13 tools I reach for most when fixing retro consoles and computers, plus a runner-up for ageing eyes.
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A dodgy cartridge bent the pins in this Atari Jaguar’s cartridge slot, a repair I was told was nine out of ten difficulty. I desolder the old slot pin by pin and fit a new Molex connector.