Recap
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A recapped Game Gear with a new IPS screen and still no picture. I probe it with a scope, redo the wiring, and finally get it working in a new apple green shell.
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There’s something oddly irresistible about a console that’s already been given up on. This Sega Game Gear arrived with a label: “parts donor only”. In other words, someone had already tried to fix it, failed, and decided it was better off as a donor than a device. Naturally, that makes it far more interesting. Watch…
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How I fixed my SAM Coupé drive with new belt and caps
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A Japanese FZ-1 mainboard with a 240p switch becomes the heart of my Ultimate 3DO. First, a thermal health check, drive tests and two capacitor swaps.
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Part three of the Toastrack series: the Z80 reset pin had no rise time, and the cause was a tiny trace lifted during the recap. One wire later, it lives again.