Recap
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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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Mark Fixes Stuff: Remove SMD can caps with side cutter snips, no hot air required!
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The first group fix: a very sick Spectrum 128K toastrack with every capacitor cut free at one end. The Facebook group decides what happens next.
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A Samsung 40 inch LCD TV that just clicks and never turns on, fixed by spotting and replacing two worn 1000uF 25V capacitors on the power board, with ESR meter results.
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Ross sent me a disassembled, probably dead Amiga 500. The case, Chinon floppy drive and motherboard all look promising enough to try a revival rather than strip it for spares.