#consolerepair — Public Fediverse posts
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Hello Fediverse friends.
This one is a bit embarrassing for me but I post my mistales as well as my wins.
A viewer sent me a Sega Game Gear as a parts-only donor. It had already been recapped, but it still wouldn’t power on.
Part 1 is teardown + diagnosis. I clean up old electrolyte, inspect the previous work, and start tracking the real fault. No miracle fix yet, but we do find a solid lead for Part 2? Maybe?
Watch: https://youtu.be/X4_mOQEw2ss
Thanks to @iFixit who very kindly sent me some new tools for the cabin.
#SegaGameGear #ConsoleRepair #RetroGaming #ElectronicsRepair #Soldering
Retooting is always appreciated (but never expected) :)
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Hello Fediverse friends.
This one is a bit embarrassing for me but I post my mistales as well as my wins.
A viewer sent me a Sega Game Gear as a parts-only donor. It had already been recapped, but it still wouldn’t power on.
Part 1 is teardown + diagnosis. I clean up old electrolyte, inspect the previous work, and start tracking the real fault. No miracle fix yet, but we do find a solid lead for Part 2? Maybe?
Watch: https://youtu.be/X4_mOQEw2ss
Thanks to @iFixit who very kindly sent me some new tools for the cabin.
#SegaGameGear #ConsoleRepair #RetroGaming #ElectronicsRepair #Soldering
Retooting is always appreciated (but never expected) :)
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Hello Fediverse friends.
This one is a bit embarrassing for me but I post my mistales as well as my wins.
A viewer sent me a Sega Game Gear as a parts-only donor. It had already been recapped, but it still wouldn’t power on.
Part 1 is teardown + diagnosis. I clean up old electrolyte, inspect the previous work, and start tracking the real fault. No miracle fix yet, but we do find a solid lead for Part 2? Maybe?
Watch: https://youtu.be/X4_mOQEw2ss
Thanks to @iFixit who very kindly sent me some new tools for the cabin.
#SegaGameGear #ConsoleRepair #RetroGaming #ElectronicsRepair #Soldering
Retooting is always appreciated (but never expected) :)
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Hello Fediverse friends.
This one is a bit embarrassing for me but I post my mistales as well as my wins.
A viewer sent me a Sega Game Gear as a parts-only donor. It had already been recapped, but it still wouldn’t power on.
Part 1 is teardown + diagnosis. I clean up old electrolyte, inspect the previous work, and start tracking the real fault. No miracle fix yet, but we do find a solid lead for Part 2? Maybe?
Watch: https://youtu.be/X4_mOQEw2ss
Thanks to @iFixit who very kindly sent me some new tools for the cabin.
#SegaGameGear #ConsoleRepair #RetroGaming #ElectronicsRepair #Soldering
Retooting is always appreciated (but never expected) :)
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Hello Fediverse friends.
This one is a bit embarrassing for me but I post my mistales as well as my wins.
A viewer sent me a Sega Game Gear as a parts-only donor. It had already been recapped, but it still wouldn’t power on.
Part 1 is teardown + diagnosis. I clean up old electrolyte, inspect the previous work, and start tracking the real fault. No miracle fix yet, but we do find a solid lead for Part 2? Maybe?
Watch: https://youtu.be/X4_mOQEw2ss
Thanks to @iFixit who very kindly sent me some new tools for the cabin.
#SegaGameGear #ConsoleRepair #RetroGaming #ElectronicsRepair #Soldering
Retooting is always appreciated (but never expected) :)
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Anyone know if those DS Lite replacement touch screens on Amazon are any good? Mine is a little scratched but works quite well. The only "problem" I have with it right now is a slight scraping sound when I drag the stylus in some games. I wonder if it's feasible to get a good replacement. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D3RSJS3
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Amiga CD32 Repair Fixes Audio and Power Issue
#AmigaCD32 #RetroGaming #Commodore #ConsoleRepair #AmigaBelfast
https://theoasisbbs.com/amiga-cd32-repair-fixes-audio-and-power-issue/?feed_id=5625&_unique_id=68dd2c32a070e -
NGL I'm pretty proud of myself 😂 one thumstick was broken and I was able to successfully replace it!
#Nintendo #Switch #JoyCon #JoyConDrift #JoyConFix #NintendoSwitchRepair #DIYRepair #TechHelp #Gaming #Gamer #NintendoFan #FixIt #ConsoleRepair #NintendoCommunity #Fediverse #MastoAdmin #SwitchRepair
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Today I worked on my goodwill Game Boy and tested to see if it works! Here's a video of the progress I've gotten so far:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTFdSsT1g/
Please let me know how I did with recording it! This kind of stuff is a bit out of my wheelhouse so I'd love to know how it went!
#RetroGaming #Gaming #GameBoy #DMG #DMG01 #repair #repairs #ConsoleRepair #HandheldGaming #Handheld #HandHelds
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Finally getting around to a several year old project of restoring a spare Game Boy I have. I think I picked this up at a goodwill but it's been so long I don't remember. This shell was absolutely DISGUSTING but it's nice and clean now as best as I can get it.
I don't plan on retrobriting it because I want it to show off it's character when it's in working condition. Once I replace all the corroded battery contacts, I'll test it to see if it works. Thankfully, none of the corrosion seeped into the main boards at all so I have high hopes for it.
If it works, I'll get to work replacing the screen, and order some speaker and power mods to modernize it a bit. Unsure if I'm gonna go with a rechargeable battery or not sometime down the line.
#Gaming #RetroGaming #Nintendo #GameBoy #DMG #ConsoleRepair #ConsoleMods #ConsoleModding #DIY
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Finally getting around to a several year old project of restoring a spare Game Boy I have. I think I picked this up at a goodwill but it's been so long I don't remember. This shell was absolutely DISGUSTING but it's nice and clean now as best as I can get it.
I don't plan on retrobriting it because I want it to show off it's character when it's in working condition. Once I replace all the corroded battery contacts, I'll test it to see if it works. Thankfully, none of the corrosion seeped into the main boards at all so I have high hopes for it.
If it works, I'll get to work replacing the screen, and order some speaker and power mods to modernize it a bit. Unsure if I'm gonna go with a rechargeable battery or not sometime down the line.
#Gaming #RetroGaming #Nintendo #GameBoy #DMG #ConsoleRepair #ConsoleMods #ConsoleModding #DIY
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Finally getting around to a several year old project of restoring a spare Game Boy I have. I think I picked this up at a goodwill but it's been so long I don't remember. This shell was absolutely DISGUSTING but it's nice and clean now as best as I can get it.
I don't plan on retrobriting it because I want it to show off it's character when it's in working condition. Once I replace all the corroded battery contacts, I'll test it to see if it works. Thankfully, none of the corrosion seeped into the main boards at all so I have high hopes for it.
If it works, I'll get to work replacing the screen, and order some speaker and power mods to modernize it a bit. Unsure if I'm gonna go with a rechargeable battery or not sometime down the line.
#Gaming #RetroGaming #Nintendo #GameBoy #DMG #ConsoleRepair #ConsoleMods #ConsoleModding #DIY
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Finally getting around to a several year old project of restoring a spare Game Boy I have. I think I picked this up at a goodwill but it's been so long I don't remember. This shell was absolutely DISGUSTING but it's nice and clean now as best as I can get it.
I don't plan on retrobriting it because I want it to show off it's character when it's in working condition. Once I replace all the corroded battery contacts, I'll test it to see if it works. Thankfully, none of the corrosion seeped into the main boards at all so I have high hopes for it.
If it works, I'll get to work replacing the screen, and order some speaker and power mods to modernize it a bit. Unsure if I'm gonna go with a rechargeable battery or not sometime down the line.
#Gaming #RetroGaming #Nintendo #GameBoy #DMG #ConsoleRepair #ConsoleMods #ConsoleModding #DIY
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Finally getting around to a several year old project of restoring a spare Game Boy I have. I think I picked this up at a goodwill but it's been so long I don't remember. This shell was absolutely DISGUSTING but it's nice and clean now as best as I can get it.
I don't plan on retrobriting it because I want it to show off it's character when it's in working condition. Once I replace all the corroded battery contacts, I'll test it to see if it works. Thankfully, none of the corrosion seeped into the main boards at all so I have high hopes for it.
If it works, I'll get to work replacing the screen, and order some speaker and power mods to modernize it a bit. Unsure if I'm gonna go with a rechargeable battery or not sometime down the line.
#Gaming #RetroGaming #Nintendo #GameBoy #DMG #ConsoleRepair #ConsoleMods #ConsoleModding #DIY
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I need to fix and work on my:
NES consoles 1, 2, 3, 4,5- u-joint replacement
SNES- top of picture is a bit distorted, its like the upper right corner is slanted. OEM power cord, AV cable works fine with the Gamecube
Famicom & FDS- clean
Super Famicom- investigate why the console won't power on. I think I used the wrong power supply a while back and now I'm afraid I've fried it
Game Boy 1- repair screen
Game boy 2- clean, mod in backlight screen with bivert mod, replace buttons, replace display cover, replace battery cover
Game Boy Advance SP- acquire replacement battery
Game Gear- full recap. I really dread doing this one
Turbo Grafx 16- full clean and test
PSP 2k- acquire replacement battery and the compartment door
PS2- replace open/reset board if solution for non-working reset button isn't found
Xbox- clock capacitor replacement
Gamecube- replace and mod in a battery housing mod. Picoboot in the future?
Commodore 64- open up and clean out microcomputer with the disk driveSoooo with the SNES, I wanna pick brains here, because im wondering if the console needs a recap or if the ram/vram is failing. I'm hoping that it's the former but I'm still worried because that console has been my baby since 1995. It seen me through a lot of stuff
Anyways I need to remind myself to work on this little by little so this serves as motivation
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Yesterday I picked up an original Xbox! I'll be honest, I don't know that much about these machines, so I am definitely looking for advice on how to get started with this bad boy, especially in terms of maintenance and care! If you've got any tips, I'd love to hear!
It came with about 15 games (only half were sports!), a memory card and two Logitech Xbox Cordless Precision Controllers with their receivers -- which was great for me, since I was going to buy those controllers myself anyway, and they're not exactly cheap.
It's a 1.4 revision, and at a glance it seems to be in very good condition - it was bought and owned by an adult when it came out and hasn't been used since, it's just sat in a box. But I know capacitors can leak and other things can go bad, so I'll be looking into what I've gotta do to keep it alive.
I'm probably not interested in modding this system (unless I can softmod it with a memory card or something like a PS2). If I want to mod one, I'll buy a second one, but I like having at least one stock version of a console.
#xbox #ogxbox #consolerepair
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I had to get my PS3 repaired recently. The HDMI port was damaged, and needed to be replaced, and the person I took it to (just a local guy I found on Marketplace) did a really great job getting it back up and running.
I bought this PS3 a few months ago (also off of Marketplace) and I’d had issues with the HDMI output since day 1. Eventually it stopped outputting HDMI altogether, but continued to output fine over component. I was worried the HDMI chip had failed, but then noticed the damaged connector on a closer look. Still though, I was worried it wasn’t just the connector and that even with the repair it would still fail to output, so I was very relieved when he texted me telling me the repair was successful.
I actually ended up paying more for the repair than for the console itself ($70 vs. $50). But I really wanted it repaired instead of just buying another one, because it’s a REALLY late-lifecycle Super Slim from 2016 (the same year the PS4 Pro came out!), so I’m hoping that it’ll survive for a good while now that the port has been replaced, thermal compound has been reapplied and an SSD has been installed instead of an HDD!
The Super Slim isn’t my favorite design iteration of the console — that title definitely belongs to the Slim — but the smaller size, greater reliability, younger age and lower power consumption of Super Slims (especially in later models) make them a good choice for a PS3 in 2024.
#ps3 #playstation3 #ps3superslim #playstation #consolerepair
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https://youtu.be/77AGHPvv1bg An intresting video from me... I call it an Idiot changes a Nintendo Switch Battery and talks about it #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #Consolerepair
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I know it's been discussed in discord about getting a replacement model 1 SCD faceplate being 3d printed, but on the off chance that anyone has one or knows where I can source one for a reasonable price, I'd appreciate any links!
And a proper screwset and rf shielding for it as well. All that got lost when we had to scramble to move a few years back
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Lots of progress with actually getting up and doing something tonight
namely getting my old model 1 sega cd actually out and testing to see why it might be dead. it has a blown fuse! I'll be ordering a replacement and mod it so it's easy to replace
once I get that done, I'll get a proper power supply and start testing the add-on in earnest
#gaming #retrogaming #sega #segacd #segagenesis #segamegadrive #consolerepair
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I wanna get good enough with repairs to work with retrofitting Game Gear systems like TronicsFix does in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZX4J5l9qHY
#gaming #retrogaming #repair #restoration #sega #gamegear #consolerepair
