October 2020

2 articles

Super Nintendo 1CHIP with No Sound - Part 2 Final Capacitors

Nix McRetro 25th October 2020 Categories: Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

The final capacitors enter the scene and will determine whether we have succeeded or failed… Watch on to see the horrors. It’s just about spooky Halloween time, but hopefully there won’t be any trouble. Spoiler: the recap did not bring the sound back. I still haven’t found what’s causing the... Continue reading

Super Nintendo 1CHIP with No Sound - Part 1 Capacitor Replacement

Nix McRetro 4th October 2020 Categories: Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Today we’re sneaking around inside a Super Nintendo. This one appears to be a PAL 1CHIP unit and we’re going to replace capacitors… because that’s what the cool thing is to do. Don’t get me wrong, being a sheep isn’t so bad when everyone is eating beef! Unfortunately, this Super... Continue reading