It has arrived. My Amstrad Mega PC. A 386SX combined with a Sega Mega Drive. Amazing!
Sadly after having a look inside it, I discovered the date / time backup battery has leaked delicious NiCad goodness all over the motherboard.… Continue reading
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Fuse Replacement on the Sega Mega-CD 1
Ohhhoooo so very shiny! I discovered one of my Sega Mega-CDs has a blown fuse that was replaced with a big blob of solder. Probably works fine, but I want the little guy to be protected from power surges. … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Laser Tune-up Success
Turned the trimmer capacitor (trimpot) for laser power with a good power supply installed and it now reads commercially pressed games fine. The laser had trouble reading a Taiyo Yuden CD-R with CD audio on it, a little bit more … Continue reading
Another Sega Mega-CD 1 and More Saturns
Received another Sega Mega-CD 1 today with a Sega Mega Drive Model 1 on top of it. Pretty rough shape but does function. Pulled it apart and found rust / liquid residue. The fuse has been replaced with a solder … Continue reading
Sega Mega-CD 1 Acquired
Received my Sega Mega-CD 1 from Germany yesterday. Pulled it apart and had a look on the inside. It has one of the dreaded JVC Optimus 5 lens. It’s next to impossible to find a replacement lens for this model … Continue reading
Welcome to the Retro Zone
Welcome, it’s a bright and chipper day outside. It’s just past 8am and we have quite a task ahead of us this week – to get this blog operational. As the weeks go by I’ll be adding in photos, but … Continue reading
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