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x0xb0x 1.0 Adafruit Edition - Progress Report

Nix McRetro // 23rd July 2013 // YouTube

Some more testing, please note this is just a bunch of offcuts from the previous video, with some BONUS film at the end. Hopefully, we will be mixing some synth tunes up in the very near future! Continue reading

Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Part 4: Tracing the Missing 8 V Rail

Nix McRetro // 23rd July 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

What’s that? A transistor stopped my 8 V electricity flow? I’ve narrowed the missing rail down to the transistor stage, but that does not yet prove the transistor itself is the culprit. Related posts Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 (Part 3: Reviewing the Situation) Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Unit-01 Mainboard: More... Continue reading

Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 (Part 3: Reviewing the Situation)

Nix McRetro // 23rd July 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Anyone get that Oliver! reference in the title of this video? We check over the original findings when I first took the two Aiwas apart and attempted to work out what needed to be done. Thankfully I keep notes or I’d have no idea what I’d previously done! :) Continue reading

Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 (Part 2: Volume Check)

Nix McRetro // 23rd July 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Here’s the test of whether the capacitor replacement fixed the first of the two symptoms I was chasing: very low volume. Related posts Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 01-01 Mainboard (Part 1: Capacitor Replacement) Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 (Part 3: Reviewing the Situation) Continue reading

Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 01-01 Mainboard (Part 1: Capacitor Replacement)

Nix McRetro // 23rd July 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Electrolytic capacitors can deteriorate with age, heat and use, and these Aiwas have plenty of ageing capacitors to investigate. Here we have a great example, recapping an Aiwa Mega-CD boom box. Not the Sega Mega Drive part, just the Aiwa boom box part in this four-part series of videos. We... Continue reading