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Aiwa Mega-CD Game Unit BIOS Socket Installation and Trace Repair

Nix McRetro // 18th July 2013 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube
Aiwa Mega-CD Game Unit BIOS Socket Installation and Trace Repair
Here we are with the Aiwa Game Unit again, and this time we’re actually getting somewhere with the repair! I’ve been reconnecting the damaged traces around the BIOS chip and fitting a proper socket. It took a while to work out where everything needed to go, but the result is... Continue reading

Aiwa Mega-CD Game Unit BIOS Socket Preparation

Nix McRetro // 18th July 2013 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube
Aiwa Mega-CD Game Unit BIOS Socket Preparation
Well, the me of the past didn’t do such a good job of removing that BIOS chip… but the good news is, we can rebuild him! We have the technology! If only I had my Hakko 808 back then! :) The MPR-15768-T ROM had been removed for the earlier BIOS... Continue reading

Broken / Damaged Sony PlayStations First Look

Nix McRetro // 18th July 2013 // Categories: Repairs, Sony, YouTube
Broken / Damaged Sony PlayStations First Look
Picked up so many of the things, now I just need to give them a good cleanout and see how many of their innards are still working. Welcome to the army of retro PlayStations! I’ve managed to accumulate a rather ridiculous pile of the original Sony consoles, all in various... Continue reading

x0xb0x 1.0 Adafruit Edition: Quick Peek

Nix McRetro // 18th July 2013 // Categories: Programming, YouTube
x0xb0x 1.0 Adafruit Edition: Quick Peek
A quick look at an x0xb0x being built by my work colleague SuperNick (Nick). It is a DIY analogue synthesiser based on the Roland TB-303, and this is an Adafruit-era build. Since this video was made, SuperNick (Nick) has tested parts of the board using an audio-card oscilloscope and confirmed... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive WDL-330P Hard Drive Capacitor Replacement

Nix McRetro // 18th July 2013 // Categories: Hacks, Repairs, Sega
Sega TeraDrive WDL-330P Hard Drive Capacitor Replacement
One day I’ll use surface mounted electrolytic capacitors… one day, just not today! Close call on the most faulty (bad blocks!) of all the drives, but we were able to recover thanks to vias in the PCB. Not my best repair job ever…! The solder pads on one drive were... Continue reading
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