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Amstrad Sega Mega PC 386SX CPU Replacement

Nix McRetro // 20th July 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Amstrad Sega Mega PC 386SX CPU Replacement

The time has come. We wish you a safe journey AMD 386SX CPU. You have served us well. Armed with a heat gun and flux, work begins to create a 50MHz Amstrad Mega PC motherboard. EDIT: Everything is on fire! What have I done! Flames everywhere! Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive 2 DC-In Power Socket Repair

Nix McRetro // 18th July 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Got a bad feeling about your DC-in power socket on your Mega Drive 2? Why not crack it open and have a look at where the DC-in socket connects to the mainboard. It might have a bad joint, easily fixed though. You can see the repaired unit in the photo... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive 32X Photos

Nix McRetro // 17th July 2012 // Sega

The Mega Drive 32X. One small step for man. 50,000 polygons for mankind. Nice rear. AV in, AV out - what a meddlesome middleman! Good old Sega Ozisoft, weren’t they a bunch of jolly jokers! My 32X thankfully came with the box and is in very good shape. A fine... Continue reading

Arcade Power Sticks for the Sega Mega Drive

Nix McRetro // 16th July 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Arcade Power Sticks for the Sega Mega Drive

A rather slow weekend. It was spent mainly looking through what I have and trying to determine what I will part with. I cleaned out a Sega Mega Drive Arcade Power Stick to sell. Cleaned up pretty well! I then cleaned out a Mega Drive Arcade Power Stick II. Personally... Continue reading

Learning to Desolder Microchips

Nix McRetro // 14th July 2012 // Repairs

Desoldering success! What about resoldering? Stay tuned, I might do some of that shortly if I find the energy to wake up before the afternoon. Continue reading