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Sega Genesis Nomad DC-in Power Jack / Socket Repair

Nix McRetro // 20th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

The Sega Genesis Nomad. What an amazing beast. Didn’t work up until today. The seller had kindly offered a full refund if I returned it. Not while I have an empty weekend to do some repairing! I knew there was a definite issue with the DC-in jack as it was... Continue reading

Sega Mega-CD Karaoke Microphone Repaired

Nix McRetro // 15th May 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Good news, as you can see (and hear) in the above video the Sega Microphone has been repaired using a $10 part from eBay. A marvellous success! The particular type of microphone cartridge was a 600 ohm Impedance Dynamic Microphone Cartridge Black BG-58. I hope if anyone else out there... Continue reading

Junk Sega Saturn NTSC-J and Sega Dreamcast NTSC-J VA0

Nix McRetro // 14th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Junk Sega Saturn NTSC-J and Sega Dreamcast NTSC-J VA0

Today I received my White Japanese Model 2 Sega Saturn from Japan. Look at it, isn’t it just the cleanest looking design Saturn you have seen? Well, compared to PAL Saturns at least. I have added it into the photo gallery too. It powers on with no issues through the... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive 286 Diagnostics

Nix McRetro // 13th May 2012 // IBM PC, Sega

Figured I should hit the Sega TeraDrive up with some diagnostics and found out some things I didn’t know. 1. The SEGA menu on startup is based on IBM PC-DOS 3.30. This version of PC-DOS brought support for high density 3½-inch 1.44 MB floppy disk drives - My TeraDrive is... Continue reading

Sega Mega-CD Karaoke Microphone - Faulty

Nix McRetro // 13th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Well it appears that the microphone cartridge is faulty. I’ve ordered a new cartridge and it should be here in a few weeks. Hopefully we can restore it to its former glory! A large box of goods should be arriving on Monday. Continue reading