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Faulty Sega Saturn 110V Japanese Model

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

Yikes! Listen to that motor spin and click! The disc picks up a lot of speed if left alone. Something is clearly not quite right with the deck assembly. Why else would the disc spin backwards and the laser be going berserk! The laser is moving up and down and... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 2 with Windows 3.11 in RAMdisk

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

Does this TeraDrive work never end? Will I never be content? Picked up some cheap ISA IDE controllers from eBay. No luck though, they do not want to work with my lowly 286 properly. I’ll try some with BIOS onboard, from what I’ve been reading they are the way to... Continue reading

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