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Sega Saturn External PSU DC-DC Converter Test

Nix McRetro // 23rd April 2012 // Hacks, Repairs, Sega

Finally received the DC-DC step-down converters for the Saturn. Gave them a quick test to make sure they were working alright and they all had power. I’ll be able to wire them into a Saturn with a completely dead internal PSU in the next few weeks. Continue reading

New Camera - Canon EOS 600D

Nix McRetro // 22nd April 2012 // IBM PC, News, Sega

I’ve just ordered a Canon EOS 600D DSLR online. It should arrive in the next week or two. Using this I’ll be able to take decent quality photos of all the items I have purchased. In other news, I am trying to win the bidding on an Amstrad Joystick for... Continue reading

Amstrad (Sega) Mega PC, Athlon 500MHz Rebuild and PicoPSU

Nix McRetro // 21st April 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Amstrad (Sega) Mega PC, Athlon 500MHz Rebuild and PicoPSU

After loading Windows 95 to the Amstrad Mega PC, it is quite clear that it will not be a good choice to leave it running like a broken down horse-drawn buggy. So poking around the internet Windows 3.11 is the perfect choice. Lightweight and can be modified to act like... Continue reading

Amstrad Sega Mega PC Running Windows 95 OSR 2.5

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

Now I see why minimum requirements are called minimum requirements. This thing runs like a beast on Windows 95. I think I will kick it back to Windows 3.11 or perhaps dual boot 2x 2GB partitions. It will be interesting to get the network cranking on Windows 3.11 so I... Continue reading

Sega Game Gear LED Backlight Mod

Nix McRetro // 17th April 2012 // Hacks, Repairs, Sega

One of my Game Gears had bad capacitors - so I replaced them. I then found it also had a backlight bulb. I decided to attempt the LED backlight mod. I then found it had more problems with the DC-in socket being loose. So I stripped it of it’s clean... Continue reading