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Amstrad Sega Mega PC Repair

Nix McRetro // 18th March 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Such a wonderful shade of blue. Unfortunate that it has eaten the tracks on the motherboard. That’s the power of NiCad battery acid though. Cleaned it up as best as it could be cleaned with some isopropyl alcohol then mapped out the damage. Multimeter time. From the above maps it... Continue reading

Amstrad Sega Mega PC 386SX Arrival

Nix McRetro // 16th March 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

It has arrived. My Amstrad Mega PC. A 386SX combined with a Sega Mega Drive. Amazing! Sadly after having a look inside it, I discovered the date / time backup battery has leaked delicious NiCad goodness all over the motherboard. And the core is an AMD, my favourite underdog! I’ll... Continue reading

Fuse Replacement on the Sega Mega-CD 1

Nix McRetro // 2nd March 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Ohhhoooo so very shiny! I discovered one of my Sega Mega-CDs has a blown fuse that was replaced with a big blob of solder. Probably works fine, but I want the little guy to be protected from power surges. So a little bit of research and I came across this:... Continue reading

Sega Saturn Laser Tune-up Success

Nix McRetro // 26th February 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Turned the trimmer capacitor (trimpot) for laser power with a good power supply installed and it now reads commercially pressed games fine. The laser had trouble reading a Taiyo Yuden CD-R with CD audio on it, a little bit more of a turn and it played perfectly. It is amazing... Continue reading

Another Sega Mega-CD 1 and More Saturns

Nix McRetro // 23rd February 2012 // Sega

Received another Sega Mega-CD 1 today with a Sega Mega Drive Model 1 on top of it. Pretty rough shape but does function. Pulled it apart and found rust / liquid residue. The fuse has been replaced with a solder blob likely due to the fuse blowing because of the... Continue reading