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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

Sega Mega-CD 1 Acquired

Nix McRetro // 20th February 2012 // Sega

Received my Sega Mega-CD 1 from Germany yesterday. Pulled it apart and had a look on the inside. It has one of the dreaded JVC Optimus 5 lens. It’s next to impossible to find a replacement lens for this model nowadays. Continue reading

Welcome to the Retro Zone

Nix McRetro // 19th February 2012 // News

Welcome, it’s a bright and chipper day outside. It’s just past 8am and we have quite a task ahead of us this week - to get this blog operational. As the weeks go by I’ll be adding in photos, but first I need to work out what menus I want,... Continue reading