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Happy Holidays 2019!

Nix McRetro // 25th December 2019 // News, YouTube

It’s the time of the year again, the holiday season! In this video we kick off what can only be heard to be believed… and even then you wish it could be unheard. Magnificent off-key singing aside, happy holidays 2019, dear friends of McRetro! Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 - Faulty Power Supply (Part 6)

Nix McRetro // 24th December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

It’s important to know your limits and when to walk away. With that, I think we’re about done with the Sega TeraDrive as far as repairs are concerned. It has been given away to another collector who has a great deal more knowledge about how these electrical devices behave. May... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 - Faulty Power Supply (Part 5)

Nix McRetro // 24th December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

We’re well into summertime here in Sydney, Australia. Time to throw another shrimp on the barbie, as they say. Not much relevance to this video, especially seeing as it was recorded three years ago, like most of the videos I’ve finally got around to bombarding YouTube with. For your viewing... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 - Faulty Power Supply (Part 4)

Nix McRetro // 23rd December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

In this instalment of “Faulty Power Supply” we desolder some capacitors, apparently at random! We run into a little trouble, but at least we find some capacitors that have leaked. They might just be the cause of all our troubles. Related posts Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Power Supply Failure Sega... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 - Faulty Power Supply (Part 3)

Nix McRetro // 22nd December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

We get back inside the power supply and grab any capacitor values we can see. This picks up where Part 1 and Part 2 left off way back in March 2016. It’s time to finish the story of the Sega TeraDrive Model 3. An open mains-powered PSU can hold a... Continue reading