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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

Victor V-Saturn Region Mod Removal

Nix McRetro // 21st December 2019 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Here we remove the locally added region mod and return this V-Saturn to its factory hardware configuration. It’s a weird thing to do, but sometimes it just has to be done! Continue reading

Fats Domino - Music Legend

Nix McRetro // 20th December 2019 // YouTube

Here we go a little off-topic and talk about some of the marvellous music from my past. We’ll return with regular scheduled programming in the next video. Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Game Demos

Nix McRetro // 19th December 2019 // News

We pump out some of the best the past had to offer. TIM and CCAVES. Dance along to the greatest hits of yesteryear. This was probably the last time the TeraDrive was ever booted up with all-native hardware. In a future video we return to the power-supply troubles. Tomorrow we... Continue reading