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The Dimplex DC15RCBW Reverse Cycle Air Conditioner

Nix McRetro // 6th April 2016 // YouTube

You might all remember this review that was done way back in early March - not the most glowing review because the Dimplex DC10RC was likely faulty or just a complete hunk of junk. Let me show you the MEGA edition - The Dimplex DC15RCBW Reverse Cycle Air Conditioner. Now... Continue reading

Status Update - April 2016

Nix McRetro // 3rd April 2016 // Hacks, Sega, YouTube

We’ve got a few videos to crank out this month and I think I may be working on too many projects at once. I guess we’ll find out if I burn out and set fire to all my way past cool hardware! Continue reading

Circuit Bending VRAM on a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 2

Nix McRetro // 27th March 2016 // Guides, Hacks, Sega

Circuit Bending VRAM on a Sega Mega Drive / Genesis 2

Turns out, after looking at the datasheet on console5.com for the Mega Drive / Genesis, there’s two sets of VCC and VSS… that explains the random resets… I’ve updated my past posts so no one fries their VRAM - no one wants that. In the future I’ll be doing a... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 – Faulty Power Supply (Part 2)

Nix McRetro // 27th March 2016 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Part two reveals an interesting bit of information. I think we’ve found what the symptom is, now we have to find where the disease is originating from. Is it a capacitor? Is it a FET? Is it an *insert component here*? We’ll find out one day soon! ;) Continue reading

The Sega Dreamcast HKT-0120 Development Box Teaser

Nix McRetro // 22nd March 2016 // Devkit, Sega, YouTube

We’ll be taking a good look into the Sega Dreamcast. I must admit I do not own a Dreamcast at this very point… but I do own an HKT-0120. Curious. In future videos, we will be looking into how to image/clone the internal hard drive (in case there are any... Continue reading