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Category: Repairs
Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 (Part 3: Reviewing the Situation)
Anyone get that Oliver! reference in the title of this video? We check over the original findings when I first took the … Continue reading
Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 (Part 2: Volume Check)
Here’s the test of whether the caps fixed the first of two problems – very low volume.… Continue reading
Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 01-01 Mainboard (Part 1: Capacitor Replacement)
Electrolytic capacitors are notorious for wearing out and breaking down after 15-20 years. Here we have a great example, recapping an … Continue reading
Hakko 808 Desoldering Tool Demo
You can never have enough demos of this tool. It is by far my most valued for desolder work. Desolder braid doesn’t come close for … Continue reading
Aiwa Mega-CD Game Unit BIOS Chip Socket Install & Trace Repair
Here we are with the Aiwa Game Unit again and we are onto attempting the repair. It actually … Continue reading
Aiwa Mega-CD Game Unit BIOS Chip Socket
Well, the me of the past didn’t do such a good job of removing that BIOS chip… but the good news is, we … Continue reading
Broken / Damaged Sony PlayStations First Look
Picked up so many of the things, now I just need to give them a good cleanout and make sure as many … Continue reading
Sega TeraDrive WDL-330P Hard Drive Capacitor Replacement
One day I’ll use surface mounted electrolytic capacitors… one day, just not today! Close call on the most faulty (bad blocks!) of all … Continue reading
Damaged S-MIX on a SNES SNSP-CPU-02 Mainboard
As you can see there is a hole blown through the S-MIX chip at U10. The following repair attempt will proceed in the next few weeks.
+---+--+---+
1OUT |1 +--+ 14| 4OUT
-1In |2 13| -4In
+1In |3 12| +4In
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