Just a quick update – I received the Sega Mega CD Karaoke add-on today. Gave it a test and found there is a buzzing noise from the unit when it is powered up.
More annoyingly the microphone does not work. … Continue reading
Just a quick update – I received the Sega Mega CD Karaoke add-on today. Gave it a test and found there is a buzzing noise from the unit when it is powered up.
More annoyingly the microphone does not work. … Continue reading
Above is the replacing of the capacitors on a Game Gear (European Model). The guide I used could once be found here.… Continue reading
Finally received the DC-DC step-down converters for the Saturn. Gave them a quick test to make sure they were working alright and they … Continue reading
After loading Windows 95 to the Amstrad Mega PC, it is quite clear that it will not be a good choice to leave it running like a broken down horse-drawn buggy. So poking around the internet Windows 3.11 is the … Continue reading
Now I see why minimum requirements are called minimum requirements. This thing runs like a beast on Windows 95. I … Continue reading
One of my Game Gears had bad capacitors – so I replaced them. I then found it also had a backlight bulb. … Continue reading
Dialled things back a little while waiting for all these other things to arrive from last weeks purchases. Yet there are still some awesome things on the way.
First off we have the Sega Genesis Nomad (above). Essentially a handheld … Continue reading
Success! It sure does taste sweet. Finally a proof of concept to show that Saturns can be powered by external power supply bricks. … Continue reading
Here’s the little Game Gear prior to repair. As you can see from the above it has very quiet sound and no … Continue reading
Great news, the co-processor for the 486SLC CPU has arrived and is recognised perfectly. It is an ULSI Advanced Math Coprocessor SX/SLC rated at 33MHz. Code US83S87. Also detected as an ULSI ULSI 84×87
I’ve been able to run MEMTEST … Continue reading