Here’s a quick overview of the Sony Trinitron PVM 1442QM I picked up a while back on eBay, from the UK of all places. It made … Continue reading
Category: Repairs
Sega TeraDrive 240V PSU Upgrade
Previously, way back in August 2016, I posted about having power supply problems on my Sega TeraDrives.
I had considered falling back onto … Continue reading
S-MIX on the SNES SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-01 / SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02
Those long time listeners out there might remember this photo of a hole that was blown in the S-MIX chip on the SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02 mainboard I had a while back. Well good news, I got a chance to revisit the issue … Continue reading
Super Nintendo – Replacing C59 on the SNSP-CPU-01
In this video we replace C59 on the PAL SNES mainboard SNSP-CPU-01. The only noticeable difference between the SNSP-CPU-01 and SNSP-CPU-02 is that … Continue reading
Super Famicom and the Green Line of Doom
Ever wondered what that green line is? Not everyone has it, just a few of us. This video goes on and on … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Power Supply Swapping
Sega Saturns tend to have one of three power supplies. The very long (above), aka “Type B”…
And the slightly shorter known as “Type C”.
You can mix and match between like types, 110V to 220V and visa versa but … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Victor RG-JX2(Y) VA9 Region Issues
So how did I get to this point, error after error “Cartridge unsuitable for this system” or “Game disk unsuitable for this system”. Stop whining already Segata! Plus instead of Japanese text, it would prompt which language to enter each … Continue reading
PICO Fuses by Littelfuse
There I was sitting at my workbench replacing a fuse on a Super Famicom when it occurred to me it had a 125V 1.5A fuse. 125V, but this is Australia! We have 250V fuses here! I did some reading on … Continue reading
Capacitor Order Day
Capacitors, there’s nothing more fun than replacing capacitors. As a result I’m on the hunt for the following capacitors from my local friendly Element14 / Farnell. TeraDrive power supply is on the list as are four Super Nintendo / Super … Continue reading
Sega TeraDrive Power Supply Problems
One of the reasons I have two of everything was originally for solving this exact type of problem, unfortunately it only helps to a module level, not component. So I have two Sega TeraDrives, one a model 2 with dual … Continue reading
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