Came across a few problems on this one, never fear there are always more parts on order. One day these units will … Continue reading
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Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Unit-01 Mainboard – More Caps
Discovered I was shipped a wrong value capacitor by Element 14. Same physical size, but not same electrical properties! Lucky I decided to … Continue reading
x0xb0x 1.0 Adafruit Edition – Progress Report
Some more testing, please note this is just a bunch of offcuts from the previous video, with some BONUS film at … Continue reading
Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 (Part 4: Troubleshooting Success)
What’s that? A transistor stopped my 8V electricity flow?… Continue reading
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
Basic Testing of a 7806 Voltage Regulator
Here’s just a quick test on some 7806 voltage regulators. The 78XX series is used on both Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive … 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
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