Nix McRetro
Mainboard capacitor removal on the PAC-S1, perfectly done for once!
The mainboard in this PAC-S1 tolerated my capacitor removal much better than the subboard and felt tougher to work on. Two very different beasts!
Pioneer LaserActive Sega PAC-S1 Mainboard Capacitor Removal
Last reviewed by Nix using OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol
on 8 October 2026
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