Category: Repair
Repair
In this quick video we find out what a dry, cold or cracked solder joint is and how we can fix it. This problem can affect headphone sockets,
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Amstrad CPC
Our SECOND LOOK at the Amstrad CPC 464 that was sent to me by Steven Miles (Twitter: @serversold) after he found it on his daily walk! In this
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Acorn Computers BBC
Join me as we repair and service a BBC Micro PSU that has let loose the “Magic Blue Smoke” when the Rifa X2 Suppression capacitors failed. This video
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3DO
Join me as we fix a Panasonic 3DO that won’t read discs at all. With help from a good friend we use the power of 3D printing to
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Atari Lynx
Join me as we repair an Atari Lynx Model 2 that won’t power on. Atari Lynx consoles have a habit of failing to turn on. This is a
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Atari Lynx
Join me as we go deep into pure research and blue sky thinking (aka guessing stuff) and see if recapping an Atari Lynx II will cure the problem
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Atari Lynx
Join me as I investigate an Atari Lynx Model II that fails to load any games at all, either giving no power on or the infamous “INSERT GAME”
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Amiga
Join me as we look at a leaky Amiga A500 Memory expansion, the A501 from Commodore! We caught this one in time, so we remove the battery and
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Repair
Join me as we look at a Sinclair Spectrum +3 belonging to Dean Swain at Retro Asylum. The drive is not working and even with an RGB SCART
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mega cd sega cd
Join me in the third and final part of this Sega MegaCD repair journey. We got the Sega MegaCD working in the last video but it was in
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