Metal parts or PCB oxidised, typically from moisture exposure.
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+15 FotosSuccessful repairTwo very grotty PS4 controllers, one of them drifting. The drift was fixed with nothing more than a thorough cleaning of the potentiometer wiper, and the rusted rumble motors came up reasonably well after an Evaporust soak.
+39 FotosSega — Dreamcast
A friend asked me to pick up a Dreamcast for him from Japan and make it new again. So I did.
+28 FotosMicrosoft — Xbox 360 E
The PSU was packed with bargain-bin caps and the board had clearly had something spilled on it. A recap, a reflow, a fresh HDD and some elbow grease on the shell later, it's a much happier machine.
+24 FotosIkegami — HTM-1005RA2
Acquired alongside a Victor monitor; both had one hell of a rough ride in transit. Fortunately this one fared a lot better than the Victor.
+16 FotosWork in progressVictor — TM-A101
Acquired alongside an Ikegami monitor; both had one hell of a rough ride in transit. Sadly this one fared a lot worse than the Ikegami.
+3 FotosMicrosoft — Xbox
Short form log of taking a pile of rust back to former glory.