Microsoft — Xbox

Microsoft Original Xbox Recap, Drive Belt & Rust Removal

November 17, 20211 thread~1 min read

Recap Optical-drive service Drive-belt replacement

Taking a heavily rusted original Microsoft Xbox back to glory: full recap, optical drive belt replacement, metal parts soaked in a vinegar bath for days then Dremel-sanded clean, shell repainted.

hitmanmcc

November 17, 2021· Thread 1

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@SeamusBlackley Lovingly restored from a life of rust, bad caps and bad drive belts. #Xbox20

Victor RG-M1 motherboard during recap with visible capacitor leakage near voltage regulators and fresh solder joints from board restoration work.

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Microsoft — Xbox 360 E

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Famicom Disk System drive control board (silkscreen HEAD POSITION, WRITE PROTECT and MOTOR STOP) mid-recap on a blue mat, with several removed old electrolytic capacitors beside it; a soldering iron rests at the bottom left and a Kester solder spool at the bottom right, with flush cutters, tweezers and cotton swabs around it. The drive mechanism sits at the top edge, its newly fitted belt looped round the plastic flywheel.

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Dreamcast VA0 motherboard with removed capacitors displayed on left, showing refurbishment work in progress on circuit board.

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Microsoft — Xbox

Microsoft Original Xbox Recap, Drive Belt & Rust Removal

November 17, 20211 thread~1 min read

Broken/worn drive belt Rust/corrosion

Recap Optical-drive service Drive-belt replacement

Taking a heavily rusted original Microsoft Xbox back to glory: full recap, optical drive belt replacement, metal parts soaked in a vinegar bath for days then Dremel-sanded clean, shell repainted.

hitmanmcc

November 17, 2021· Thread 1

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@SeamusBlackley Lovingly restored from a life of rust, bad caps and bad drive belts. #Xbox20

Sega — Wondermega

Victor RG-M1 Wondermega Full Board Recap & Laser Clean

Fujitsu — FM Towns Marty

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Microsoft — Xbox 360 E

Microsoft Xbox 360 E: Recap, Reflow, HDD & Clean

Nintendo — Famicom Disk System

Nintendo Famicom Disk System: Belt, Head & Recap

Sega — Wondermega

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Microsoft Original Xbox Recap, Drive Belt & Rust Removal

November 17, 2021· Thread 1

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Microsoft Original Xbox Recap, Drive Belt & Rust Removal

November 17, 2021· Thread 1

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