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NEC — PC Engine IFU-30

NEC PC Engine IFU-30 Recap: Caps, Regulator & Supercap

December 19, 20251 thread~1 min read
Battery-backed save loss
RecapVoltage-regulator swapSave battery / FRAM mod

Capacitors, voltage regulator and the supercapacitor that keeps the save data alive on this NEC PC Engine IFU-30 interface unit. Validated with Street Fighter II and Bomberman '94.

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December 19, 2025· Thread 1· 2 tweets

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Refurbishment of the NEC IFU-30. Refreshed the solder on the RCA and power jacks and replaced all the capacitors, including the voltage regulator and the supercapacitor that powers the save game storage. Let's move on to testing. #retrogaming #pcengine

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Testing the work with some Street Fighter II Champion Edition and Bomberman '94. #retrogaming #StreetFighter #bomberman

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