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Nintendo — Super Famicom

Nintendo Super Famicom Recap & Voltage Regulator Swap

November 4, 20251 thread~1 min read
Yellowed shell
RecapVoltage-regulator swapReflow / joint rework

Yellowed Nintendo Super Famicom (SHVC-001) given an electrical refresh rather than a cosmetic one. Replaced the voltage regulator and recapped the board (a few SMD values were missing on the day, so some caps are left as a future task), and touched up the solder on the controller ports and power jack. Smoke tested clean with Yoshi's Island. The shell was left yellowed, no retrobrite.

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November 4, 2025· Thread 1· 3 tweets

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Just because it's yellowed, it doesn't mean it doesn't deserve love. So it's getting treated today. #RETROGAMING #restoration

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Touched up the solder on the controller ports and power jack. Replaced the voltage regulator and capacitors, sadly, not all, I was missing some values in SMD format. Will need to fix that later.

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Smoke testing with Yoshi's Island. No smoke, fortunately. 😜 #Nintendo #SuperMario #Yoshi

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