Metal parts or PCB oxidised, typically from moisture exposure.
6 registros
+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.
