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MOD・実験・その他の修理

Watchmaking tools laid out on light blue mat: open-faced watch with tan band, jeweler's screwdrivers, yellow bulb-shaped tool, precision picks, and repair supplies.
+13枚⏳Work in progress

Watchmaking exploits

Started by changing batteries on my partner's watches, which led to acquiring more tools than the job strictly required. This will inevitably expand.

2026年2月13日2スレッド
Disassembled walkie-talkie PCB held in hand showing capacitors, coils, variable resistor, and solder joints during refurbishment.
+4枚

Childhood Walkie Talkies refurbishment

My childhood walkie-talkies, dug out so my daughter could use them for her pretend calls. A recap, some Deoxit and a clean sorted out the reliability issues.

2026年1月28日1スレッド
Disassembled PS4 controller internals showing green PCB, black buttons, and white housing halves; rusted rumble motors and battery cover visible above.
+15枚✓Successful repair

PS4 controller refurbishment for a friend

Two 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.

Controller driftRust/corrosion
2025年12月11日1スレッド
Two PSP devices on patterned fabric; upper unit shows swollen battery with broken battery door retaining clip; lower unit displays battery damage.
+1枚

Beware old PSP batteries (shell damage)

A swollen battery had broken the battery door's retaining clip. A new door sorted it; a good reminder to check those old aftermarket cells regularly.

Cracked/broken shellSwollen battery
2025年11月3日1スレッド
PSP UMD disc for Gran Turismo showing damage to white plastic case held in hand against gray background.
+8枚✓Successful repair

PSP Gran Turismo "good condition" purchase refurb

Purchased as 'good condition', arrived cracked. The seller didn't want to know, so I fixed it myself. The listing photo had the damage in it all along; lesson learned.

Cracked/broken shell
2025年10月24日1スレッド
Disassembled NES cartridge PCB with new capacitors and coin cell battery holder installed; soldering iron and tools nearby on work mat.
+7枚

Zelda and Super Metroid cartridge maintenance

Battery and cap replacements on Super Metroid and Zelda, with saves backed up and restored throughout. Initially used tabbed batteries as a stopgap, then swapped to coin cell holders once they arrived.

Battery-backed save loss
2025年10月13日2スレッド
Disassembled game cartridges with PCBs, cleaning supplies, and tools including tweezers and pliers on work surface for maintenance.

Cartridge maintenance on a random Saturday

A few carts cleaned and serviced on a random Saturday.

2025年10月11日1スレッド
OSSC classic circuit board showing Cyclone IV FPGA chip, CPU, memory modules, and power components during firmware modding procedure.
+16枚

OSSC classic modding and firmware experiments

Modded my classic OSSC to accept newer firmware, and experimented with a PC Engine-specific build that tries to emulate the composite colour palette on RGB.

2025年9月22日3スレッド
Close-up of acoustic guitar fretboard and strings showing cleaned frets and polished body after restoration work.
+7枚

The rest of the guitar lineup

Keeping the momentum from the Yamaha job: the old acoustic and the electric got the same treatment. The old one is battered, but it was a gift from an uncle to my brother and, as such, is worth more than any of the others.

2025年8月15日2スレッド
Yamaha FX370C fretboard with fret guard installed over frets during oxidation removal, strings removed for cleaning.
+17枚

Yamaha FX370C maintenance

Brought a used Yamaha FX370C up to a much better state with fret cleaning, lemon oil on the fretboard and a new set of strings. Was sceptical it would turn out well, but pleasantly surprised.

2025年8月14日1スレッド
Disassembled Switch Pro controller showing dusty PCB board with gold contact pads and corroded internal components during cleaning maintenance.
+5枚

Switch Pro controller maintenance for a friend

Since I got some cheap ones for myself in Japan, a friend asked if I could import some Pro controllers for him too.

2025年7月22日1スレッド
Asus PG27UQ mainboard with thermal paste applied to G-Sync module; recapping work visible on green PCB substrate.
+15枚⏳Work in progress

Asus PG27UQ refurbishment

My personal monitor. Skimped on maintenance for too long and ended up having to replace a fan and recap the mainboard.

2025年5月13日2スレッド
WavePhoenix PCB with freshly reflowed microcontroller IC centered on green board, surrounded by blue thermal clamps in rework vise.
+40枚

WavePhoenix WaveBird receiver build

Making Loopj's WavePhoenix boards so my WaveBird controllers could be used without OEM receivers. I had plenty of WaveBirds but only one OEM receiver to go around.

2025年5月2日6スレッド
Two Game Boy cartridges with fresh CR2032 batteries installed; left shows green PCB with yellow battery holder circled, right displays Zelda: Link's Awakening cart.
+3枚

Game Boy cartridge maintenance

Fresh batteries in a couple of recently acquired Game Boy carts, saves backed up and restored using an Open Source Cartridge Reader.

Battery-backed save loss
2025年4月22日1スレッド
Disassembled BOSS MA-12AV speaker showing exposed driver, circuit board with electrolytic capacitors, and internal wiring during refurbishment.
+22枚

BOSS MA-12AV speaker maintenance x2

Refurbished a pair of BOSS MA-12AV speakers for myself, then later did the same for a friend.

2025年4月1日4スレッド
Close-up of black plastic gear assembly with two white gears meshed together, mounted on black housing with metal posts and mounting holes; citrus fruits blurred in background.
+6枚✓Successful repair

Totoro toy with erratic motion

A Totoro with missing gear teeth and no matching replacement in any kit I could source. Two gears cut, filed and glued into one that works. Totoro snores happily again.

Broken gear/tooth
2025年2月2日2スレッド
Hand holding a Sony cassette tape with blue pen inserted in reel, cleaning supplies and cables visible on workbench.
+8枚

Old cassette maintenance

Dug out some old tapes from my parents' house and cleaned them up enough to play. One of them had an album I'd recorded as a kid, a nice find.

2024年11月24日2スレッド
Sony TC-FX66 stereo cassette deck showing front panel with transport controls, level meters, and Dolby indicators in working condition.
+7枚

Looking inside a Sony TC-FX66 tape deck

A working Sony TC-FX66 tape deck, picked up to complement the Victor. Documented the inside for the curious; it was remarkably clean in there.

2024年11月13日2スレッド
Digital multimeter displaying 0.00V reading on PowerDot PCB with desoldered USB port pins visible during repair diagnostics.
+4枚✓Successful repair

PowerDot not charging repair for a friend

A friend's PowerDot EMS device not charging. The USB port had every single pin disconnected from the board. Resoldering them was the entire fix.

Broken USB/charging port
2024年10月17日1スレッド
Victor KD-A6 stereo cassette deck powered on, showing illuminated VU meters with glowing tubes and internal capacitors visible inside the chassis.
+2枚

Peeking inside a Victor KD-A6

A look inside the Victor KD-A6 while it's running. A lot of capacitors in there that will need attention one day.

2024年10月9日1スレッド
iPod Nano and Sony MZ-N920 MiniDisc Walkman with replacement batteries and packaging on decorative fabric.
+3枚

iPod Nano and MiniDisc Walkman MZ-N920 refurbishment

Fresh batteries for both. The iPod's back cover was not designed with future battery replacements in mind.

2024年10月5日1スレッド
Victor UX-W800 MiniDisc micro component system with illuminated display showing demo mode, featuring CD, MD, and cassette playback capabilities.
+24枚

Dabbling with MiniDisc

The MiniDisc rabbit hole starts here. A portable MZ-N920 in good shape, a deck that needed a new belt for its loading mechanism, and a Victor stereo that does cassette, MiniDisc and CD. An embarrassment of riches.

Broken/worn drive belt
2024年9月20日5スレッド
Technician's hand holding Nvidia Shield controller PCB with newly soldered USB port replacement during testing on workbench with tools nearby.
+3枚✓Successful repair

Nvidia Shield controller repair for a friend

USB port replacement on a friend's Nvidia Shield controller. Not a perfect cosmetic match but the footprint fits and the connection is now solid.

Broken USB/charging port
2024年8月23日1スレッド
Sega 32X Virtua Racing Deluxe PCB with replaced capacitor, IPA cleaning residue, and green plastic tool on workbench.
+2枚✓Successful repair

32X cartridge maintenance

Virtua Racing Deluxe back in action after a recap and a clean. Whether the cap was actually the cause or the IPA did the real work is unclear, but it works now.

Cartridge slot oxidation
2024年2月19日1スレッド
Interior of Roland SC-88 showing NIMB C 56C06 transformer with multiple voltage taps and black wire ready for soldering to select correct input pin.

Roland SC-88 on the inside

The Roland SC-88 MIDI device has a neat party trick on the inside.

2024年2月13日1スレッド
PicoCart64-lite v1.4 PCB back side showing GPIO pins, cartridge connector, and solder joints on breadboard pattern.
+9枚

PicoCart 64 lite

A fun little RPi Pico-based N64 flash cart. Upgraded to a Pico with 16MB flash shortly after for more headroom.

2023年12月8日2スレッド
Multiple PCBs in ultrasonic cleaner basket with LED strip lighting, including green circuit boards and white component plates, mid-cleaning process.
+11枚

Ultrasonic cleaner first run

First outing for the ultrasonic cleaner. Started cautiously with some PCBs, then got braver with controller shells. Very satisfying to watch the crud disappear.

2023年12月2日1スレッド
Hand holding green PCB with SMD components during GunCon light gun repair, black housing and red button visible below.
+5枚

GunCon and GunCon 2 maintenance

SMD cap replacement and a clean on both the GunCon and GunCon 2. Time Crisis and Virtua Cop passed the validation test.

2023年10月14日2スレッド
Disassembled Switch Pro controller PCB with teal potentiometers exposed, tweezers visible, showing analog stick module repair work.
+2枚✓Successful repair

Cheap Nintendo Switch Pro controllers from Japan

Six Switch Pro controllers with half of them drifting. All fixed by cleaning the potentiometers, not a single soldering iron needed.

Controller drift
2023年9月23日1スレッド
Famicoun NES controller adapter PCB with exposed solder joints, yellow wiring, and repair tools on blue work mat.
+6枚

Famicoun NES controller adapter

Jeff Chen's Famicoun assembled and added to the collection. Now I can enjoy the Famicom from a distance.

2023年8月11日1スレッド
Four Panasonic 3DO controllers with cables on wooden surface, showing refurbished condition after capacitor replacement and cleaning.
+3枚

3DO controller refurbishment

Two hours recapping all the 3DO controllers. Turned out to be less 'quick' than anticipated.

2023年4月12日1スレッド
Three Jeff Chen VGA dongles displayed on wooden surface: two assembled units with blue connectors and yellow optical components, one with blue heat sink attached.
+41枚

Jeff Chen VGA dongles

A growing collection of Jeff Chen VGA dongles assembled over time: SNES, PlayStation family, Dreamcast, Saturn and Famicom all represented. Great designs.

2022年12月28日9スレッド
Two PS3 controllers disassembled on workbench: black controller with shell off revealing circuit board and components; white controller partially disassembled. Cleaning tools, small parts, and supplies visible.
✓Successful repair

PS3 controller refurb

Random button presses on the black controller turned out to just be dirt. Sometimes cleaning is the fix.

Controller driftController not responding
2022年11月22日1スレッド
Dreamcast arcade stick joystick assembly disassembled on workbench: cream-colored plastic housing, metal shaft, springs, washers, and screwdriver for reassembly.
+2枚

Dreamcast Arcade Stick maintenance

Cap replacement, cleaning and a freshly lubed joystick on the Dreamcast Arcade Stick. Marvel vs Capcom 2 confirmed operational.

2022年11月21日1スレッド
Homemade FDSStick transfer cable with exposed circuit boards and connectors on workbench next to laptop displaying disk images.
+4枚✓Successful repair

FDSStick malarkey

A homemade FDSStick transfer cable to rewrite Famicom disks that didn't match their box art. Quick lunch project.

2022年11月11日2スレッド
Two N64 Controller Pak PCBs with F-RAM chip upgrades, loose ICs, pennies for scale, and repair tools on blue mat.
+2枚✓Successful repair

N64 Controller Pak modding

F-RAM upgrade across a couple of N64 Controller Paks. No more worrying about batteries quietly erasing your saves.

Battery-backed save loss
2022年8月18日1スレッド
Cream-colored Sega controller with colored buttons on light surface, showing retrobrighting results from SG-1000 II recap repair.
+15枚✓Successful repair

Retrobrighting various retro gaming items

A batch session of retrobrighting various items: SG-1000 II controllers, PC Engine shell and assorted controllers among the beneficiaries.

Yellowed shell
2022年7月24日1スレッド
Close-up of repaired Logitech DiNovo Edge charging dock PCB with new barrel jack connector soldered in place, mounted on black plastic housing.
+3枚✓Successful repair

Logitech DiNovo Edge charging dock repair

My SO accidentally tripped on the wire and sent it flying across the room, breaking the barrel jack in the process.

Broken barrel jack
2022年7月11日1スレッド
N64 Rumble Pak PCB with battery damage repair, green circuit board with visible solder joints and trace work, held in hand.
+4枚✓Successful repair

N64 Rumble Pak necromancy

Trace repair on an N64 Rumble Pak that had suffered from leaking batteries. Short job, satisfying result.

Battery leakage damageBroken trace
2022年5月20日1スレッド
Three assembled Voultar MD RGB bypass boards and four NES expansion audio enabler modules on blue surface, showing gold traces and solder joints.
+5枚✓Successful repair

The very first mods I assembled

The very first boards I assembled: a Voultar MD RGB bypass and an NES expansion audio enabler. A steep learning curve, but you have to start somewhere.

2021年7月12日2スレッド