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Blown fuse

Fuse measured dead or with no continuity.

3 repair logs

The Ikegami TM10-17RA powered on and running, its CRT electron gun glowing red-orange inside the tube neck behind the deflection yoke, amid the multicoloured chassis wiring.
+28 photos✓Successful repair

Ikegami — TM10-17RA

Ikegami TM10-17RA: European Mains Voltage Conversion

Reconfiguring this Ikegami TM10-17RA broadcast monitor for European mains voltage turned out to be a research project in its own right. The service manual doesn't make it obvious; the community came through. Also: these fuses are apparently sensitive to mechanical shock.

Blown fuse
Sep 22, 20236 threads
A hand holding the small black composite mod board beside the green Nintendo Famicom motherboard (CPU-GPM-02) on the workbench, with a multimeter and bagged replacement parts sitting nearby.
+25 photos✓Successful repair

Nintendo — Famicom

Nintendo Famicom Fuse Fix & Composite Mod

This Nintendo Famicom (HVC-001) was self-fixing and self-breaking. The fuse measured fine one day and dead the next; a replacement sorted it. It has since gained a composite video mod board and new factory-style stickers.

Blown fuse
Oct 6, 20226 threads
Sega Mega-CD 2 mainboard still on its original capacitors (not yet recapped), with the new region-free BIOS chip ready to go into the now-empty footprint where the old BIOS was removed.
+16 photos✓Successful repair

Sega — Mega-CD 2

Sega Mega-CD 2: Fuse Fix, Region-Free BIOS & Recap

Dead Sega Mega-CD 2 that turned out to have a single blown fuse. Fuse replaced, region-free BIOS installed, then fully recapped in a follow-up session. Also tidied up some interesting factory bodge cap placements along the way.

Broken/worn drive beltNo powerBlown fuse
Oct 5, 20223 threads