Broken gear/tooth

Plastic gear with missing or cracked teeth.

2 repair logs

PC Engine CD-ROM2 internal mechanism showing laser assembly, motor, PCB, and wiring during restoration work on white plastic chassis.

+18 photosSuccessful repair

NEC — PC Engine CD-ROM2

NEC PC Engine CD-ROM² Restoration: Gears, Laser & Recap

This NEC PC Engine CD-ROM² threw everything at me: 3D printed gears, a dead laser, a Discman sacrifice and a spindle height mystery, before a full recap finally brought it home. Worth every frustrating hour of it.

Dead laser Disc read error Broken drive rail/gear+1

Dec 28, 20254 threads

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 photosSuccessful 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

Feb 2, 20252 threads

Broken gear/tooth

Plastic gear with missing or cracked teeth.

2 repair logs

+18 photosSuccessful repair

NEC — PC Engine CD-ROM2

NEC PC Engine CD-ROM² Restoration: Gears, Laser & Recap

Dead laser Disc read error Broken drive rail/gear+1

Dec 28, 20254 threads

+6 photosSuccessful 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

Feb 2, 20252 threads