Drive tray, loader or mechanism inoperable due to a degraded or snapped belt.
6 repair logs
+11 photosSega — Wondermega
Full board recap on this Victor RG-M1 Wondermega (JVC's branding of the Sega Wondermega), complete with a laser sled clean. Drew blood for this one; photo evidence in the thread. Everything works; the motorised tray is just waiting on a replacement belt.
+20 photosPartial fixFujitsu — FM Towns Marty
Thorough recap from top to bottom on this Fujitsu FM Towns Marty. The console boots and the CD-ROM side works, but the floppy drive remains undefeated. It spins but refuses to acknowledge any disk.
+24 photosThe 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.
+7 photosSuccessful repairNintendo — Famicom Disk System
Belt replacement, head alignment and a full recap on this Nintendo Famicom Disk System (HVC-022 drive unit + HVC-023 RAM adapter). Now as reliable as the FDS is ever going to be.
+16 photosSuccessful repairSega — Mega-CD 2
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.
+3 photosMicrosoft — Xbox
Taking a heavily rusted original Microsoft Xbox back to glory: full recap, optical drive belt replacement, metal parts soaked in a vinegar bath for days then Dremel-sanded clean, shell repainted.
