Metal parts or PCB oxidised, typically from moisture exposure.
7 repair logs
+15 photosSuccessful 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 photosSega — Dreamcast
Friend asked me to pick up a Sega Dreamcast VA0 from Japan and make it new again. Full recap, fan and optical drive lubrication, GDEMU install with the required VA0 resistor array mod (5V to 3.3V for GDEMU) and a dummy load resistor for the 12V PSU rail. Also fitted a resettable fuse and a fresh ML2032 clock battery.
+55 photosCould not fixSharp — X68000
A proper exercise in stubbornness on this Sharp X68000. Two rounds of repair, a full recap, FDD surgery (one of the floppy drives had clear signs of a blown capacitor with charring on the PCB), a new oscillator, and still no picture. The X68000 remains on the 'future date' pile.
+28 photosMicrosoft — Xbox 360 E
The Microsoft Xbox 360 E's 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 photosIkegami — HTM-1005RA2
Ikegami HTM-1005RA2 broadcast monitor 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 photosWork in progressVictor — TM-A101
Victor TM-A100 broadcast monitor acquired alongside an Ikegami; both had one hell of a rough ride in transit. Sadly this one fared a lot worse than the Ikegami.
+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.
