Adding clean RGB / component / S-video / composite output — RGB amps, bypasses and encoders.
10 repair logs
+20 photosNintendo — Super Famicom Jr.
Full refresh on this well-kept Nintendo Super Famicom Jr. (SHVC-101): recap, 7805 voltage regulator swap, shell clean, and a Borti4938 RGB bypass board install with brightness and ghosting fix component swaps.
+29 photosSuccessful repairSony — PVM-14L1
Helped a friend source this Sony PVM-14L1 Trinitron. RGB modded with Martin Hejnfelt's design from immerhax.com (mod PCB assembled myself), neck board reflowed and recapped, audio restored after a previous owner had disconnected the speaker.
+32 photosSuccessful repairSega — Nomad
Sega Nomad with a broken aftermarket screen, brought back to life. Plus physical mods to restore CD audio mixing and add Master System game compatibility, both omitted from the original Nomad's design.
+3 photosSega — Mega Drive II
My NTSC-J Sega Mega Drive II (second unit), brought up to spec with a self-assembled Triple Bypass V2 Plus mod by Zaxour for cleaner RGB and audio output, plus a 7805 voltage regulator replacement.
+25 photosSuccessful repairNintendo — Famicom
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.
+7 photosSuccessful repairSega — Mega Drive II
Triple Bypass V2 Plus mod by Zaxour (self-assembled) installed on a Sega Mega Drive II (first unit), along with a 7805 voltage regulator replacement. The Triple Bypass mod cleans up the RGB and audio output paths.
+6 photosSuccessful repairNintendo — Nintendo 64
RGB mod on an early Nintendo 64 (NUS-001) NTSC-J. Used a self-assembled Borti4938-based RGB amp by TzorriMahm and the FT-N64-Buddy-Long-Board by FragolRoc. The early NTSC-J boards still have the RGB lines on the multi-out, making them the easiest N64 variant to RGB-mod.
+11 photosSuccessful repairNEC — PC Engine Super CD-ROM2
This NEC PC Engine Super CD-ROM² gave me a scare mid-recap when it lost the picture entirely. Turned out to be a resistor knocked off during SMD cap removal; found it on the paper towel and put it back. Also gained a new transport gear and an RGB amp.
+10 photosSuccessful repairNintendo — Sharp Twin Famicom
Significant quality of life upgrades on this Sharp Twin Famicom (AN-500B): NESRGB board installed with a wireless mod, topped off with Jeff Chen's twin diamond accessory.
+4 photosSuccessful repairNintendo — Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Two mods on a Nintendo 1-chip PAL SNES (SNSP-001A): a self-assembled RGB bypass board by Borti4938 and the SuperCIC + UIGR + D4 patch switchless region mod kit from Consoles Unleashed.
