Thorough cleaning and contact servicing: DeoxIT, ultrasonic, nicotine and grime removal.
14 repair logs
+4 photosMy childhood walkie-talkies, dug out so my daughter could use them for her pretend calls. A recap, some Deoxit and a clean sorted out the reliability issues.
+33 photosSuccessful repairBang & Olufsen (B&O) — Beovision 1
This Bang & Olufsen Beovision 1 CRT TV had the audacity to emit smoke and then carry on displaying a perfect picture. A lengthy investigation eventually uncovered an X2 safety cap that had met a truly spectacular end. Came away with a cleaner TV and a great story.
+15 photosSega — Wondermega
A pig to take apart and put back together, but the end result speaks for itself. Both the Mega Drive and Mega-CD sides of this Sega Wondermega HWM-5010 are fully operational.
+57 photosSuccessful repairSega — Game Gear
Had lunch with a couple of friends and one of them brought a Sega Game Gear along, wondering if anything could be done with it. Power LED only, nothing else.
+11 photosSega — Mega Drive
Duplicate Japanese Sega Mega Drive prepped for sale. Power jack and AV connector reflowed, shell cleaned with Aerospace 303, controllers deep cleaned and reassembled. Mainboard had been recapped previously.
+29 photosSuccessful repairSega — Mega-CD 1
A second Sega Mega-CD Model 1, bought after my first died from a non-OEM laser: a full recap, deep clean, optical-drive service and joint reflow brought this one back.
+17 photosSega — Master System
Full treatment for a Japanese Sega Master System MK-2000 belonging to a friend: new caps, 7805 voltage regulator, thermal paste, cleaned connectors and controllers. Sent on its way looking and playing like new.
+3 photosNintendo — Game Boy Pocket
Thorough once-over on this Nintendo Game Boy Pocket (MGB-001): capacitors, brightness and volume pots, power button, cartridge connector and button membranes all done in one sitting.
+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.
+135 photosPartial fixSega — Wondermega
Absolute labour of love on this Sega Wondermega HWM-5010 from Japan: corrosion, missing components, broken traces and a RAM package with broken legs. The Mega Drive side eventually came back to life; the Mega-CD side continues to freeze on the BIOS animation, defying everything thrown at it.
+11 photosFirst outing for the ultrasonic cleaner. Started cautiously with some PCBs, then got braver with controller shells. Very satisfying to watch the crud disappear.
+8 photosSony — KV-29FX30E
29-inch Sony KV-29FX30E flatscreen FD Trinitron CRT TV, acquired for 20€ to use in lightgun gaming sessions with friends (for the screen real estate). Full recap and deep clean (looked like a kitchen TV from the dust and grease); anode cap dielectric-greased.
+39 photosPhilips — 109S4
20-inch Philips 109S4 shadow mask CRT PC monitor with a nicotine habit and a surprisingly decent picture. Good for aperture grille vs shadow mask comparison content, but eventually lost out to the Sony contingent for daily use.
+4 photosSuccessful repairTrace repair on an N64 Rumble Pak that had suffered from leaking batteries. Short job, satisfying result.
