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Region / 50–60Hz mod

Region-free and 50/60Hz switching mods, including switchless auto-region.

4 repair logs

Mega-CD 2 mainboard with region-free BIOS chip installed, showing recapped circuitry, IC chips, and soldering work during restoration.
+16 photos✓Successful repair

Sega — Mega-CD 2

Sega Mega-CD 2: Fuse Fix, Region-Free BIOS & Recap

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.

Broken/worn drive beltNo powerBlown fuse
Oct 5, 20223 threads
Blue ribbon cable soldered to Sega 32X PCB for switchless auto-hertz mod, PAL/Japanese region compatibility hack.
+2 photos✓Successful repair

Sega — Super 32X

Sega 32X (Japanese) on PAL MD: Switchless Auto-Hertz

Getting a PAL Mega Drive and a Japanese Sega 32X to play nice together with a switchless auto-hertz region mod.

Jun 19, 20221 thread
Sega Saturn mainboard with 50/60Hz mod installed; red modchip visible center-board with soldered connections to nearby IC chips.
✓Successful repair

Sega — Saturn

Sega Saturn PAL Switchless Region Mod (Type 2 Kit)

Switchless region mod on my PAL Sega Saturn using Consoles Unleashed's Type 2 kit, which adds PAL60 / NTSC / PAL50 switching via the reset button.

Jan 23, 20221 thread
SNES 1-chip motherboard with lifted CPU pins, region switch mod wiring, and LED installation in progress during modification work.
+4 photos✓Successful repair

Nintendo — Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

Nintendo PAL 1-Chip SNES: RGB Bypass + Region Switch

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.

Aug 25, 20213 threads