Region-free and 50/60Hz switching mods, including switchless auto-region.
6 repair logs
+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.
+2 photosSuccessful repairSega — Super 32X
Getting a PAL Mega Drive and a Japanese Sega 32X to play together with a switchless auto-hertz mod that makes the 32X accept whatever region and refresh rate the Mega Drive is running.
Successful repairSega — Saturn
A switchless region mod on my PAL Sega Saturn using Consoles Unleashed's Type 2 kit, adding PAL60, NTSC and PAL50 switching through the console's own reset button.
+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.
SNK — Neo Geo AES
This rev 3-4 AES was a service and upgrade rather than a fault chase: a full Console5 recap, a Unibios 4.0, the FirebrandX audio fixes that apply to this revision, and the 68 Ohm to 75 Ohm video resistor change. The VRAM was socketed preventatively while the board was open. Tested with Metal Slug X on a NEO SD Pro.
SNK — Neo Geo AES
This AES drew sprites incorrectly. Socketing the VRAM ruled out the usual suspect, then a reflow of suspect joints turned the fault into a green debug screen caused by a lost trace between the work RAM ICs. The cartridge connector with the smashed pin was replaced, and the original fault turned out to be a broken connection between the LSPC2 and the VRAM. Recapped with a Console5 kit and given the FirebrandX audio fixes along the way.
