Was aghast when you said converted = "butchered". Went to my asian '91 Mega Drive (same year and model as the one in the video) to prove you wrong and BAM! it has a crack on the motherboard. 3 screws hold it on the chassis (I thought it was normal). And the cartridge input has just one screw too, cause the plastic that hold the other one cracked, probably in the 90's. The board's crack is on a useless part, no problem at all. The screws I will have to find some. But both the control inputs are hold by the solder only, no screws on them, whatsoever. And the freaking thing holds it together since 91!!! Now on the hunt for asian MD screws :(. Could be worse as we saw on the video, though. Thanks for the heads up.
Japanese consoles never had the shielding. In fact, that’s how I distinguish certain variants. Example: VA6.8 has no DIP-packaged encoder which I can often see through the vents in listing pictures. VA7 has completely different trace routing.
i see a multimeter, soldering iron, white lithium grease, screwdrivers, clamps, cable ties, wire cutters, and pliers. What else is in your toolbag? Can you make a little video on it for those of us wanting to get into repairs?
"IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE! now I know how it feels to be a god!" Seriously though, well done, further proof that it's hard to kill a MegaDrive, sit down Nokia!
It's crazy to think that these guys invested good money importing brand new Mega Drives from Japan and then did that to them! With workmanship standards like that I'd imagine they killed half their stock before it even left the factory! It must have been really profitable to convert systems for the Asian market back then.
Thanks dude. Yeah I hate it when people say they just threw something away because it had a small fault. Even if it's totally trashed then you can use the parts from it to repair another. It's rare that anything is really broken beyond repair.
It's not too difficult. Just reconnect the traces that were severed and solder on some new components :) . No formal training, just learn as I go and watching vids/reading tuts online.
This was just a bit of a one off, sorry. I don't normally do repairs on other peoples hardware. I'm also not too familiar with the Famicom so probably wouldn't be much help to you :P
wow,,nice work,,well done,,now that's ere I wanna be,.,,wish u would f recorded the hole repir,,or atleast a time lapsed or speed version,,regardless nice,,and thnx
Any chance you can have a go fixing my Megadrive? I'm from Scotland too. I have a modded Megadrive 1 High Definition model. Recently, I tried the jailbar fix on it (where you lift the 6th pin on the Sony chip) to help remove the a majority of bad jailbarring. Now, I have no picture/sound at all! I tried changing my RGB scart composite cable to RGB scart CSync but I'm still getting nothing.
Wow! I had your video playing at the background while I was writing an e-mail and I had to stop and rewind!!! ARE MY EARS OK?! I was sure I hear something about COJONES DEL ORO hahahahha, now I see that you were talking about the parrot balls in spanish, Daz cojonesdeloro (DAZ PARROT BALLS) :D hahahahha
I found one of these in a charity shop about five years ago. RF mod was wrecked, the cable tailed through a hole at the back of the console. £5 'complete' in box, with Telesales AC adaptor. Scared to plug it in, did so, worked perfectly apart from a buzzing sound from the console. Sold it.
RetroGameTech excellent repair dude. I was wondering if you could repair my briefcase pc engine, after about 5 minutes the sound stops working, it's already been rgb modded so I don't know if that has something to do with it. Where about in Scotland are you?, I'm 9 miles from Glasgow.
Great Video! too bad it wasn't more longer because you were explaining it clearly. Now I am having a problem with my Genesis USA Model 1 High Def. , I am having a yellow issue. All of my White is turned to a hue of yellow. how would i go around fixing this. I thought you might have explained it in the video but it cut off to the finish result.
Do you know if there's any way to convert an Asian PAL console back to its NTSC-J origins? I've taken a gamble on a console which I suspect to be an Asian PAL console but the seller hasn't confirmed. Just wanted to know if I had any options rather than just selling it on.
this video is hilarious, I would never have thought such damage caused could be repaired ^^ I will not let that ds lite digitizer screen port defeat me ^^ you're awesome just wow haha
Did you end up removing that resistor at 5:14? I have same model as the one in this video PAL-B Asia model and wondering if i should be removing it cheers.
I wish there was a way of knowing what Japanese consoles are converted to PAL machines, this is a travesty of greedy importers. You can’t always go by the RF cable out the back.
For anyone wanting a very easy money maker from the likes of eBay.....The Stihl TS series of cutting tools are reasonably cheap to get hold of in many similar states of disrepair, very cheap and simple to fully service or completely rebuild if necessary and the turnaround of 300% return each during the landscaping/scrapping season is very lucrative. This is my experience here in England, it maybe the same in most territories where such tools are as common.
you sir, are a wizard. im no expert, but I am a sega fan boy. been soever since the master system came out. you are a credit to the sega 16 bit community. Mega Drive 1 is my fave console of all time. Nowadays, when ever I get the urge, I have mega drive emulator and games on my psp, that's all I need for now.
I've done many a cracked-board repair, nicely done! I even have an old boom-box radio I put together from two busted ones of the same model, using the least smashed from each and wiring them together! XD
My sega genesis (megadrive) gives me just a blank black screen when i turn it on, do u know it could possibly be? It has been in storage for 20 plus years and it used to work fine, any tip u can give me?
I wonder if he'd have any interest in a Sega Genesis I've messed up trying to put a Motorola 68010 in it. I put in a dip socket and can't get the system to boot anymore. neither the 68k or the 68.01k being in the socket let's the system boot and I'm positive there is continuity between the pins and the traces on the board.
Crazy reparation. I would like to do Fractography on that crack to figure out how he managed to do it. Is there mechanical damage on the edge of the plastic cover?
RDC over at xbox scene (among others) had a guide to bad trace repair. it was interesting, he would tape over the areas around the broken traces, sand down to the trace, place insulated wire with tinned tips directly overtop the trace line with a touch of glue, and the tag the line. made it look like a super clean repair every time instead of botch botch botch everywhere. now as he himself would say, who cares what it looks like - does it work... and i tip my hat to you sir on this fine repair work.
Wow, you're lucky these boards were only double layered and didn't have any traces between the top and bottom sections otherwise that would be a dead board! Great work
The power connections got cut and the path between the audio ram and the z80 was messed up. Just a theory. Also the missing capacitors did something to the video.
My PAL-modded JP MD was found in Thailand with an RF modulator soldered to the ground plane on the left and a hole drilled for the RCA jack. The ones with the RF modulator stuck on the heat sink with mounting tape typically have an RF lead coming out the back where the threaded insert for mounting a Power Base Converter goes. I can see the residue on the heat sink here. :) Though it requires drilling, I like the way they did it on mine since it doesn’t insulate the heat sink and doesn’t add a cable you can’t disconnect from the outside. They also added a switch for PAL frequency or subcarrier or something with a capacitor and clock crystal soldered to the encoder. They mounted the switch to the side of the modulator such that the hole only needed to fit the shaft/plunger. Very subtle and almost looked factory from the outside. I removed the extra components, restored the two traces they cut, and repurposed the switch for region/language. I also gutted the RF modulator to install a 9P mini DIN… MD2-style with a 3BP V2 Triple Bypass. It works great and is just close enough to reach a 32X with stock and aftermarket MD2 cables. :) One thing I noticed on American consoles is that 3BP V2 buzzes a lot when you connect the headphone jack without shielding. Since JP consoles have no shielding and typically have no RF modulator to replace with a mini DIN, most 3BP installs are forced to use the headphone jack to output line level stereo. Buzz city unless you have some kind of shielded coaxial or something. I usually connect it anyway so people can use their old DIN 8 + stereo cables and though the buzz wouldn’t be too bad since the RF can is grounded, mounted almost entirely off the board, is much closer to the headphone jack, and the wires don’t even pass over the board. Unfortunately it still buzzes so I’m going to have to go back in with shielded coaxial to see if that helps.
On mine the PAL RF modulator was soldered right where you put your bracket, extending off the left side of the board so that the RF jack protruded through the drilled hole on the left. If someone tried to pull it off it might crack the board just like that one, making me think that’s exactly what happened… except that I can see where the RF modulator had been stuck on the heat sink like other PAL-modded JP MDs I’ve seen. So confused!
lillskiten1337 japanese mega drives dont have rf shields,afaik european mega drives and american genesis should have shield, it had to with certain regulations
well i have two, black and blue. the blue one has some sound but the screen is completely weird. you have to hold it at some strange angle to see anything. the other one has no sound and the screen is messed up too. must be a common thing. how much do you charge? maybe we can work out a deal. if its worth it ill give you one and pay for the shipping if you fix the other one. i dont need it asap so i could get the cheapest shipping. i dont mind paying a little extra.
its both. the sound doesnt work at all the and screen comes on but its really weird looking. I actually have a blue one and a black one. if someone could get just one of them working i would give the other in trade and pay for the parts and shipping. do you know someone? i recently tried my luck with a soldering iron and destroyed my headphones. i really dont want to take that risk.
unbelievable patience and skill! does anyone know where I can get a game gear fixed? there used to be an ebay ad for fixing them but it doesn't exist anymore. any help would be appreciated! I know nothing about them or how to do the type of work retrogametech does.
I was watching some random videos, stumbled upon your channel, and 3 hours later, still loving them. What I wanted to ask, was that, I'm newly out of high school, love video games, but also wanted to get into the dirty side, the repairs as you do in some of your recent videos. What exact college courses would they be under, and info and help would be greatly appreciated, keep up the good work!!
I have long thought Martin should do game repair full time! I thought he did when I f irst started watching but I seem to remember a response to a comment where he mentioned another occupation. Yeah, Martin, you are seriously knowledgeable and talented with video game tech of all sorts...you should be getting paid, big time. ..lol, not from Daz necessarily but paid career wise. (Daz shoulda still thrown u a few pounds!)
Great job,you're obviously very skilled in console repairs. Watching this video reminded me of a memory from my childhood.I went to an independent games shop in Leeds with my mum back in the early 90s and the shop was packed.Everyone was buying Japanese megadrives in boxes.But I just didn't understand why there was so much interest in the 'funny looking megadrives' at the time. Now looking back I wonder if the shop had modified the megadrives internally to operate with PAL TVs.
Wow thanks! You have some skills there! I mean I tried to fix a PS2 controller, a PSP and a PS1.. All of them are not working :/ But I wont give up. Thanks for responding and keep posting these videos!
That was my MD!!! I stood on it when i was pissed..... The shell was fine,but for some reason the edge of the board split? I wondered why it wouldnt power on until i opened it!! I made it 60hz jap lang before the damage if memory serves? I could never re trace the board so sold on ebay as shell/spares/repairs...ha i feel famous now : )
I would never have thought it would even be possible to fix something that far gone. That's amazing. My repairing abilities are limited to cleaning and replacing simple parts. lol
You did an amazing job to this hack-job of a Mega Drive. Just curious, but do you have any tips for fixing my Master System? It turns on, but it shuts itself off after around :30 to 1:30
Brilliant fix mate..... Hummmmm let me have a look through my bits of stuff to send to you to fix lol. I gotta Pc Engine that have been badly RGB modded if your up for it
Your like a console doctor mate well impressed I have a dreamcast that is a tad messed up been trying to get it going for a while managed to get it to run for about 15 mins at a time and it conks out. Respect to a fellow scotsman lol
Do you have any suggestions for why my Sega wont play games. It turns on but the video displays a black screen full of static. I cleaned the pins and check to see if there was any blown capacitors but I can get it to work.
After seeing the damage I didn't know how you were going to do it but you did! Love the videos, you're my hero.
Damn, i wished i had such an Ability to repair broken stuff like you..
Do it! Best way to go about it is to jump in!
You do! It’s frustrating even with the tools but that makes it even more rewarding when you pull it off… just like mastering a difficult game.
Was aghast when you said converted = "butchered". Went to my asian '91 Mega Drive (same year and model as the one in the video) to prove you wrong and BAM! it has a crack on the motherboard. 3 screws hold it on the chassis (I thought it was normal). And the cartridge input has just one screw too, cause the plastic that hold the other one cracked, probably in the 90's. The board's crack is on a useless part, no problem at all. The screws I will have to find some. But both the control inputs are hold by the solder only, no screws on them, whatsoever. And the freaking thing holds it together since 91!!!
Now on the hunt for asian MD screws :(.
Could be worse as we saw on the video, though. Thanks for the heads up.
Japanese consoles never had the shielding. In fact, that’s how I distinguish certain variants. Example: VA6.8 has no DIP-packaged encoder which I can often see through the vents in listing pictures. VA7 has completely different trace routing.
its not pretty like you said, but it works, and that is the important part which makes me happy you saved this machine.
Thanks! Glad you enjoy the vids and find them useful :)
Very impressive repair. Wish I had your skills and patience.
Amazing job Retro. Have you ever thought of getting a rework station?
Very impressive, enjoyed watching this. I know who i'm sending my consoles to if they ever need repairing, lol! Awesome.
"I bet you can't fix my console" You're on! "sucker" :)
superb repair
I looooooove that tool bag
great work brosef
great work! you saved the console ;)
Thanks :)
Haha, I have no idea but at least it's fixed :)
Can you repair a PS3 disk tray not reading disks ??
Haha, well if I hadn't been under challenge conditions with my reputation on the line.... :P
Shame your state side as i fix them? what's the issue Fella?
they don't have a word for 'craftsmanship', do they?
you are a genius !!
i see a multimeter, soldering iron, white lithium grease, screwdrivers, clamps, cable ties, wire cutters, and pliers. What else is in your toolbag? Can you make a little video on it for those of us wanting to get into repairs?
good job it is always so fulfilling to fix electronics that were left for dead ...
It's a beautiful thing you do, sir.
"IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIVE! now I know how it feels to be a god!"
Seriously though, well done, further proof that it's hard to kill a MegaDrive, sit down Nokia!
You Sir, are the fricken Ganesh of console repair!!
Haha, when I turned the board over for the first time and saw all the damage I did consider emailing Daz to say it was dead :P
The RF shield was never present on the Japanese MD.
You've just won yourself a new subscriber man! You are a great!
It's crazy to think that these guys invested good money importing brand new Mega Drives from Japan and then did that to them! With workmanship standards like that I'd imagine they killed half their stock before it even left the factory! It must have been really profitable to convert systems for the Asian market back then.
Thanks dude. Yeah I hate it when people say they just threw something away because it had a small fault. Even if it's totally trashed then you can use the parts from it to repair another. It's rare that anything is really broken beyond repair.
It's not too difficult. Just reconnect the traces that were severed and solder on some new components :) . No formal training, just learn as I go and watching vids/reading tuts online.
This was just a bit of a one off, sorry. I don't normally do repairs on other peoples hardware. I'm also not too familiar with the Famicom so probably wouldn't be much help to you :P
Thanks. It probably looked worse than it was. Luckily the traces and components on a MD mobo are pretty big and easy to work with :)
That is insanely impressive, to be able to get something that nackered to work perfectly again!
wow,,nice work,,well done,,now that's ere I wanna be,.,,wish u would f recorded the hole repir,,or atleast a time lapsed or speed version,,regardless nice,,and thnx
Thanks. You should give it a go yourself :) . Those are good mods to try if you're new to this stuff!
Not seen to many of those but I'd guess a lot of them just have dirty/corroded battery terminals.
It probably just need the caps replaced. Very easy to do. You can buy kits on ebay :)
Any chance you can have a go fixing my Megadrive? I'm from Scotland too. I have a modded Megadrive 1 High Definition model. Recently, I tried the jailbar fix on it (where you lift the 6th pin on the Sony chip) to help remove the a majority of bad jailbarring. Now, I have no picture/sound at all! I tried changing my RGB scart composite cable to RGB scart CSync but I'm still getting nothing.
Man I miss your repair videos!
hot damn dude good job!
It would seem so. Poor little guy.
Any updates or your arcade cabs?
Wow! I had your video playing at the background while I was writing an e-mail and I had to stop and rewind!!! ARE MY EARS OK?! I was sure I hear something about COJONES DEL ORO hahahahha, now I see that you were talking about the parrot balls in spanish, Daz cojonesdeloro (DAZ PARROT BALLS) :D hahahahha
Awesome job man. I am good at repairing and soldering but honestly I don't know if I would have the patience for that one LOL
I found one of these in a charity shop about five years ago. RF mod was wrecked, the cable tailed through a hole at the back of the console. £5 'complete' in box, with Telesales AC adaptor. Scared to plug it in, did so, worked perfectly apart from a buzzing sound from the console. Sold it.
RetroGameTech excellent repair dude.
I was wondering if you could repair my briefcase pc engine, after about 5 minutes the sound stops working, it's already been rgb modded so I don't know if that has something to do with it.
Where about in Scotland are you?, I'm 9 miles from Glasgow.
Oh, the mmf 'shield' was only a concern with Sega in US, passed on to PAL Megadrives in UK. So I wouldn't expect one on Japanese model.
Great Video! too bad it wasn't more longer because you were explaining it clearly. Now I am having a problem with my Genesis USA Model 1 High Def. , I am having a yellow issue. All of my White is turned to a hue of yellow. how would i go around fixing this. I thought you might have explained it in the video but it cut off to the finish result.
Whats going on martin. Hope your ik not seen any vids for a while. Hopefully your ok mate.
Do you know if there's any way to convert an Asian PAL console back to its NTSC-J origins? I've taken a gamble on a console which I suspect to be an Asian PAL console but the seller hasn't confirmed. Just wanted to know if I had any options rather than just selling it on.
this video is hilarious, I would never have thought such damage caused could be repaired ^^ I will not let that ds lite digitizer screen port defeat me ^^ you're awesome just wow haha
Did you end up removing that resistor at 5:14? I have same model as the one in this video PAL-B Asia model and wondering if i should be removing it cheers.
I wish there was a way of knowing what Japanese consoles are converted to PAL machines, this is a travesty of greedy importers. You can’t always go by the RF cable out the back.
For anyone wanting a very easy money maker from the likes of eBay.....The Stihl TS series of cutting tools are reasonably cheap to get hold of in many similar states of disrepair, very cheap and simple to fully service or completely rebuild if necessary and the turnaround of 300% return each during the landscaping/scrapping season is very lucrative. This is my experience here in England, it maybe the same in most territories where such tools are as common.
nice job, saving the retro hardware like a 'god'. this kind of hardware (retro) always has a special place for me....
you sir, are a wizard. im no expert, but I am a sega fan boy. been soever since the master system came out. you are a credit to the sega 16 bit community. Mega Drive 1 is my fave console of all time. Nowadays, when ever I get the urge, I have mega drive emulator and games on my psp, that's all I need for now.
It's probably a dodgy PSU. Pretty easy to replace :)
Very interesting. I am in the process of fixing one badly damaged megadrive, too.
Inspiring work, it feels good when it's working again !:)
I've done many a cracked-board repair, nicely done! I even have an old boom-box radio I put together from two busted ones of the same model, using the least smashed from each and wiring them together! XD
My sega genesis (megadrive) gives me just a blank black screen when i turn it on, do u know it could possibly be? It has been in storage for 20 plus years and it used to work fine, any tip u can give me?
You can buy those patches on ebay for about $1 :)
Why couldn't they just use European Mega Drives, then port the Japanese games with a different region code?
impressive work o-o... I did not see that Mega drive coming back to life XD
I wonder if he'd have any interest in a Sega Genesis I've messed up trying to put a Motorola 68010 in it. I put in a dip socket and can't get the system to boot anymore. neither the 68k or the 68.01k being in the socket let's the system boot and I'm positive there is continuity between the pins and the traces on the board.
Crazy reparation. I would like to do Fractography on that crack to figure out how he managed to do it. Is there mechanical damage on the edge of the plastic cover?
RDC over at xbox scene (among others) had a guide to bad trace repair. it was interesting, he would tape over the areas around the broken traces, sand down to the trace, place insulated wire with tinned tips directly overtop the trace line with a touch of glue, and the tag the line. made it look like a super clean repair every time instead of botch botch botch everywhere.
now as he himself would say, who cares what it looks like - does it work... and i tip my hat to you sir on this fine repair work.
looks like someone rage stabed the console XD
Wow, you're lucky these boards were only double layered and didn't have any traces between the top and bottom sections otherwise that would be a dead board! Great work
Seeing bent caps like that makes me cringe so hard. And what the everloving fuck was up with that one resistor and two big blobs of solder?
The power connections got cut and the path between the audio ram and the z80 was messed up. Just a theory. Also the missing capacitors did something to the video.
Japanese and Asian Mega Drives never had rf shielding. That is why they are lighter than US and European Mega Drives.
Very true! These things are bomb proof! :P
It's on it's way back to you right now :)
My PAL-modded JP MD was found in Thailand with an RF modulator soldered to the ground plane on the left and a hole drilled for the RCA jack. The ones with the RF modulator stuck on the heat sink with mounting tape typically have an RF lead coming out the back where the threaded insert for mounting a Power Base Converter goes. I can see the residue on the heat sink here. :) Though it requires drilling, I like the way they did it on mine since it doesn’t insulate the heat sink and doesn’t add a cable you can’t disconnect from the outside.
They also added a switch for PAL frequency or subcarrier or something with a capacitor and clock crystal soldered to the encoder. They mounted the switch to the side of the modulator such that the hole only needed to fit the shaft/plunger. Very subtle and almost looked factory from the outside.
I removed the extra components, restored the two traces they cut, and repurposed the switch for region/language. I also gutted the RF modulator to install a 9P mini DIN… MD2-style with a 3BP V2 Triple Bypass. It works great and is just close enough to reach a 32X with stock and aftermarket MD2 cables. :)
One thing I noticed on American consoles is that 3BP V2 buzzes a lot when you connect the headphone jack without shielding. Since JP consoles have no shielding and typically have no RF modulator to replace with a mini DIN, most 3BP installs are forced to use the headphone jack to output line level stereo. Buzz city unless you have some kind of shielded coaxial or something. I usually connect it anyway so people can use their old DIN 8 + stereo cables and though the buzz wouldn’t be too bad since the RF can is grounded, mounted almost entirely off the board, is much closer to the headphone jack, and the wires don’t even pass over the board. Unfortunately it still buzzes so I’m going to have to go back in with shielded coaxial to see if that helps.
On mine the PAL RF modulator was soldered right where you put your bracket, extending off the left side of the board so that the RF jack protruded through the drilled hole on the left. If someone tried to pull it off it might crack the board just like that one, making me think that’s exactly what happened… except that I can see where the RF modulator had been stuck on the heat sink like other PAL-modded JP MDs I’ve seen. So confused!
hey, I have some vintage game systems I would like to donate to you for your videos, how can I better contact you?
How do you crack the Mobo? These things were always built like titans--
probably the lack of screws supporting the motherboard, and the cartridge going in and out without the proper support.
Malcolm deRoy
Now i feel like opening up my mega drives i just got to see if they have the rf shield and such
lillskiten1337 japanese mega drives dont have rf shields,afaik
european mega drives and american genesis should have shield, it had to with certain regulations
why doesnt the japanese one have it, doesnt that give some benefits to have a rf shield
didnt have because it wasnt mandatory there, and companies always go for the lowest cost possible
I got to fix my Genesis after watching this. The sound works, but there is no video. I also have the 32x and Sega CD.
and now to cover it with silastic so it will never move again and your wires can't move. Hand taht shit back caked :P
Another great video. Cant wait till you make more. Also love the Dio wristband as well mate \m/
should have just used it as a circuit bent system so you could make crazy noise music from green hill haha 😂
well i have two, black and blue. the blue one has some sound but the screen is completely weird. you have to hold it at some strange angle to see anything. the other one has no sound and the screen is messed up too. must be a common thing. how much do you charge? maybe we can work out a deal. if its worth it ill give you one and pay for the shipping if you fix the other one. i dont need it asap so i could get the cheapest shipping. i dont mind paying a little extra.
its both. the sound doesnt work at all the and screen comes on but its really weird looking. I actually have a blue one and a black one. if someone could get just one of them working i would give the other in trade and pay for the parts and shipping. do you know someone? i recently tried my luck with a soldering iron and destroyed my headphones. i really dont want to take that risk.
Pretty Horrifying condition but you got it working again! Awesome Job!
Haha, not quite, but thanks! :)
unbelievable patience and skill! does anyone know where I can get a game gear fixed? there used to be an ebay ad for fixing them but it doesn't exist anymore. any help would be appreciated! I know nothing about them or how to do the type of work retrogametech does.
Thanks. Fixing stuff is fun :)
this channel is awesome.i wish there was a much detailed presentation of the repairs but even without that the channel kicks ass.
I was watching some random videos, stumbled upon your channel, and 3 hours later, still loving them. What I wanted to ask, was that, I'm newly out of high school, love video games, but also wanted to get into the dirty side, the repairs as you do in some of your recent videos. What exact college courses would they be under, and info and help would be greatly appreciated, keep up the good work!!
I have long thought Martin should do game repair full time! I thought he did when I f irst started watching but I seem to remember a response to a comment where he mentioned another occupation. Yeah, Martin, you are seriously knowledgeable and talented with video game tech of all sorts...you should be getting paid, big time. ..lol, not from Daz necessarily but paid career wise. (Daz shoulda still thrown u a few pounds!)
Great job,you're obviously very skilled in console repairs.
Watching this video reminded me of a memory from my childhood.I went to an independent games shop in Leeds with my mum back in the early 90s and the shop was packed.Everyone was buying Japanese megadrives in boxes.But I just didn't understand why there was so much interest in the 'funny looking megadrives' at the time.
Now looking back I wonder if the shop had modified the megadrives internally to operate with PAL TVs.
Wow thanks! You have some skills there! I mean I tried to fix a PS2 controller, a PSP and a PS1.. All of them are not working :/ But I wont give up. Thanks for responding and keep posting these videos!
That was my MD!!! I stood on it when i was pissed..... The shell was fine,but for some reason the edge of the board split? I wondered why it wouldnt power on until i opened it!! I made it 60hz jap lang before the damage if memory serves? I could never re trace the board so sold on ebay as shell/spares/repairs...ha i feel famous now : )
I would never have thought it would even be possible to fix something that far gone. That's amazing. My repairing abilities are limited to cleaning and replacing simple parts. lol
You did an amazing job to this hack-job of a Mega Drive. Just curious, but do you have any tips for fixing my Master System? It turns on, but it shuts itself off after around :30 to 1:30
I have a selection of various Megadrives here in Edinburgh if anyone is needing any.
Brilliant fix mate..... Hummmmm let me have a look through my bits of stuff to send to you to fix lol. I gotta Pc Engine that have been badly RGB modded if your up for it
Your like a console doctor mate well impressed I have a dreamcast that is a tad messed up been trying to get it going for a while managed to get it to run for about 15 mins at a time and it conks out. Respect to a fellow scotsman lol
This is actually really inspirational man. Awesome work.
Do you have any suggestions for why my Sega wont play games. It turns on but the video displays a black screen full of static. I cleaned the pins and check to see if there was any blown capacitors but I can get it to work.