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Famicom Classic AV Installation

Another post bring updates of my requests for this year. Just because I don’t update often doesn’t mean I’m not busy 🙂 This was a nice job, and one I always enjoy doing. I had a request to install a...

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Neo AES Board Repair

I’ve not had time to really post any updates this year, but heading into summer I thought I should do some posts showing some of the repair and upgrade work I’ve undertaken so far this year. Starting things off I...

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A Quick UniBios Installation

Yes, just a quick UniBios installation in an acquaintances Neo Geo AES. His console was equipped with a very old version of the Debug Bios, not the original chip. It was working fine for him for most games, except Alpha...

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Some Amiga recapping

Just to keep my hand in, I agreed to recap some Amiga boards for a friend recently. He sent an A1200, A600 and 2x CD32 boards. The A1200 also needed a new IDE header as the original was bent and...

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Resurrecting Dead CPS2 Game

CPS2 Game with flat battery Recently I realised it was time to change the internal security “suicide” batteries on my collection of CPS2 games. These batteries are designed to render the game unplayable when they run down and should be...

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DIY Sega Rally Cabinet Complete

I’ve always wanted to own a full size sit down Sega racing cabinet. Now I had the space in my new workshop I decided to build my own. Now its finished and time to show off this project. I couldn’t...

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CRT Calibration 2, RGB Shift Solution

I managed to get plenty of time to enjoy the 25″ Trinitron KV-25F1U TV that I collected recently. Its a great TV and perfect for mostly 240p content, but one problem has bugged me since I got it. The horizontal...

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Hail Hydra – Automatic Scart Switcher

Hail Hydra. No, I’m not trying to start underground movements to bring down S.H.E.I.L.D, but rather tell you about my experience with the Hydra auto scart switcher. Hydra Scart Switcher My 5 port manual RGB scart switcher was giving me...