you were talking about how often you dont wanna buy thilngs missing the battery cover ... maybe a 3d printer would be a positive to your bag of tools i know it would mean its not the original but so many people would consider an item moreso with a 3d printed cover vs not one at all its just an inconvenience
In 1986ish, I saved up for this. Ar a military base in germany at a local-ish PX.. I was about eleven and this is the first chores saving Purchase I made and it felt worth it. I had it for a few years and lost it in the move back to the states. The sun lit Liquid crystal display was Wonderful and sold the unit. Great video and thanks for posting
You could have used a little bit of dish soap with warm water and the soft side of a microfiber cloth on the joystick. Additionally, each time you said "finger cheese," I was laughing, thinking of myself as a kid playing with these things and how dirty my hands must have been when touching them. Furthermore, when you took apart the LCD, I was literally holding my breath the entire time. Seeing it working again, instantaneously took me back to my 8-year-old self. God, I'm Old!
When I was a kid, I had quite a collection of these. And because of my collection, I was asking for "C" batteries all the time. The majority of my collection required 4 each. One Christmas, my Grandma was my saving grace. At the time, Ni-Cad rechargeable batteries were just coming to retail, and she got me quite a few and a charger. At that time, Radio Shack was one of the most obvious places you could find things of that nature
Be careful touching those things with your bare hands before cleaning them. Especially the game with the white poweder all over it. That could be anything and it would be best to wear gloves when doing initial cleanings.
I've fixed a few Dreamcast systems by adjusting the laser but, it's just a temporary fix because the laser is weak and was burning out, and by adjusting the potentiometer which it gives the laser more power will give it a little more life but, puts the laser out of spec and the laser will eventually burn out soon.
My best guess is gunk in the battery contacts. This kind of tabletop uses the White lid at the top to get light pasess throug the screen, and you see the image in the mirror allways. Never seen a cool mod with modern low consum leds for light... I don't think if it is even possible or the comunity will like that kind of profanation...
I worked in repair shop for PCs and phones, there wasn't enough money in consoles to make it worthwhile. Phones were about the best it got as new phones can be a thousand dollars, so fixing cracked screens paid the bills.
Question. Upon seeing the odd components from different parts of the board that were totally missing, the first conclusion my head jumped to was that maybe this was a donor system. Steve, after going through this, did thay thought ever come to you as well? Just wondering, my soldering techniques have gotten better after watching your videos. Flux is my new best friend!
I don't understand one thing... seller listed the product as Used, not Asis for parts? Would have been legitimate (other than shipping packaging) as a parts machine.
There HAS to be a viewer or a friend that has a 3D printer that can print TPU? I forget the different filaments but the rubbery kind. They can make a close enough bullet shape in minutes! For the 4th foot. Fun video thank you!
15:30 a little heat from hot air station or some kind of hot air gun or even hairdryer could help imo. Yeah, I know, for every new "technique" some experience is needed, might get it melted, but practice makes perfect, right? Nice video like always 🖖
You almost losing the buttons is so relatable as I've fixed my own retro consoles. Had lost a GBA SP light button a while back. Just bumped something wrong and it went skittering across the floor into the void. RIP my own efforts.
