www.figureitout... / pcwzrd13 In this video I clean and restore a Sega Genesis Model 2 that was given to me for free by Jonathan AKA PCWZRD13. Wooooooooo.
I picked up an old Genesis 2 from a second hand store, it had some life but nothing worked. I watched your video last night and after never opening an electronic item in my life I cleaned it up as per your instructions and it works like new. Thanks for the help buddy.
Pretty sure you're supposed to use Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol, not an ammonia based cleaner. Windex has ammonia which is has dyes and perfumes which are bad for contacts. It also may have a higher concentration of water than most suggested cleaners for electronics.
9 years later this video is still helping people. Needed to clean my cartridge slot. Credit card, windex and a pillow case. Job done, good as new again, thanks so much!
I started to do a Tripple Bypass on a Model 2 that I opened months ago. I finally decided to finish it. However, I needed a refresh on what all the screws and parts were to reassemble it. When a search came up with one of your videos, I knew this was the one I wanted to watch. This was the video I needed. Thank you Adam.
Just cleaned my Genesis tonight. I know it's an older video but I liked how you showed how to take apart the controller as well. Everything in one video. Nice!
Just cleaned up a Genesis 2 model that I bought last year at a flea market for 10 bucks. It was extremely dirty with a dead bug on the inside. Ordered an Amazon power cord and av connector and it worked. Ty for tutorial.
We tried other video tutorials, nothing worked. Others suggested brasso, different cleaners and special tools, we couldn’t find. I followed your video instructions to clean our Sega and the system now works perfectly! Thanks!
Amazing video. I felt the need to clean my Genesis, too. Came across your video and the super clear instructions made the process super easy. Thank you so much.
This is so great. I just got into restoring old consoles and games. Kicked some major ass on an NES I found on the side of the road (with original packaging and manuals!) and wanted to move on to my Genesis. Thanks for the amazing video.
AdamKoralik i just made my life so much easier and ordered a gamebit screwdriver, lol. in one week i went from only a ps3 (lost all other consoles and over 3000 games (all mint condition and completely boxed, even with the plastic bags that used to be around the controllers and consoles) in a fire) to having 2 super nintendo's, a first edition gameboy, a sega master system 2 and a sega mega drive 2. next on the list are the nes, nintendo64, sega master system 1, playstation 1 and 2, more games and controllers and the guns. now it's just a matter of clearing the agenda so i can start cleaning thanx to these vids. only hard part is how to figure out the creditcard way to clean the cartridgeslot. do you have a vid where you show how that works? just for those who don't have the tool you have to clean that part. greetings from belgium
AdamKoralik could you tell me what scart converter you used? I made the mistake of buying the small cheap 10 dollar converter on eBay and regretted it.
The Sega Genesis 2 was my first video console I ever had back in the 90s I loved it I would come from school and go straight to it to play it. I'm 29 now and I never knew it had that back piece mod CD thing you're talking about it's crazy I never knew that
The most common failure on the Model 2 is also the easiest to fix if you're not afraid of a soldering iron - the power jack gets loose, especially if it's not treated well, and the solder breaks away forming an either intermittent connection or an outright break.
+Derek Jansz It'll break completely soon if you don't fix it. Get a soldering iron and some solder, tin the iron ("wet" it with some fresh solder), and then hold the drop of fresh solder against the old blobs that have cracked, and after a moment, the whole blob should turn a bright liquid silver. (Make sure it's the whole blob.) Release the iron, clean it off on your wet sponge or the copper mesh that might come with your iron, rinse (don't rinse the iron, this is phrasing, lol) and repeat.
+katie_incredible My power jack is a bit loose on my Sega Model 2. It works if I Have something aganced the power cable and the sega port. Like a VHS tape thats lying around lol (The Wiggles VHS to be exact lol) . Dont know how to fix it though. It's been like this for years, but I would like to know how to fix it. Or who can fix it for me.
+arcadeportal32 Same thing I just mentioned to Derek should fix it. Get a soldering iron and some solder, tin the iron ("wet" it with some fresh solder), and then hold the drop of fresh solder against the old blobs that have cracked, and after a moment, the whole blob should turn a bright liquid silver. (Make sure it's the whole blob.) Release the iron, clean it off on your wet sponge or the copper mesh that might come with your iron, rinse (don't rinse the iron, this is phrasing, lol) and repeat. Do all three solder points, and you're good as gold.
This video was really helpful Adam. I just purchased a Genesis model 2 along with several controllers and they all turned out to be worse for wear when I got them. However, after a thorough cleaning they now look almost brand new (just minor surface scratches) and work beautifully.
Once again, thanks this was very helpful. Cleaning all my old consoles this week. Genesis and PS2 done, PS1, N64 and SNES left to do. I noticed my model 2 controller was a bit different inside than the controller you show here. Thought that was interesting, I didn't realize there were different versions of the original Genesis controller.
Wow, damn. Uh, well I need a Saturn to clean. Mine are all clean already. I'm thinking about picking up a Japanese one at some point. You'd basically have to take it apart and clean it up, kind of a pain. Film that process man, that's history right there.
Thank you Adam koralic you are a gaming God I saved a Sega Genesis model 2 I cleaned fixed inspected refurbished repaired restored and sanitized it I cleaned the motherboard the Sega cd expansion port and cardtridge slot and it works excellent most importantly I took car tire polish i used armor all I made it look more shinier
You were right to use rubbing alcohol. Windex usually contains ammonia; which is corrosive. People might say they've used Windex for years with no problems, but why risk it? A high % isopropyl alcohol(I use 91%) cleans well and mostly evaporates in seconds. Easy. Just don't use it on logos; it can take them off easily in a lot of cases.
If you want the cheap quick solution, get some composite cables. If you want to do it properly, get some SCART cables and then a SCART to component adapter.
Hey Adam, just got a lot of consoles and thanks to your videos, I'm now playing Sonic! Controllers and consoles work perfect like new. They were pretty bad with dead bugs and crap inside and didn't work at first but your method works. Thank you for your video. Chemicals rock! Keep em coming bro!
A tip for cleaning the Sega CD pins, and basically any cartridge game. Use an ink eraser and gently but with some effort rub it up and down the pins. This cleans off the oxidation on the pins, (the goldish coloring). They should be a metallic/silver color. Then use 70% or more rubbing alcohol to remove any remaining oxidation and eraser crumbs. To clean the games, take off the screws on the back (new special bit). Clean the same way. My games work every time first try. Hope this helps.
See I used to think that. But I found Windex to work way better. It doesn't leave a film, you don't need as much, and it lasts longer. Not to mention it's designed to take off dirt.
Rubbing alcohol is better for cleaning contacts I have found, the higher the better. I also have that same cleaning kit you have from years back awesome little package.
Only European GameCubes support SCART, but they don't support 480p progressive scan like the American and Japanese units do. Provided you have the component cables (and Digital AV port).
Try running it with the lid off. Then try to reset it and see if the problem persists. That way you narrow it down to being part of the plastic, or worse, part of the motherboard.
Yes, it does leave a film. I'm using a cleaning product to clean things. You're free to use rubbing alcohol, and I know that works. But in my personal experience, Windex works WAY better.
Sega stuff is pretty easy to take apart and put back together. Actually the most trouble I've had is the Model 1 Genesis because of the LED attached to the lid.
Yeah, I'll probably do that at some point. The VGA to HDMI video I made has taught me that people get incredibly pissed off when you tell there are better ways to view their systems. So, I'm not exactly itching to do that video just yet.
It might require a little tweaking once you get it. The image was a tad too green, but it has little diodes inside you can turn to fix the colors if need be.
I did this with one of my Dreamcasts not too long ago. For anyone wondering, the process is pretty much the same. Putting the vmu part of controller back together can be a bitch. A tip for this is to make sure the small ridges on the sides are lined up properly. It's easy to ignore.
Adam..... You are my go to guy. First you got me a Wii U for 50 bucks off before Christmas. Now this video from before I subbed. Got a Model 2 Sunday. Was sticky! Controller,and system just gross. Sonic took two seconds to do a duck n spin! Did everything in this. Even found rust on those plates! Cleaned it all up. Looks like it's just just a couple years old now, and responsive buttons! Thanks a million bruh! Now....on to your scart vid. I'm lost.
I think 10 V would be with in tolerances, you may want to Google search that. I never really use anything other than the official Genesis PSU to power one. I'm glad the coupon helped man.
Pretty much, you can also check to make sure they're not bent. That generally is what screws them, but it can be fixed. Those are EA games. That's just how they designed their games so they'd stand out.
Sadly no, that's the biggest flaw with it. You have to either get custom RCA patched SCART cables (what I do) or use a SCART switch box with RCA outputs. Living in the US, where SCART doesn't exist, I'd have to import them to test. I went with the patched cables option.
No idea. Try opening the console and putting it straight on the cartridge slot. The plastic taps on the top of the lid are all that's stopping you from trying it.
