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Acorn RISC PC 600 battery damage repairs
What has a leaking battery done to an Acorn RISC PC 600? TheRetroChannel works through the damage it has left and sets about repairing it.
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Atari Video Music - power supply and simple composite mods
Atari Video Music is checked outward from its power supply. Timestamps run through voltage checks, signs of life, finding composite video and then adding a composite output.
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Mega Drive / Genesis Open Heart mod V1.0.1
TheRetroChannel fits version 1.0.1 of the Open Heart board into a Mega Drive, and the video opens with the parts needed and a Pico.
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Amiga tank mouse repair and calibration
An Amiga tank mouse goes from faulty to calibrated, with the Amiga test kit, new RM-065 trimpots and fresh dome switches, all linked by the maker.
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NES HDMI no-cut mod - LumaCode for the Nintendo Entertainment System
NES owners wanting a digital picture can follow a route that needs no board cuts, using LumaCode with RGBtoHDMI. Links include PPUDigitizer firmware and games that rely on colour emphasis.
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Commodore 386SX-16 battery damage repairs feat. @MrLurchsThings
The Retro Channel works through battery damage on a Commodore 386SX-16 board, covering disassembly, cleaning and trace restoration, with the board described as needing minor repairs.
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Sony PS1 optical drive laser repairs
A very unhappy PlayStation is the subject as TheRetroChannel turns to its laser assembly. The SCPH-9000 service manual is linked, and an earlier part covers the first faults.
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Atari 65XE restoration - summary of previous repairs and my retrobright method
An Atari 65XE finishes a run of repairs with a clean-up and a retrobright, and the video recaps the earlier parts along the way.
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Commodore 64 troubleshooting part 1 the basics - multimeters and alcohol
Armed with a multimeter, a toothbrush and alcohol, TheRetroChannel compares a healthy Commodore 64 board with a sick one and applies the same checks. It is part one of three.
