Retro Repairs

[Anonymous No.4731726]

Gonna throw something away? Ask here first.

[Anonymous No.4731818]

>>4731726
Thanks for the thread, OP.

My OG PS1 will reset at random times. I have already taken it apart, cleaned it, and I also cleaned the PSU pins which somebody recommended I do. I’m still having the same problem, though.

[Anonymous No.4731835]

Bought a used N64, and it came with a few shitty sports games and a memory pak. The memory pak was corrupted, and I chose the repair it option, and then I didn't turn the game on again since I don't have anything i actually want to play yet, still waiting on my everdrive to arrive, but a few days ago when I tested the expansion pak that came in, it was once again corrupt.

The seller is going to send me another memory pak free of charge, probably going to throw out the old memory pak.

[Anonymous No.4731906]

>>4731835

The memory paks use volatile memory, could be that the battery inside is done.

[Anonymous No.4731939]

>>4731726
Does a 60Hz modded PAL console still run at 288p or does it change to 240p?

[Dillweed No.4732023]

>>4731726
I got a question. I have a Sega Mark III and the "Up" switch on Joy-1 won't register. It doesn't matter what control pad I use, still won't work.

[Anonymous No.4732093]

>>4731818
Sounds like the fuse on the PSU is broken, look into getting it replaced which is cheap and just a matter of popping it out IIRC.

>>4732023
Find a controller pinout and reflow the solder to the "Up" switch on the board. It's probably cracked from wiggling the controller up and down to get it plugged in and out.

[Anonymous No.4732108]

Six months ago I replaced my PS2's controller board ribbon cable which fixed some controller issues I was having. Now my controller likes to flick the left sick and sometimes hold the select button down. Some games report the controller as disconnected. Tried with a couple controllers. Think the ribbon cable was faulty or is it the controller board itself? The memory cards work fine.

[Dillweed No.4732127]

>>4732093
I'll look into it, I thought it was something like that.

[Anonymous No.4732279]

>>4731939
Yes/No/Maybe. Protip: there has been more than one type of console made and they don't all work the same.

>>4732023
Gonna have to crack it open and test some stuff

>>4732093
Or yeah, he could just start poking around with a soldering iron until it either works or stops working all together without testing to find where the problem is first.

[Anonymous No.4732293]

My mortal Kombat trilogy for n64 has 2 jacked up pins how hard would it be to swap with a different cart? I know I gotta desolder and find matching pins

[Anonymous No.4732316]

>>4732279
Nah bro, it's easier to just assume after not really reading the issue to just give anon an answer that could do more harm than good. It makes me feel better about myself.

[Anonymous No.4732364]

>>4732279
Sorry I was referring to SNES with my 60hz 288p query

[Anonymous No.4732372]

>>4731726
The start and select buttons on both of my snes controllers have become extremely difficult to press. They don't register unless I use great force or sometimes press a specific part of the button. I've opened and cleaned them several times and nothing seems wrong with them.

Has anyone else had this happen, and how did you fix it?

[Anonymous No.4732545]

>>4732372
yes you should check the rubber membrane. Some times they have cracks you can't quite see and will seem like they're alright

[Anonymous No.4732593]

>>4732545
Thanks, friend. I'll check them out.

[Anonymous No.4732794]

is there some general guide for gbc reparing? mine won't turn on, i want to see if i can do something since i don't want to throw it away

[Anonymous No.4732838]

>>4731726
NES can't read my Galaga cartridge. It reads other games just fine, and I've already cleaned the pins (which are already cleaner than some of my other readable games). What now?

[Anonymous No.4732848]

Test

[Anonymous No.4732878]

My Mega Drive Model 1 freezes on certain games (Phantasy Star IV and Vectorman) but my Mega Drive Model 2 can play them fine. I also have another Mega Drive model 1 and the same thing happens.

I'm also using an Everdrive.

[Anonymous No.4733363]

Would the battery explode if I soldiered it to the tabs of a game boy cart?

[Anonymous No.4733390]

>>4732794
Have you cleaned the battery terminals really well? Might seem obvious, but even a tiny bit of corrosion can prevent power.

[Anonymous No.4733410]

>>4733363
I'd say it isn't worth risking. Just spend the extra few cents and get a pre-tabbed battery.

[Anonymous No.4733424]

>>4733363
This >>4733410
Even if it doesn't explode it could destroy the battery and force you to solder to the board again which you'll only be able to sucessfully do a few times. Or see if you can find one of these that fits.

[Anonymous No.4733426]

Gameboy Colour I bought a couple of months ago has a broken speaker, wondering if there's a easy fix for it, or if I can just get a replacement.

[Anonymous No.4733429]

>>4731939
>>4732364
bump

[Anonymous No.4733432]

>>4733410

They're not a few extra cents extra. You can get 2-packs of CR2016, 2025 or 2032 for just a dollar at the Dollar Tree. Tabbed batteries go for $5 and up.

De-soldering battery tabs isn't difficult at all, and you can easily make the battery stick just by applying a layer of masking tape.

t. I've replaced about 40 of these things myself. I always keep the existing tabs in place and use masking tape.

[Anonymous No.4733440]

>>4732293
Just use solder as a quick fix, unless you want to re solder contact pins.

[Anonymous No.4733442]

>>4733432
The tabs aren't soldered to the cell, they're spot welded.

[Anonymous No.4733445]

>>4733442

It's still not difficult to extract the battery and reuse the tabs. Just don't bend the tabs and break them.

[Anonymous No.4733447]

>>4733363
Im not sure about gb or gbc, but gba carts are big enough to fit a li poly battery and micro usb port for recharging. Its worth looking into for gbc.

[Anonymous No.4733449]

>>4733445
No, but you need to break the weld.

[Anonymous No.4733476]

>>4731726
Aw hell naw Mario got dat screwdriver in he hand like he bout to screw princess peach widit nawm sane LOL

[Anonymous No.4733561]

>>4733410
>>4733424
>>4733447
Thought so. Ok another question. I should replace the battery when I see battery dust right? Seems like its leaking yet still holds the save.

[Anonymous No.4733565]

>>4733363
coin batteries will only take solder if they're sanded and fluxed. and they can explode from heat so don't do it. the commercial ones are spot welded.
you could try that conductive glue crap though, in addition to the normal cheap ass method of just electrical taping it

[Anonymous No.4733636]

>>4733432
>i overpay for batteries they don't sell in toy shops so everyone else must
lel. Do whatever you want sport but don't cry when someone else calls you out for giving bad advice.

[Anonymous No.4733694]

>>4733561
I guess... its better to not let things get corroded or dirty anyways, so yeah.

>>4733565
Im going to see if i can git a li poly battery and a charger in a gbc cart. I know it wont fit in a normal gb cart, but having a rechargable battery seems pretty nice.

[Anonymous No.4733792]

>>4733363
It won't explode but heat will degrade the cell past being useful.

>>4733426
A replacement should be easy to find.

>>4733432
>Tabbed batteries go for $5 and up.

Ever hear of Digikey or mouser? They go for about $1 each or less if you order more

[Anonymous No.4733793]

>>4733792
Inb4 I'm full of shit

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/panasonic-bsg/CR-2032-F2N/P657-ND/2404062

Never pay retail.

[Anonymous No.4733998]

>>4733390
how would you reccomend cleaning them?

[Anonymous No.4734000]

>>4733390
>>4733998
also the springs are kind of twisted is that a serious issue

[Anonymous No.4734049]

found my old n64, haven't played it for about 3 years, halfway through playing it the led power light went out and the whole unit stopped working.

any ideas?
new power supply perhaps?

I have tried so far, a new fuse in plug for the psu, a different outlet, left it switched off all night.

[Anonymous No.4734072]

>>4734049
just find a cheap chink psu at a second hand or recycle centre and butcher the cords together

[Anonymous No.4735672]

>>4734072
N64's power supply doesn't work like that, anon

[Anonymous No.4736106]

>>4735672
it can be made to work, but everyone on here is too stupid.
plus an n64 power supply is like 10 bucks anyway

[Anonymous No.4737529]

What a way to glue back a loose PS2 analog grip without butchering it or replacing it altogether?

[Anonymous No.4737653]

>>4735672
orly? I've done it plenty of times and recently started replacing all my busted N64 PSU guts with cheap chink PSUs. How exactly do you figure a N64 PSU works if not on electricity like all the rest?

[Anonymous No.4739343]

>>4731726
My brother bricked our japanese saturn.
He tried to install a 60/50 hz switch. When switching to 50hz nothing happend but 60hz still worked.
Then he tried to install the switch again and now this time the saturn won't boot at all.
Can I still save it or should I buy a new one?

[Anonymous No.4739504]

>>4739343
How about some picture of the hackjob he's done so we can judge how hard fixing it would be.

[Anonymous No.4741702]

Learning to solder, what's a good beginner iron for battery replacement on SFC carts?

[Anonymous No.4741718]

>>4739504
He somehow manages to "fix" it again.
The saturn is able to boot up again but the switch still doesn't work.
I was able to take some shitty pictures with my phone when my brother calmed down. Not sure if they're very helpfull.
He appearently followed a tutorial for a 60/50 hz mod for a pal saturn while we have a japanese one.
Could that be the reason the switch doesn't work?

[Anonymous No.4741719]

>>4741718
forgot pictures

[Anonymous No.4741730]

>>4741719
What the hell is this some impressionist painting or is the pic actually that shitty?

[Anonymous No.4741863]

Going to buy a new one since they're cheap but thought I may as well ask
>Last year
>Buy a few collection of games to start my SFC collection
>Yoshi's Island is on there, looking forward to it
>Game starts out normally
>Play the first few levels, turn off SFC
>Turn it back on
>Suddenly the game is weird
>Boots without glitches
>Menus and everything fine
>The second you start playing though Yoshi falls slightly into the ground, acts like he's in water when he's not
>Jumping clips him through the ground completely
>On the rare occasion he acts normal for a stage if you grab a coin from below it acts like he just hit a ceiling

Anyone know what's going on? I've taken it apart, cleaned it thoroughly with isoprophyl and a rubber on several occasions and the PCB looks absolutely normal.

I wound up re-purposing the cart for something else but I'm still wondering if it can be fixed.

[Anonymous No.4742667]

>>4741863
Maybe a cold solder joint.
Reflowing it with some hot air or a baking oven might fix it.

[Anonymous No.4742679]

Would it be cheaper to just replace the corroded to hell power switch and shield on a Game Boy Color or buy a new one entirely off ebay or something

[Anonymous No.4742727]

>>4742679
Always cheaper to fix yourself, use high percentage isopropyl alcohol to remove the corrosion. the tri-wing screwdrivers are easy enough to find so that shouldnt be a problem.

[Anonymous No.4743016]

>>4733363
I put battery sockets on all my cartridges.

[Anonymous No.4743025]

>>4743016
Wtf is this you mongoloid jigaboo bitch.
>installs battery socket, leaves corrosion on chip.

[Anonymous No.4743032]

>>4743025
Kek that was the first pic I found on Google.

Also, I highly advise that if you socket your batteries you put hotglue on the holder before you solder it down so as not to put too much stress on the solder pads and pins when you have to change the batteries.

[Anonymous No.4743050]

>>4743032
Ive actually started using li poly batteries with a micro usb charger. Fits in most carts easily, eve gba. I want to put one in a gbc cart, but im not sure it will work and i dont have a gbc cart im willing to sacrifice for experimentation.

[Anonymous No.4743087]

What's the merits of using electrical tape for a Game Boy cartridge battery over just soldering in a new one with the retarded tabs

[Anonymous No.4743115]

>>4743087
I just use common clear tape. Clear tape is strong enough and it doesn't leave behind gooey residue unlike electrical tape. Using tape over soldering is just an easy quick fix for people that don't feel like soldering.

[Anonymous No.4743195]

>>4743115
Thanks for the tip. Is there any difference between CR2032 and CR2025 other than thickness? I have spare CR2032s but not CR2025s and they seem to be for the most part functionally identical. Would I be fine using them?

[Anonymous No.4743202]

>>4743195
2032s have higher capacity so will last longer.

Apart from that they're interchangeable assuming you use the correct holder.

[Anonymous No.4743312]

Playing Zelda on my Famicom Disk System and every once in a while leaving or exiting a dungeon will make the game hang and cause error 40 to pop up - reinserting the disk takes care of the problem however. Google gives conflicting reports on what this error is specifically, but I think it means the disk is messed up to some degree? Is there anything I can do to rectify this? I'm hoping it isn't a problem with the Disk System itself.

[Anonymous No.4743564]

>>4743312
how to get scratches off of ps1 disks

[Anonymous No.4743584]

>>4743564
also i have a dreamcast that dosent keep date and time and randomly turns itself off. would i need to replace board

[Anonymous No.4743610]

>>4743087
Easy swap, or just put in a small enough socket

[Anonymous No.4743619]

>>4743564
2000 then 3000 grit wet dry sand paper, caranuba wax, a microfiber polishing thing.

[the Kuru's XDisease No.4743646]

>>4731726
so, one of my ps2 sensor is dead. i got no refactions pieces so theres a way to fix it up?

[Anonymous No.4743656]

>>4743564
I don't know why you replied to me but I hope you get those scratches off your ps1 disks anon

[Anonymous No.4743681]

>>4731818
This happened to me and it is in fact the PSU going out. I found a cheapo ps1 that had a bad laser and pulled the psu from that and stuck it in my original ps1. Works fine now. The fix took me about 10 minutes and required no soldering.

[Anonymous No.4743690]

>>4743584
Sounds like two separate issues. The date/time problem is caused by the system battery being dead. It can be replaced but it seems to be a bit of a pain in the ass considering you only need it for games like Sea Man. My system battery on mine is dead too and I just leave it as is. Or you could change the date every time you start the console. Not sure about it turning itself off but it sounds like either a power cable or possibly the psu going out.

[Anonymous No.4743691]

>>4743050
GBA games are the hardest to put new batteries in without solder. Most games don't use batteries but the ones that do have the battery right on top of the ROM chip, so there's very little room for a holder. I might look into some more "creative" solutions but I don't want to risk screwing up my copy of Metroid Fusion to do it.

[Anonymous No.4743692]

So I got a Super Gameboy(Super famicom one but I doubt internally they're different) and id like to fix the high pitched music and slight speed increase because accuracy is policy for me. I looked up a schematic (pic related) and Im not clear where the capacitors connect. Are they both connected to ground?

[Anonymous No.4743693]

I bought a Sega Master System a while back but it only plays games in black and white. It is an ntsc board so it isn't a region issue. I have opened it up and everything looked clean and ok. Any ideas how something like this could be fixed?

[Anonymous No.4743707]

>>4743692
To be clear I'm talking about the ends of the capacitor with the horizontal line.

[Anonymous No.4743717]

>>4743692
yes

[Anonymous No.4743724]

>>4743692
>graph paper
>draws lines inbetween the grid
Why? Also, yes.

[Anonymous No.4743732]

>>4743724
>>4743717
Thanks for the info. BTW this image was from this page http://soundofsilver.co.uk/blog/2015/02/super-gameboy-speed-fix/ so if theres a better guide with less hassle then id love to see it.

[Anonymous No.4743735]

>>4743691
Its not hard at all to do any of this you complete jigaboo spick kyke. How hard is it to fucking put a battery on a board and tape it??!! Stop acting like this is brain surgery you dick fungus. Absolute cunt face, you fucking shit stained penis wrinkle.

[Anonymous No.4743738]

>>4732372
>>4732545
>>4732593
I replaced the start/select membranes with new ones and they're working great. Thanks again.

[Anonymous No.4743742]

>>4743693
look up color burst frequency. are you a yuro or burger? I'm burger and a pal master system 2 was black and white until I missed the color burst frequency and changed the oscillating Crystal. if it's not that I have no fucking clue what it could be.

[Anonymous No.4743750]

>>4743735
go back to pol now please Mr. Glorious Aryan.

[Anonymous No.4743793]

>can’t afford or wait for steel sticks
So what’s the best way to fix a worn out N64 analog stick?

[Anonymous No.4743810]

>>4743742
I'm burger. The Master System came from Canada but I think they use burger standards. Also the board says NTSC on it. I've heard about the frequency thing from the crystal but not sure how I could change it. Do I just need to swap the crystal?

[Anonymous No.4743819]

>>4743793
kirsh bent gears stick and bowl. will cost less than $5.

[Anonymous No.4743979]

>>4743819
Is this a solution that involves keeping the original stick?
Does it have good longevity and feel authentic? I’ve heard some people use grease or something
Is it easy to DIY?

[Anonymous No.4743981]

Not entirely retro, but my Wii has lots of superficial scratches on it. Is there a good polish to reduce them?

[Anonymous No.4743990]

>>4743981
Sand them with 3000 or 4000 grit or higher wet dry sand paper, then use a polishing compound or wax whatever you prefer. Should look spiffy if youre not a complete jigaboo bitch.

[Anonymous No.4743998]

>>4743990
>sanding
That sounds destructive and fraught with problems

[Anonymous No.4744012]

My Atari Lynx has these horizontal black lines on the screen. Was gonna replace caps unless someone has a better remedy - my hope is to keep the original screen for now.

[Anonymous No.4744015]

>>4744012
Caps won't fix that man, that screen is broken

[Anonymous No.4744025]

>>4743619
how do i do it

[Anonymous No.4744034]

>>4744015
this guy seemed to have the same issue and cap replacement appeared to fix his screen issues

https://www.igorkromin.net/index.php/2017/09/11/atari-lynx-repair-part-1-introduction-and-case-disassembly/

[Anonymous No.4744042]

>>4744034
It might help then but be aware that the screen might be beyond repair.

Did you pick it up like this or has it slowly been loosing lines?

[Anonymous No.4744071]

>>4744025
Well it depends on how deep the scratches are. It could take a long while to sand it down to a nice place. Then you clean it and put on the polish and polish til youre satisfied. Wiis dont have an abrasive surface, so sanding wont change the consoles feel/appearance. Polishing it is like polishing any other plastic. Just look it up on youtube.

[Anonymous No.4744074]

>>4744042
Got it this way. There are no signs of physical damage, the console is in great condition otherwise. The lady who sold it to me said it was sitting in storage for awhile but that she played the hell outta Klax on it

[Anonymous No.4744083]

>>4744074
That might give it hope if it was a general degrade. Doesn't hurt to try and replace the caps and see if it makes any difference.

[Anonymous No.4744098]

>>4744071
>>4744025
Sorry wrong post but same thing basically. Be carefull with the disc. Small scratches can be takin out with 2000 to 3000 grit wet dry sand paper/microfiber washable paper. You can make a holder or rip up an old cd player like i did or sand and polish by hand. Anyways, you want to sand down the disc until the scratches disapear into the scratches the sand paper makes. If you use lower grit sand paper to get out larger scrstches, slowly move up to higher grits of sand paper to even out the scratches. When youre done, wash it off and put on some compound, theres many different kinds. I use a mixture of caranuba wax and a pro strength guitar polish. You dont need much to get the disc to shine. Wipe away the remaining film with windex or something and if you didnt fuck it up it should be pretty, pretty, pretty good.

[Anonymous No.4744183]

>>4744098
after u use windexs let it dry

[Anonymous No.4744864]

>>4743998
Different anon here, that's the method I use for varnish and clear coats. 4000 grit sand paper is gentle, it'll just take the sheen away. Look at this, anyways.
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/simple-plastic-polishing-methods

>>4743732
That one seems fine. If it seems complicated that's because it is. It's a simple mod for someone who's good at soldering but it will be easy to destroy it. I would make a breakout board using vero.

[Anonymous No.4744994]

Can anyone post what battery holder is recommended for snes games? Wanna replace the battery in my secret of evermore cart

[Anonymous No.4745130]

>>4743584
The first one is definitely due to a depleted CMOS battery, which most DCs have nowadays. Second sounds like something going on with power supply or around area of PSU.

[Anonymous No.4745558]

>>4744864
>I would make a breakout board using vero
So you'd do it exactly like the mod in that link