Views: 109 I’ve been refurbishing consoles from the inside by cleaning and recapping as seen in my posts and Youtube videos. It is a top priority at this point due to many reasons mentioned in those guides, but I also…
Views: 379 With the shocking announcement of the AES+, Neo Geo AES original hardware resurfaced back to all retro gamers’ attention. Now you feel like you can own an original hardware, but if you already have an AES and using…
Views: 837 Recently I’ve been doing many recapping guides for my consoles, and now it is time for the Genesis. My Genesis is model 1 with “High Definition Graphics” label which is considered the best ever version. In this post,…
Views: 659 In this post I will explain how to recap the N64 using my Japanese model. It is one of the easiest consoles to replace the capacitors for and always recommended to do so. Complete video tutorial Watch the…
Views: 805 I have a Japanese Super Famicom with a model number SNS-CPU-GPM-02, it is functioning very well but I wanted to recap it to give it reliability for the future. Recapping such devices in my opinion is a must…
Views: 858 This circuit is one of the basic circuits one can use to protect his circuit and the output of his power supply. Actually, it is 2 circuits in one. The first circuit is a simple load switch to…
Views: 638 Linear regulators are one of the most famous and simple types of voltage regulators used in electronics. In this article, I will go into the basics of linear regulators as well as low dropout regulators (LDOs), how to…
Views: 589 Without a doubt for me, the PSone is the best version of the original Playstation 1. It was introduced in year 2000 and is very elegant and compact. In this tutorial, I will explain in details how to…
Views: 2,351 Ever since I got into retro consoles modding and gaming scene, I’ve seen many discussions about recapping these old consoles. People go back and forth arguing if capacitor replacement (recapping) is necessary or not, good practice or gimmick,…
Views: 660 I have started a new youtube tutorial series about learning KiCAD usage for designing PCBs and electronics. The series can be found here. I will keep adding videos which will show in the playlist.