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This service was a combined modchip (Mayumi v4) and Dual Frequency Oscillator (From consolesunleashed.com). First the console was tested for good normal function, and then disassembled to reach the motherboard. The first task was to remove the shield to uncover the area where the Mayumi v4 has to be installed. This shield was soldered back […]

This order was for a Game Cube TLC. The console came very dirty and with a yellowed front panel as well as several chips around the front part of the console. Customer was made aware of the chips and asked if they would be interested in retrobrighting the front panel, which they agreed to. The

Initial Repair Attempt Customer description of the fault was that a region mod was performed years ago and last year the console stopped displaying video. I explained that I would attempt to trace the fault but I cannot guarantee a solution can be found, and it could be a lot of things. Customer agreed to

This service included the Refurbishment and TLC of a PS3 as well as the upgrade to a 1TB SSD drive. The customer provided the SSD drive. While the console looked relatively in good condition externally, once opened it had a fair amount of fluff and dust. An old guest that had seen better days was

This order was fulfilled through the Free Modding Programme for a SEGA Nomad recap and a lens replacement. The Nomad packs a Mega Drive inside and houses an LCD screen and 3 different PCBs. One of those is a small Mode / Start button with no capacitors. The other two boards, one has the main

This service was for the refurbishment and TLC of a PS2 slim. The customer reported having used sellotape in some of the internal parts to help disc reading, and having used FreeDVD method to play certain games. Upon reception of the console, initial tests didn’t show any reading issues with regular PS2 games, so the

This order includes: Playstation 2 This was a phat console with a board revision v10. The console had been previously been modded with USB power, a Noctua fan and a Modbo 3.0. The consoles was somewhat dirty and upon disassembly the a somewhat messy installation of the USB mod was revealed. Before trying to power

This order was for the recap of a Game Gear, and later for the installation of a new IPS screen, replacement of the audio board and re-shelling of the whole console. First the recap. The console wouldn’t show a screen but the red LED light would turn on. This is typical of bad capacitors and

This service was for a partial recap, 128MB upgrade and Stellar and XboxHD+ install for a beautiful transparent green Original Xbox. The console was in really good condition albeit for a couple of marks in the back fins which have slightly cracked (this is not uncommon on this model). I removed the two stickers hiding

This order was for a recap, Triple Bypass and DFO region mod for a Japanese MK1 Sega MegaDrive The console was japanese import in relatively good condition externally. The first job was to disassemble the consoles and proceed with the recapping. For this particular console I could not find an existing capacitor map, so I