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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

This was a TLC refurbishment service for a PS3. The customer initial sent-in came with transit damage, but the console worked well with no internal damage so the customer decided to order a new shell, which had to be shipped from the US as this model is US-only Once the new shell had arrived, I

The request for this mod was to stack another BIOS on top the existing BIOS on a SEGA Dreamcast, and add a physical switch to enable either of both BIOSes to boot from. The instructions for this mod can be found in the Wayback Machine as the website no longer exists. The instructions cover both

This order was for a refurbishment of a Master System as well as for the refurbishment of an OG Xbox. Additional services that the customer agreed to and that were undertaken are Original Xbox First step was disassembly and washing of the “new” shell. Note the rusting Then replacement of CPU capacitors and thermal paste,

This service was for a Triple Bypass on a Sega Multi Mega (i.e. Sega CDX). The 3BP was sourced from RetroUpgrades, which includes Composite restoration. Disassembly required to remove the copper shield and detach the motherboard from the main console. The installation of the 3BP requires removing a number of components. All the component were

This order was for a TLC, retrobrighting and recap of a PAL SNES, as well as a TLC and retrobrighting of three SNES controllers The console was yellowed particularly in one of the sides and the panel with the SNES branding. I had also many marks at the bottom from use, and had some dirt