I'll eventually put some up in this post, but maybe later.
Ended up cleaning the case of that Gameboy Pocket since it was super grungy. Other than the plastic screen needing to be replaced, it's working perfectly. I'll have to get a battery cover 3D printed sometime soon.
The case of the Master System 2 got scrubbed. There's some really narrow areas that I couldn't get scrubbed perfectly, so I just took my drying cloth to get into those crevices. I haven't tried it out since after cleaning, but I'm sure it's fine. The video mods will come in time.
I found a GB Color at Goodwill that I though I could use to case swap a non working one . Obviously, it didn't work, so I took a chance and scrubbed it like I did with the Pocket. I used a little bulb air duster (used mainly on cameras) to blow all the water out of the ICs and VIAs...I was really impatient.
There was some gunk on the little ribbon connector for the screen. I did some old skool cartridge connector cleaning to remove it. I removed majority of the gunk off; there was some gunk on there that I didn't want to try to scrape off without damaging the cable.
After a quick test assemble, the unit finally powered on and there was the familiar Gameboy "Ding" startup noise, but no display. I thought I ruined the cable and was already contemplating alternative connection methods, but all it really needed was to be reseated and locked properly. After doing that, it worked perfectly. I tested both the GBP and GBC with my Everdrive GB and everything worked perfectly!
Speaking of Everdrives, KRIKzz did release the Everdrive GBA. I managed to get into a group buy for one well under the standard price for one. I got to with it after getting back from vacation. It's a really nice kit. The group buy organizer included an SD card that had all the games presorted, so it was ready to go out of the envelope! Very awesome.
Now, speaking about vacation. I managed to bring home our family's old Laserdisc player. It was just collecting dust, so I managed to take it with me on the way back from Hawaii. It did survive the trip with no damages or problems.
Why the Laserdisc? I'm keeping it for sentimental value. Long story short, my dad and I both brainstormed on what to get my mom for a gift. It was mainly used for karaoke, but it since just collected dust for years.
Found some Laserdiscs at Goodwill, including The Empire Strikes Back (untoched FTW!). Tested those out with the player and it works perfect!
I think I'll just add pics in a later posts. It's late, insomnia sucks, and I need to sleep...and shower...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
Back from vaca and some stuff...
Before I went on vacation, I found a decent looking Gameboy Pocket at a Goodwill Outlet. It was a bit grungy, but I figured it might be worth a shot to see if it worked OK.
...it didn't. Didn't power on at all.
I opened it up to see if there was some corrosion that could easily be cleaned off, but it wasn't that easy. There was a spill inside, and it got all over the components on the mainboard. I tried a quick degunking with alcohol and swabs, but it didn't work.
...had to go a little deeper than that.
I ended up taking it to the sink and scrubbing it with an old toothbrush and dish soap until all the gunk came off. I pretty much let it dry for almost 3 weeks. Coming back from vaca, I had a little time tonight to do a quick reassemble and test.
...lo and behold, it powered on! All I need to do now is clean up the case itself and it's good to go (I hope).
During vaca, a sale thread came up on a Facebook group I'm in. A friend of mine tagged me in a post. It had a Sega Master System 2 in it for a good price! I immediately PM'd the seller to see if he could hold it for me until I got back from vaca, but my friend insisted that he'd get it for me, possibly for me helping him move and whatnot a couple of months back.
...for the record, I'd help a friend out for free...or at least for food. So this was an awesome gesture.
Other than the controller it came with, the console worked perfectly! I just got it disassembled to get it cleaned up and possibly modded for A/V/S-Video mods later.
There are more things to include, but it's late and I was excited to blog again, even for little things like this.
I'll put pics up later...maybe I might go over what I did on vacation soon as well.
...it didn't. Didn't power on at all.
I opened it up to see if there was some corrosion that could easily be cleaned off, but it wasn't that easy. There was a spill inside, and it got all over the components on the mainboard. I tried a quick degunking with alcohol and swabs, but it didn't work.
...had to go a little deeper than that.
I ended up taking it to the sink and scrubbing it with an old toothbrush and dish soap until all the gunk came off. I pretty much let it dry for almost 3 weeks. Coming back from vaca, I had a little time tonight to do a quick reassemble and test.
...lo and behold, it powered on! All I need to do now is clean up the case itself and it's good to go (I hope).
During vaca, a sale thread came up on a Facebook group I'm in. A friend of mine tagged me in a post. It had a Sega Master System 2 in it for a good price! I immediately PM'd the seller to see if he could hold it for me until I got back from vaca, but my friend insisted that he'd get it for me, possibly for me helping him move and whatnot a couple of months back.
...for the record, I'd help a friend out for free...or at least for food. So this was an awesome gesture.
Other than the controller it came with, the console worked perfectly! I just got it disassembled to get it cleaned up and possibly modded for A/V/S-Video mods later.
There are more things to include, but it's late and I was excited to blog again, even for little things like this.
I'll put pics up later...maybe I might go over what I did on vacation soon as well.
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