Console Repair

I recently ran into this but the fix is simple and doesn’t necessarily require you to take the handheld apart.

Hi, I have an Power Clutch SG by Asciiware (also known as the Sega Mega Stick), a controller for the Sega Mega Drive. It’s one of my favorite controllers.

Hey there! Some months ago, I got myself a (first gen) XBOX with the intention of softmodding it. The console would boot up, but not read discs. As far as I remember, it did spin the discs at this point. There was no error message, it just skipped to the main menu after like a minute of trying to read them.

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Hi there, first post here.

So I've mostly fixed up a 3DS picked up off eBay.

I have a nice pink (slim) PS2 with a broken optical drive that I’m trying to fix. I have a replacement drive that has an identical code to the broken one and that visually looks identical except that one of the ribbon cables is longer. I put it in following the instructions from iFixit, but the new drive does not seem to spin up (though it does move the read head, it sound like).

I recently replaced power connectors on two DSi XLs. Both couldn’t charge, and one worked on the battery while the other didn’t. I replaced the connectors and a dead charging circuit fuse on one of them (only one dead fuse).

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I can't press any of the buttons and get a response from it

I have a "Professional control pad PRO-2" (this one https://segaretro.org/Konix_Power_Pad), but unfortunately it does not work.

As mentioned, fuse was blown on battery board. There was also battery corrosion. Reflowed solder on corroded solder joints, used fiberglass scratch pen to expose traces next to the absent fuse solder pads, and used a wire fragment/solder blob to bridge the gap for testing. It worked. Now need fuses. Overscratch area was covered with clear nail varnish (not visible but it’s there). Someday I’ll get myself some proper solder resist and a UV light.

Do you wonder "what is the appropriate goop to use in this repair?" Let's talk about it. First things first:

Just wanted to say I feel very much accomplished and like a techie now.

. I've been looking for a couple house and just can't find them all. Do any of you have some decent resources for this?

I recently picked up a syringe of Chipquik SMD291 tack flux to play around with, I'm just getting into doing smd stuff... and I find myself using it for just about everything because it's so easy to use, works a treat, and is fairly easy to clean up. What flux do you like to use? Do you have different ones for different uses, or do you tend to just use one for everything?

I love how Adrian Black shows what the scope should look like for the C64 on power on, etc. but I have never seen anyone do the same for an NES. It would be a fascinating video. Anyone seen anything like this?