Recapping a 30 year old console, first time
bright-lichen-52
Ordered the kit. Soldering iron is warming up. Wish me luck.
misty-rowan-888 more
Take photos of every cap's orientation before you pull it.
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misty-birch-592 more
misty-rowan-88 wrote:
Take photos of every cap's orientation before you pull it.
Agreed, and I'd add that it takes a while before it clicks.
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bright-beech-80
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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amber-sedge-89
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.
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sunlit-willow-222 more
That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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pale-sedge-91 more
sunlit-willow-22 wrote:
That's fair.
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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bright-thistle-5
Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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wild-moth-351 more
misty-rowan-88 wrote:
Take photos of every cap's orientation before you pull it.
Honestly the cheap option was fine for the first few years.
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dusky-fern-70
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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hollow-sparrow-952 more
Upscalers are great if you value your back and your desk space.
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copper-wren-27
This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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bright-lichen-52
Same experience here.
The second time went a lot better once I stopped rushing it.
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bright-finch-36
Practice on a dead board first before recapping something you care about.
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copper-wren-27
A free CRT is rare now, take it, nothing else looks the same.
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misty-rowan-88
Turn-based strategy games from that era hold up remarkably well.