Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

Work and family life keep me busy. Console mod installs in my spare time. Wellington City, New Zealand Joined October 2008

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

a week ago

@KazuyukiHoshino @wireframejames

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a month ago

Switchless Region change + DFO + Controller reset installed on Sega Genesis Model 1 with a 3BPv2+ mod previously installed from the last time it came in.

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a month ago

@nosIndulgences Look what's popped up on AE... a.aliexpress.com/_mOqoNRZ

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a month ago

@Chopped4Lyfe @nosIndulgences @gamerghosts Thanks man. I might have to pull the trigger

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a month ago

Button I & II and turbos were not working. Trace repair and it fixed them. New DC jack replacement arriving soon. Will be happy to send back and move on :) lucky owner in the end.

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Cleaned up ok. Crumbly/brittle joints replaced. New caps. DC jack internal spring buggered. Gunked up. Battery neg input not able to reach ground on power switch. Jumped to test. Powered on! Screen and backlight alive. Audio. But wait... It had non-responsive buttons.2/3

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a month ago

I got sent a PC Engine GT someone bought hoping a lucky cap replacement would do the trick. I couldn't spend this money on a "junk" item myself without opening. Turned out it needed more than just ew caps to fix it (surprise!) Quickly turned into repair job. No life. 1/3

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

2 months ago

@wireframejames @Qantas Yeah that's ridiculous

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2 months ago

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2 months ago

NESRGB V5 install in an AV Famicom. New version includes component video, RGB, S-video, and composite video. Auto-detects cable used.

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2 months ago

@nosIndulgences Oh wait. Just saw the video. It's actually really easy. I was imagining a full tear down. Old flex ribbon stiffeners coming lose and connector clips breaking etc.

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2 months ago

@nosIndulgences Many PS2s will be wrecked by reshell attempts lol.

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

3 months ago

@PeacefulOutcome No harder than any other mod kit (e.g. HDMI type ones) for retro consoles. Just less room, small connector clips and small screws to deal with.

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

3 months ago

Can't say I do these very often. I much prefer to work on retro stuff but anyway I did one of these today.

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

3 months ago

@BlackhawkTim The parts as in the mod kits? They're on AliExpress still though not as obvious as before. Usually the first photo is kind of generic to avoid attention.

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

3 months ago

@Nitehack I'm guessing there's a reason why you don't want to go too large with 4 wire resistive touchscreens though of course.

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

3 months ago

@Nitehack It looks great and the scaling looks perfect on that 10.4"? Would going bigger with the LCD and a custom 4:3 resistive touch overlay work as well, if it was 4-wire, like the DS? Thinking about 4:3 LCD screens where the DS output res would still scale and fill properly.

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

3 months ago

IC11 replaced. Boots fine now :⁠-⁠) input probs of course. So new keyboard membrane to order. Stuff like recap and replace old voltage regulator to do still. Grabbed a few Bluetooth receiver boards to try that mod where you can load programs via phone app.

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Jono Sharp @JonoSharp

3 months ago

Bought this ZX Spectrum computer the other day from my local Marketplace. Couldn't pass it up with the box. Composite video mod done first so don't have RF scan for picture. Failed to boot. Lower RAM fault in IC11.