silvestrons bits and bytesA friend found this IBM 5150 in his garage and wanted to get it up and running again, so I said I'd take a look. It has obviously been quite a while since it last saw the light of day, so it needed a fair bit of work to get going. This will be a multi-parter!
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - First Horizon * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
This IBM PC 5150 restoration is a challengesilvestrons bits and bytes2023-08-11 | A friend found this IBM 5150 in his garage and wanted to get it up and running again, so I said I'd take a look. It has obviously been quite a while since it last saw the light of day, so it needed a fair bit of work to get going. This will be a multi-parter!
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - First Horizon * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#ibm #5150 #restorationDiagnosing a RAM problem in this Sega SC-3000H!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-08-30 | Any feedback is welcome, as always.
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Credits! Music: * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#sega #sc-3000h #repairReplacing Pokemon cart batteriessilvestrons bits and bytes2024-08-25 | If you like what I do and want to encourage more, I appreciate your support through likes and comments below. If you have the means, you could also support me on Patreon as money helps me buy broken things to fix and build more projects - patreon.com/silvervest
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Credits! Music: * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#gameboy #pokemon #batteryAbsolutely stumped by this broken Sega SC-3000H!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-07-26 | Any feedback is welcome, as always.
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Credits! Music: * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#sega #sc-3000h #repairFixing a junk Game Boy with a brand new screen!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-06-14 | This original Nintendo Game Boy doesn't have a screen, so let's give it one. While we're at it, let's make it a good one.
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Credits! Music: * Junichi Masuda (composer) - Route 24, Welcome to the World of Pokemon! Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#nintendo #gameboy #ipsRecreating a LOST Compaq Portable 2 memory expansion cardsilvestrons bits and bytes2024-05-24 | Follow along while I build and test a reproduction of the extremely rare Compaq Portable 2 512/1536KB Memory Expansion card. This video is sponsored by JLCPCB! $2 for 1-8 layers and $60 coupons for new customers! Use link jlcpcb.com/?from=PCO
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Credits! Music: * Last Odyssey - ELFL * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #expansionHow to make a cheap-ish Mega Drive test cartridgesilvestrons bits and bytes2024-04-12 | I needed a 240p test cart to test some things, but I don't have a flash cart. What I do have is a junk copy of Columns and a pile of EPROMs, so let's mash them together until something works
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Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#sega #megadrive #diyThis fix is essential if you have a Super CD-ROM²!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-03-29 | Finally, we come to the big job - this is the recap of the Super CD-ROM². These beauties suffered from the capacitor plague of the 90s and if not worked on will have poor sound and trouble just working and loading games in general, so an essential fix.
A viewer sent in this lovely Japanese console for repair, the NEC PC Engine Core Grafx II and the Super CD-ROM². In part 1, I tackled the Core Grafx II with a full clean and recap, and it turned out great. In part 2, I dove into this Super CD-ROM² and investigated what work needed doing and parts ordering.
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - First Horizon * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#nec #pcengine #repairFixing faulty logic in this Commodore 64!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-03-15 | Picked up a couple of dead C64s recently, so let's dive into what's wrong with them and bring them back to life. This will be part one in a two part mini-series!
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:15 - Teardown 00:05:12 - Testing 00:09:10 - Making a plan 00:10:21 - Can we prove it? 00:16:43 - Not really 00:21:26 - Get to work 00:25:22 - More testing 00:32:26 - Some time later... 00:43:13 - Conclusion... for now
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - Temple of Runha * AGST - Fights * Birdies - Skipping Class * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#c64 #repair #electronicsThis is whats inside an Atari Lynx cartridge!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-03-08 | I was recently given a few items, one of them being this not working copy of Rampage for the Atari Lynx, so with nothing to lose let's dive in and see what's inside!
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Credits! Music: * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#atari #lynx #cartridgeRetro Revisit : Sam & Max Hit the Road IBM PC CD-ROM #pc #dos #bigbox #samandmax #retrogamingsilvestrons bits and bytes2024-03-04 | ...A look inside this capacitor damaged PC Engine Super CD-ROM²silvestrons bits and bytes2024-03-01 | In this part, I'm diving into the Super CD-ROM², which had a lot more problems and capacitors that I anticipated!
A viewer sent in this lovely Japanese console for repair, the NEC PC Engine Core Grafx II and the Super CD-ROM². In part 1, I tackled the Core Grafx II with a full clean and recap, and it turned out great.
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - Dark Princess * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#nec #pcengine #repairXCPLA Hot Air Soldering #c64 #soldering #electronicssilvestrons bits and bytes2024-02-27 | ...Trace repair for Toshiba T4400SX PSU #retrorepairs #electronics #repair #toshibasilvestrons bits and bytes2024-02-20 | ...This NEC PC Engine sounds TERRIBLE! Lets fix it up!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-02-16 | A viewer sent in this lovely Japanese console for repair, the NEC PC Engine Core Grafx II and the Super CD-ROM². They both need a recapping and both have HORRIBLE sound, so let's get them back in tip top shape for him to enjoy!
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - Dark Princess * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#nec #pcengine #repairTrace repair on a Sega Master System #retrorepairs #electronicssilvestrons bits and bytes2024-02-11 | ...Repairing a broken IC leg #1 #retrorepairs #electronicssilvestrons bits and bytes2024-02-05 | ...Teardown and fix this RCA Transistor Tester from 1967!silvestrons bits and bytes2024-02-02 | This RCA WT-501A Transistor Tester dating back to 1967 was a very neat find at an antiques place recently, so I had to pick it up. Turned out a bit crustier inside than I was expecting! Let's get it working.
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - Low Fidelity Space Waves * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#rca #electronics #repairInstalling the Beepboop-ersilvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-29 | Soldering on the SMD speaker on the OpenFlops W1DHow to clean your hole #3 #solderingsilvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-23 | Cleaning a through-hole via with desolder braid and 99% isopropyl alcohol. This was a particularly full hole, so it needed a second pass.My bench PSU blew up, lets find out whysilvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-19 | My bench top power supply blew up recently, so while I was waiting for a new one to arrive I decided to tear down into my old one and see what happened. Come along!
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Credits! Music: * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#bench #psu #powersupplyReplacing a tiny destroyed connector #repair #soldering #smdsilvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-15 | This is the fan connector on a GPD Win Max 2How to clean your hole #2 #solderingsilvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-12 | Cleaning a through-hole via with desoldering braid and 99% isopropyl alcoholHot air and drag soldering of FPC connector #retro #solderingsilvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-11 | Installing the FPC connector onto the OpenFlops W1D. Added too much solder paste, so needed a little cleanup with some wick and drag soldering technique.How to clean your hole #1 #soldering #wicksilvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-09 | Cleaning a through hole via with desolder braidCRT swapping a Compaq Portable 2silvestrons bits and bytes2024-01-05 | My Compaq Portable 2 needs a new screen and thankfully, I've been given a donor machine! Let's dive into why and do the swaparoo.
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:41 - Teardown 00:05:26 - Remove the CRT 00:08:41 - Donor: Rinse, repeat 00:09:41 - What other goodies? 00:11:10 - Compare the tubes 00:12:41 - Install 00:15:47 - Test and tweak 00:21:20- Conclusion
Any feedback is welcome, as always.
Credits! Music: * Purple Dive - Remembrance * Birdies - Skipping Class * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #repairFixing broken lines on a cheap original Nintendo Game Boy!silvestrons bits and bytes2023-12-22 | Picked up this Game Boy recently and it was marked "not working" - let's find out why and fix it!
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:51 - Test it out 00:05:25 - Disassembly 00:09:14 - Fixing the LCD 00:18:25 - Fixing the battery terminals 00:22:48 - Cleanup and reassembly 00:29:53 - Testing 00:30:30 - Conclusion 00:31:05 - Bonus! Cart battery replacement
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Credits! Music: * Bit Fight - White Drift * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#nintendo #gameboy #repairModding and fixing an nVidia Shield TV with USB-Csilvestrons bits and bytes2023-12-08 | This poor nVidia Shield TV has had a tough life and some past hack job repairs, so let's give it a proper bit of love and mod it with USB-C power input!
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:50 - Teardown 00:05:35 - Inspection 00:07:57 - Cleanup 00:13:56 - A plan is formed 00:20:00 - Let's do it 00:25:26 - Testing 00:28:39 - Reassembly and final test 00:30:30 - Conclusion
Any feedback is welcome, as always.
Links! https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/175889183457
Credits! Music: * Low Fidelity Space Waves - ELFL * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#nvidia #shield #modBuilding a new memory expansion for my Compaq Portable 3!silvestrons bits and bytes2023-11-24 | Going against that famous not-actually-a-Bill-Gates quote, 640K isn't enough for me, so today I'm building a modern reproduction of the Compaq Portable III's memory expansion board and maxing it out.
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:05 - Parts 00:03:18 - Expansion backplane 00:11:25 - Memory expansion card 00:22:33 - All together, time for RAM 00:25:43 - Jumpers? 00:29:47 - Installation 00:31:47 - First boot 00:36:43 - Using extended memory 00:42:56 - Not so fast 00:45:16 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * First Horizon - ELFL * Low Fidelity Space Waves - ELFL * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #expansionBringing these Pioneer LaserDisc and cassette components back to lifesilvestrons bits and bytes2023-11-10 | Found these Pioneer components recently, so lets bring them back to life and use. There's a Pioneer CLD-2600 LaserDisc player and a Pioneer CT-W601R dual cassette deck, and they were cheap and broken - my two favourite things. Let's fix them up!
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Credits! Music: Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#pioneer #component #repairFixing a hard drive for my Compaq Portable 3silvestrons bits and bytes2023-10-27 | The final piece of the puzzle - the hard drive! I'll be doing a bit of PC archaeology here and trying to recover the life and data on a hard drive that was last used in 1997.
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:13 - Explain the process 00:08:06 - Warning! 00:08:56 - The important drive 00:20:06 - Testing 00:33:18 - Backup plan time 00:38:58 - Testing pt.2 00:42:55 - Install and in-situ test 00:46:24 - MS-DOS floppy creation 00:54:49 - FASTART initialisation 01:03:51 - All done! 01:11:06 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #repairFinishing the restoration on this IBM PC 5150silvestrons bits and bytes2023-09-29 | This is part 3 working on the garage find IBM PC 5150. In this final part, I'll get the hard drive operating and check out what files are on there, and complete the physical restoration. Come along!
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - Dark Princess * ELFL - Dark Prince Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#ibm #5150 #restorationRevitalising TWO Atari Lynx... Lynxes... Lynxs? Lynxii?silvestrons bits and bytes2023-09-15 | Do not adjust your set, I have here not one but TWO Atari Lynx handhelds to work on! The Model 1 is in for an IPS LCD install using the BennVenn kit, and both are going to be getting a revamp of their power circuits.
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:05 - Model 1 teardown 00:07:36 - Screen removal 00:11:17 - Recap and power 00:19:37 - Screen install 00:27:19 - First test 00:29:12 - Reassembly and final test 00:33:18 - Model 2 teardown 00:36:48 - Power revamp 00:38:27 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * ELFL - First Horizon * AGST - Fights * Molife - As Day Breaks * Hiroshi Miyauchi (composer) / Yoko Wada (arrangement) - Magical Sound Shower (GG) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#atari #lynx #bennvennDiagnosing no video for this IBM PC 5150 restoration!silvestrons bits and bytes2023-08-25 | This is part 2 working on the garage find IBM PC 5150. We finished last video with good power but no life, so this time I'm diving deep into how to diagnose the problem and bring it back to life.
You can watch part 1 here - youtu.be/IkzYQDTY6OA I highly recommend you do before this one!
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Credits! Music: * ELFL - Temple of Runha * Birdies - Skipping Class * Andreas Boldt - Gentle Impulsions * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#ibm #5150 #restorationFixing a blown up Sony CMT-EX1 plus some upgradessilvestrons bits and bytes2023-07-28 | What happens if you plug a 120V rated appliance into 240V mains in another country? Spewing capacitors and a big bang! Diving into this collectible Sony CD Player from the early 2000s to repair after a voltage mishap.
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Credits! Music: * Molife - Nite Glo * Birdies - Skipping Class * Lucas Heil - Smooth Jazz Nyan Cat Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#sony #cmt-ex1 #repairRefilling the magic smoke on this Compaq Portable 3 power supplysilvestrons bits and bytes2023-07-21 | I went to see what other parts I could salvage from my Compaq Portable 3 parts machine, and as soon as I turned it on, thick smoke blew out the side and my office stank for hours. Let's see what blew up and whether we can repair it easily or not.
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Credits! Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #psuKeyboard refurbishing for my Compaq Portable 3silvestrons bits and bytes2023-07-14 | Finally fixing the keyboard. In this vid I'll teardown, clean the unit, and remake the cable with a neat home DIY coiling technique!
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:03 - Teardown 00:14:17 - Cleaning 00:17:35 - Rebuild the cable 00:27:55 - Testing the wiring 00:31:13 - Coil result 00:42:47 - More cleaning 00:46:36 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * Molife - Dazed Summer * Yomoti - Before Chill * Andreas Boldt - Gentle Impulsions * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #repairWell loved N64 controllers make my heart singsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-07-11 | ...Refreshing this Game Gear with an IPS LCD kitsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-06-30 | Fellow vintage computer collector wanted a new LCD put into his GameGear and I volunteered. I love these hand helds and am very happy to be able to help someone enjoy theirs! The BennVenn IPS LCD kit is such a nice upgrade, and it's great to support an Aussie seller! The install is very straightforward, and looks terrific.
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:18 - Original screen 00:04:11 - Disassembly 00:06:51 - Component removal 00:12:08 - Screen install 00:14:14 - Ribbon install 00:25:01 - Testing 00:27:26 - Reassembly and final test 00:29:35 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * Hiroshi Miyauchi (composer) / Yoko Wada (arrangement) - Magical Sound Shower (GG) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#sega #gamegear #bennvennThe sound of this Panasonic W1030 Typewriter from 1988 🎵😍🎶 #shortssilvestrons bits and bytes2023-06-23 | Yes, it did type beyond the width of the paper, I didn't know how to set that up :)Upcoming project sneaky peek, coming Real Soon Nowsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-06-18 | Teaser for an upcoming project! What could it possibly be!? #shortsMemory error troubleshooting (again) on the Compaq Portable IIIsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-06-09 | I cannot catch a break trying to fix this stupid 201 memory error! Unfortunately this does not end the way I wanted it to, but at least I have closure.
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:22 - First problem found 00:08:46 - Testing round one 00:09:08 - Second problem found 00:12:10 - Testing round two 00:13:06 - Third problem found... 00:15:11 - Testing round three... 00:15:42 - What is going on.... 00:20:21 - This must be it, right? 00:20:46 - Are you kidding me 00:25:18 - Chip testing 00:27:04 - Some time later 00:34:19 - Final testing! Really! 00:37:55 - Rusty parts swap 00:38:52 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * White Drift - Bit Fight * Molife - As Day Breaks * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #repairReviving an IBM laptop from 1991!silvestrons bits and bytes2023-06-02 | This IBM PS/2 L40 SX had so many leaking caps, no wonder it was called a plague.
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:22 - Powering up 00:05:38 - Do we have VGA? 00:10:02 - Disassembly 00:19:06 - Starting the recap 00:22:50 - Booting into reference disk 00:28:23 - Screen disassembly 00:31:41 - Testing components 00:36:52 - Screen recapping 00:39:05 - Testing 00:40:41 - Booting DOS! 00:43:10 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * Andreas Boldt - Gentle Impulsions * Birdies - Skipping Class * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#ibm #retrocomputing #repairFixing a no video Sega Master System with a challenge!silvestrons bits and bytes2023-05-05 | If you like what I do and want to encourage more, I appreciate your support through likes and comments below. If you have the means, you could also support me on Patreon as money helps me buy broken things to fix and build more projects - patreon.com/silvervest
Any feedback is welcome, as always.
Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:22 - First look and disassembly 00:08:30 - Testing components 00:15:38 - CPU weirdness? 00:21:02 - More diagnosis needed 00:24:05 - Corrosion found 00:27:10 - Trace repair 00:34:27 - Testing 00:36:38 - Plastic repair 00:40:04 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * AGST - Fights * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#sega #mastersystem #repairIntroducing the OpenFlops W1D for the Compaq LTE Elitesilvestrons bits and bytes2023-04-21 | An open-source floppy drive emulator built specifically for the Compaq LTE Elite to replace the failing Citizen W1D drive.
You can buy the OpenFlops W1D fully preassembled, programmed and tested from my store - sbab.co/w1d
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Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - The Parts 00:03:33 - Building 00:17:14 - Programming 00:20:20 - Testing 00:21:45 - Installing 00:28:41 - Usage 00:30:51 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * Power Druid - Lemon * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #openflops #replacementRaspberry Pi MicroSD slot replacement #shortssilvestrons bits and bytes2023-04-13 | ...Memory error troubleshooting on the Compaq Portable IIIsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-04-07 | Compaq Portable 3 uses 201 Memory Error - It's super effective!
This is part two in a mini-series on the Compaq Portable III - chasing down and fixing a memory error! You can watch part one over here - youtube.com/watch?v=gBF2E-BSWJk
If you like what I do and want to encourage more, I appreciate your support through likes and comments below. If you have the means, you could also support me on Patreon as money helps me buy broken things to fix and build more projects - patreon.com/silvervest
Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - Diving straight in 00:05:07 - Replacement parts 00:07:58 - More tests 00:10:08 - Another possible fault? 00:14:00 - Nope 00:15:32 - Hyper focused downfall 00:21:48 - Conclusion
Credits! Music: * Lexica - Albatross * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!
#compaq #portable #repairTest video... no I mean, Im testing RAM in this video #ram #retrocomputingsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-03-29 | ...Painstakingly reverse engineering a custom chips pinoutsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-03-25 | Music: Forhill - CloudsModding my Keychron C1 mechanical keyboard for more quietsilvestrons bits and bytes2023-03-18 | If you like what I do and want to encourage more, I appreciate your support through likes and comments below. If you have the means, you could also support me on Patreon as money helps me buy broken things to fix and build more projects - patreon.com/silvervest
Bookmarks! 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:31 - Stock reference 00:03:10 - Teardown 00:04:41 - Tools 00:07:40 - Step one: Silicone 00:10:03 - Mix and pour 00:11:24 - Thirty minutes later 00:13:53 - Reassembly 00:15:22 - First sound test 00:15:53 - Step two: O-rings 00:17:01 - Install timelapse 00:19:04 - Final sound test 00:20:00 - Conclusion
Any feedback is welcome, as always.
Links! Barnes Pinkysil - https://www.barnes.com.au/single-product/pinkysil-fast-set-silicone/ Silicone O-Ring set - https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09F97TVQT?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
Equipment used! Recorder: Zoom H1N Microphones: * Rode VideoMicro II * Blue Yeti
Credits! Music: * Yomoti - Before Chill * Masaru Setsumaru - Data Select (from Sonic 3) Font: Riciery Leal - VCR OSD Mono (dafont.com/vcr-osd-mono.font) Putting up with my weird hobbies: My wife
Disclaimer! I am NOT an expert, I have genuinely NO idea what I'm doing, and mostly just glue things together and use a lot of Google-fu until stuff works. I've been tinkering with electronics since I was a kid, but have no formal training and will probably do things incorrectly. If you learn something from this, that's awesome, but trust me - I'm learning too!