Welcome to Adam’s Vintage Computer Restorations.
My name is Adam Wilson. I’m an electronics engineer, and for the past few years I’ve been collecting, repairing, and restoring vintage computers and other electronics in my spare time.
I’ve created this website to document my repairs and restorations in an accessible manner for anyone who may be interested.
Latest from the Blog
2001 Toshiba SD-23VB (3850R-Z243G) VHS/DVD Player Repair
Last year, a colleague of mine very kindly gave me this Toshiba SD-23VB VHS/DVD combi player, which was apparently completely dead, likely a fault with the internal PSU. I tested it when it arrived, and it was indeed completely dead – there was no response to the power button or any other button at all,…
1983 Milton-Bradley Vectrex Repair
Last year, I repaired a Vectrex games console for a friend of mine who runs Re:Wired Museum & Arcade CIC, a community-run project in Teesside which helps to preserve and showcase technology that has impacted society. Apparently the unit worked OK for a while after being whacked on the side, then stopped working completely following…
2003 Microsoft Xbox Crystal Green Repair & Restoration
A couple of weeks ago, I repaired a 2003 Microsoft Xbox for a friend of mine – a very lovely and rather rare green crystal limited-edition Xbox with a translucent case. The symptoms were that the power button didn’t work, but the console could still be powered on with the eject button – a pretty…
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