I recently bought my first Nintendo GameCube on eBay – I never actually had one back in the day, I had a PlayStation 2 at the time instead, though a couple of my friends did. I’d been after one for a while due to their game library and available modifications. The Nintendo GameCube is aContinue reading “2002 Nintendo GameCube Restoration & Modifications”
Category Archives: Repair
1990s Apple Macintosh LC475 & M1296Z 12″ RGB CRT Display Repair
Early this year, a friend of mine asked me to take a look at their 1990s Apple Macintosh LC475 computer & matching 12″ RGB CRT display – these worked until a couple of years ago, but the LC475 was no longer booting & the CRT was no longer displaying an image. The first step wasContinue reading “1990s Apple Macintosh LC475 & M1296Z 12″ RGB CRT Display Repair”
1981 Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III Repair
I few months ago, a friend of mine asked me to take a look at their 1980s Tandy TRS-80 Model III, a unit with level II BASIC, 48KB RAM, and dual 5.25″ disk drives. They had bought it sold-as-seen assumed non-working online and had it imported from the USA, so it was a 110V machineContinue reading “1981 Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III Repair”
1950s English Electric 2750S Heated Serving Tray Repair & Restoration
A slightly different post to the usual ones! If you’re a regular reader, you’ll already know that I volunteer monthly at a local repair café hosted by Climate Action Stokesley & Villages (CASaV), a group who aim to help communities in Stokesley and the surrounding villages to take action on climate change by supporting and developing localContinue reading “1950s English Electric 2750S Heated Serving Tray Repair & Restoration”
1958 Marconi T69DA Vacuum Tube Radio Restoration
A couple of months ago, I bought a vintage 1958 Marconi T69DA tube AM/FM radio set in an antique shop in Marske-by-the-Sea, Vintage by the Sea. The T69DA was in good physical shape, however it was in unknown operating condition. The T69DA is a reasonably simple mains-powered six-tube superheterodyne radio receiver, with a channel switchContinue reading “1958 Marconi T69DA Vacuum Tube Radio Restoration”
1974 Texas Instruments TI-2500 Datamath Calculator Repair & Lithium Battery Upgrade
A few months ago, I bought a bundle of a few very nice vintage calculators on eBay, including a 1974 Texas Instruments TI-2500 “Datamath” – this was in good physical condition but was untested and sold-as-seen. The Texas Instruments TI-2500 Datamath was a professional pocket calculator from 1972 with an early LED display and aContinue reading “1974 Texas Instruments TI-2500 Datamath Calculator Repair & Lithium Battery Upgrade”
1992 Acorn Archimedes 3010 Repair & Restoration
Earlier in 2024, I bought a large lot of very interesting vintage electronics – including test gear, computers, and audio equipment – which belonged to a local electronics engineer, who had sadly passed away quite recently, and whose family wanted it to go to a good home. Among this was a very nice Acorn ArchimedesContinue reading “1992 Acorn Archimedes 3010 Repair & Restoration”
1955 Radio City Products “Model 314” Vacuum Tube Tester Repair & Restoration
Earlier in 2024, I bought a large lot of very interesting vintage electronics – including test gear, computers, and audio equipment – which belonged to a local electronics engineer, who had sadly passed away quite recently, and whose family wanted it to go to a good home. Among this was a very cool 1950s RadioContinue reading “1955 Radio City Products “Model 314” Vacuum Tube Tester Repair & Restoration”
1992 Acorn A4 Laptop Repair, Restoration, & Modifications
A friend of mine who I’ve done several repairs for in the past recently trusted me with a rather rare, and very poorly, Acorn A4 laptop. The A4 was an early laptop and the only one that Acorn ever made – it was effectively an Archimedes 5000 squashed into a portable case, including an 1800mAhContinue reading “1992 Acorn A4 Laptop Repair, Restoration, & Modifications”
1995 SEGA Saturn Repair & Restoration
My lovely wife kindly bought me six vintage games consoles for Christmas 2023, all in unknown or non-working condition, including my first SEGA Saturn. The Saturn is a fifth-generation home video game console developed by SEGA, the successor to the Mega Drive. The Saturn has a dual-CPU architecture and eight processors. Its games are inContinue reading “1995 SEGA Saturn Repair & Restoration”