recap

Up for sale, a complete set of Pc-Engine with cd-rom2 recapped and RGB modded. List includes the following: 1. PC-Engine - recapped 2. Cd-rom2 unit - new gear installed 3. Interface unit IFU-30 - recapped and RGB modded 4. Original pc-engine controller 5. RGC RGB cable to SCART 6. Original PSU...

Hey everyone, Looks like I somehow ended up with the MV1C from hell. Had this thing for years, and it only recently began exhibiting problems: Random resets. To be clear, the random resets were happening before I attempted the recap. This seems to happen more frequently when using flash carts...

I've always loved these cab maintenance and restoration logs, so I figured it was my turn to contribute a bit! I've already done quite a bit of work on the cabinet and will be sort of 'backfilling' this thread with progress shots until it catches up to the present; here are a couple (potato)...

I posted my Tekken 2 recap a while ago, so here is Tekken 3 (Update: I've also posted my Tekken Tag Tournament Restoration). I replaced the SMDs with long-life 105C rated electrolytics. These pictures were taken before I replaced the missing 5R6K component, but after recapping it. I also cleaned...

I picked up a broken Strikers 1945 PCB and set to work troubleshooting and restoring it. It wouldn't boot because of a missing cap. I cleaned the board, added the cap back, and fully recapped it (long-life 105C rated caps), which got it running minus foreground sprites. It came right back to...

My desoldering station arrived and I put it to the test with a full shotgun recap of the CPS-2 A Board that I use with my Darksoft Multi. The station made quick work of what would have been a daunting task using a solder sucker. Capcom used excellent Panasonic caps to begin with, and there was...