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Random_Matt on 01 July 2026
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Cerebralbore101 said:
JackHandy said:

Thanks! I already own a horde of systems and games, but when it comes to maintaining/fixing them, I'm pretty much in the dark. If I need help in that department, I'll reach out, for sure.

Dont' wait for your consoles to break. It's like brushing your teeth vs paying for a root canal. Taking care of your older consoles so they don't break is expensive. Fixing them after they break is three times as expensive. 

Get a capacitor kit from Console5 for all your older consoles. Have a professional recap them. Replace the aging power supplies with Triad PSUs from FirebrandX's site. Don't use PSUs that overvolt or use less amps than the OEM PSU. Look up the PS2 laser mod that keeps the PS2 fat laser and slim laser from cooking itself. If you have an NES get the Nintendrawer so that you never have to blow into carts again. For 6th gen and later systems use MisterAddOn's Reflexvolt and NOT an OEM PSU! For N64 either get the old PSU recapped or pay $70 for a quality new N64 PSU. Keep your gaming room at 72F and 50% humidity so that the discs don't rot on you, and the staples in manuals don't rust. Pay to have the save batteries in game carts replaced with a battery holder so you never have to solder a new 2032 battery in again. Pay to have someone grease your console gears with lithium grease and replace any aging belts. Buy the brass replacement Dreamcast cog that makes the system 70% quieter. 

Also, if you have a GameGear, PC Engine, or Sega CD Model 1 GET IT RECAPPED IMMEDIATELY!!! The caps are all leaking and eating the PCB with acid right now. 

@JackHandy so you'll see this after the edit!

Reminds me that I will need to change shitty electrolyte capacitors.