Crusty rusty PC Engine, can I save it?

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• CR

  @CRG · 3 years ago · pinned

  I may have found some further information on the video mod that was done to this machine. &nbsp;Firstly the same mod was done to at least one more of these consoles pulled from the same place that Lee Smith has in his workshop. &nbsp;But, alongside the PC engines Ginger Hippy Gaming found a few expansions made by a company called Kindo, a PAL5060 TV Booster. &nbsp;<br><br>The two cut traces adjacent to the expansion bus are a ground and the IRQ2 signal. &nbsp;The cut trace into the middle of the board is a 21.4mhz clock. &nbsp;Presumably at this point on the board this clock is being used for the NTSC video signal and I assume the video expansion then uses the cut ground pin and cut irq2 pin to inject a new PAL clock. &nbsp;<br><br>I&apos;ve asked for some photos of the insides of the expansion which may help to explain this further and I&apos;ll be sure to cover this in more detail in the next video. &nbsp;The use of this mod would presumably stop you being able to use the likes of the CD-drive as IRQ2 is no longer available on the expansion bus. &nbsp;<br><br>Unfortunately for this video I ran out of time to show all this in detail on screen but I will come back to it in the next part and we can look over it in more detail then. &nbsp;<br><br>Did anyone have a PC engine with this mod? &nbsp;Can you confirm if what I&apos;m saying above is correct?

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• BR

  @bruwin · 3 years ago

  I am absolutely amazed at how well the board stood up against that rust. Great video, and nice job saving that from being binned.

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• JV

  @JVHShack · 3 years ago

  Another vintage item resurrected. &nbsp;Awesome work, Glen!

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• GA

  @GadgetUK164 · 3 years ago

  Brilliant job! &nbsp;One heck of a dirty PCB engine back to working like new!

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• DA

  @datriaxsondor590 · 3 years ago

  Man, that thing cleaned up incredibly nicely. &nbsp; You put in a lot of work in to getting that thing going again. &nbsp;Very, very nicely done, man. &nbsp; <br><br>Glad to see all that effort paid off.

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• TI

  @timmooney7528 · 3 years ago

  I&apos;m impressed it could be saved to that extent.

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• ZE

  @zero0ryn · 3 years ago

  Wow! I think that has to be the most extreme trash to treasure (if I&apos;m allowed to call it that) that I&apos;ve ever seen. I think that steals the crown from MFS and his toasted speccy.

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• DA

  @DaveW_uk · 3 years ago

  Here from the &quot;This Week In Retro&quot; video. Absolutely stunning work and had me clapping at the screen when the colour image came up. Bravo sir!

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• MS

  @ms-ex8em · 3 years ago

  u fix these pcs and models of pcs incredibly well - good work !!

• TI

  @tiemanowo · 3 years ago

  It is &quot;a miracle&quot; that at the end it works. When I first saw you opening that case I had no hope for that machine.

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• KA

  @kaitlyn__L · 2 years ago

  That situation with the heatsink screw is so sadistic, I almost feel bad for laughing. <br><br>Of course the heatsink sinks the heat away from the solder!

• NL

  @NLDXBOX · 3 years ago

  I know the feeling, it&apos;s awesome to see something working again. addicting. Cheers mate 🍻

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