Don't send your boards to 'Retrosix' for repair.
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kingtreelo
Active member
is this a true story, i mean, you have the address you sent it to FFS, that would not have ended in a rant for me
i think people being soft is part of the problem, it lets these chancers do these things over and over again
Very easy to say but what are you going to do, travel all that way then he doesn't answer the door then what? or he does answer it, what you going to do? hit him?
Small claims court is all you can do, and then it ends up costing you more than you get back.
In his latest video there's a bunch of heat damaged AES consoles covered in chinese turned pin sockets. The sales pitch is if everything is socketed you can repair it yourself, unless it's one of the 5-6 custom surface mount chips of course.
Small claims court is all you can do, and then it ends up costing you more than you get back.
In his latest video there's a bunch of heat damaged AES consoles covered in chinese turned pin sockets. The sales pitch is if everything is socketed you can repair it yourself, unless it's one of the 5-6 custom surface mount chips of course.
kingtreelo
Active member
someone scamming people left right and centre isn't really going to know who has knocked on his door and kicked the shit out of him TBH
you dont need to tell him you are on your way
you dont need to tell him you are on your way
Lets cool the acts of violence "banter" gents
Just got the offending board back from Ace and it is as good as new.Works even better than before Retrosix got his mitts on it.Not only is it fully working but it's so clean you could literally eat your Saturday night takeaway off it.Real attention to detail and pride in his work here.
Thanks so much
Thanks so much
kuato_lives
Active member
He brings new meaning to the term “reverse engineered”
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Compilefan
Newbie
Can anyone recommend somewhere to get your broken gear repaired then? I have a Mega CD1 which recently stopped powering on, and I don't want it in the hands of one of these cowboys.
This is local to me I am between bath and bristol (15 mins drive !) and James has done a 360 modchip and front end for me and currently has my Sega megadrive in for a Triple bypass/dfo and capacitors. He should be able to give you a qoute. He does not do arcade stuff I'll see if I have a picture of my xbox he did one sec caller. I'd just get a qoute of him. You could always send it to me if needed if he dont post etc.
https://www.bytesfree.co.uk/
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The picture of soldering has been removed from the onedrive but I was quite happy to pay this for the chip and a new drive
RGH Modification (Muffin) £40.00 1TB HDD (Western Digital WD10JUCT) + S/E HDD Caddy £50.00 SUBTOTAL £90.00
The Megadrive I did see some similar price but I wanted my own done up as its good nick and I the 360 James did for me is stil going strong years later.
Mega Drive / Genesis Switchless Region Free & DFO Kit
£25.00
Mega Drive / Genesis Triple Bypass Kit
£20.00
Version 2
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
£85.00
Base Service Charge (£10.00 ea.)
+ Triple Bypass Installation (£30.00 ea.)
+ Capacitor Replacement (£30.00 ea.)
+ Switchless RF & DFO Kit Installation (£15.00 ea.)
+ Voltage Regulator Replacement
Subtotal
£130.00
RGH Modification (Muffin) £40.00 1TB HDD (Western Digital WD10JUCT) + S/E HDD Caddy £50.00 SUBTOTAL £90.00
The Megadrive I did see some similar price but I wanted my own done up as its good nick and I the 360 James did for me is stil going strong years later.
Mega Drive / Genesis Switchless Region Free & DFO Kit
£25.00
Mega Drive / Genesis Triple Bypass Kit
£20.00
Version 2
Sega Mega Drive / Genesis
£85.00
Base Service Charge (£10.00 ea.)
+ Triple Bypass Installation (£30.00 ea.)
+ Capacitor Replacement (£30.00 ea.)
+ Switchless RF & DFO Kit Installation (£15.00 ea.)
+ Voltage Regulator Replacement
Subtotal
£130.00
Del Griffith
Active member
This guy bglasgow2 on ebay is pretty good
He's also a member on here but can't think for the life of me what his username is. You could probably arrange something outside of ebay if anyone knkws his name here. His work seems good.
Sega Mega CD 1 Service and Repair | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sega Mega CD 1 Service and Repair at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.
www.ebay.co.uk
He's also a member on here but can't think for the life of me what his username is. You could probably arrange something outside of ebay if anyone knkws his name here. His work seems good.
Compilefan
Newbie
Thanks, that price seems reasonable. I'll see what he can do.This guy bglasgow2 on ebay is pretty good
Sega Mega CD 1 Service and Repair | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sega Mega CD 1 Service and Repair at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.www.ebay.co.uk
He's also a member on here but can't think for the life of me what his username is. You could probably arrange something outside of ebay if anyone knkws his name here. His work seems good.
neo-geo-mvs
Active member
I think itsThis guy bglasgow2 on ebay is pretty good
Sega Mega CD 1 Service and Repair | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Sega Mega CD 1 Service and Repair at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.www.ebay.co.uk
He's also a member on here but can't think for the life of me what his username is. You could probably arrange something outside of ebay if anyone knkws his name here. His work seems good.
Del Griffith
Active member
That's the guy. Thanks i had a mental block there 😂