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Start from the symptom, not the console.

Every entry here started as a console on a bench. Pick a generation, a symptom and the difficulty you are comfortable with, and the list below narrows as you choose. Each dossier records how the fault was narrowed down to a component and what was replaced.

published 25 / 34 generations 6 latest filing 2026-10-17
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  1. PC Engine controller dead: the 8-pin DIN socket and its cracked jointsPC Engine · TG-03 · 198917 October 2026
  2. GBA SP cracked hinge: replacing the shell without breaking the ribbonGame Boy · AGS-CPU-11 · 200415 October 2026
  3. Mega Drive will not boot a cartridge: cold joints on the 64-pin slotMega Drive · VA1 · 199313 October 2026
  4. Super NES audio hum: the audio amp decoupling and the S-DSPSuper Famicom · SNS-CPU-GPM-02 · 199311 October 2026
  5. PlayStation controller port dead: the polyswitch that protects itPlayStation · PU-18 · 19969 October 2026
  6. Famicom audio hum: the 5 V rail is not as clean as the meter saysFamicom · HVC-CPU-06 · 19867 October 2026
  7. PC Engine Duo CD drive: recap the board before you touch the laserPC Engine · TG-08 · 19915 October 2026
  8. Game Boy Pocket with a dead column: when the ribbon is not the problemGame Boy · MGB-CPU-02 · 19983 October 2026
  9. Mega Drive Model 1 audio buzz: the ground return through the AV cableMega Drive · VA6 · 19911 October 2026
  10. Super Famicom: bent pins in the 62-pin slot after a cartridge was forced inSuper Famicom · SHVC-CPU-01 · 199029 September 2026

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