Retro Tech Restorations

Restoring a Hitachi stereo tuner, a quick project? YouTube video by Retro Tech Restorations

youtu.be/4mddUzCkK_U

That's also how I sit in front of my printer watching it.

I haven't posted any videos lately and the reason is that I bought a 3D printer. Now this bad boy is extruding all remaining free time I still had in my life.
Currently I have it up and running pretty well, so I should be able to focus again on making videos soon.

Oh joy.

From across the Atlantic, I'm wishing you a lot of courage in these dark times. We are on your side.

Quarterworld in Portland Oregon

@jeriellsworth.bsky.social Pinball loves you too!

Marantz makes some nice stuff, but boy I hate their remotes.

Audio Autopsy - YouTube

If you haven't seen the previous episodes, here's the playlist.
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More vintage audio gear! - Audio Autopsy Episode 4 YouTube video by Retro Tech Restorations

Testing some more vintage audio gear. This time a Hitachi tuner, a Kenwood amplifier and an Akai reel-to-reel machine.
youtu.be/sg2TDg-supg

Philips turntable refurbishment (part 1) YouTube video by Retro Tech Restorations

My last video of the year.
Enjoy and see you in 2026!

FOR FUCKS SAKE.

While replacing some ceiling spotlights, I suddenly got a dose of PTSD induced by Half-Life. #retrogaming

Merry Christmas everyone!

So now I'm getting 5 (!) commercials every 2 minutes or so when I watch YouTube on my TV. Pretty much makes the app totally unusable. What the hell are they doing? Are they actively trying to ruin their own platform?

I generate codes with an old LG G5 (which still has an IR port) and an app.

Well, I've this bad boy on the bench...

Fixing battery leakage on my pinball machine's MPU board (Judge Dredd, Bally, 1993) YouTube video by Retro Tech Restorations

I made a video about the repair I did on my Judge Dredd MPU board with battery leakage. It's online now. #retrocomputing #retrogaming #pinball
youtu.be/2E2nAX0nzTA

"Let's quickly burn an EPROM." is what I thought yesterday. Boy that turned out differently. Spent the entire evening trying to get my (almost) 30-year old programmer to work with Windows 11. But I finally got there in the end! #retrocomputing #retrogaming

It's not that bad. I have repaired much worse.
Due to the fact that I didn't spend much time in this hobby I haven't checked my machines for the past couple of years. But then again... it's not that one year of battery leakage will completely ruin your machine.

That almost looks like a geological feature!

More shame on me. Another case of leaked batteries in one of my pinball machines 🤦‍♂️
I'm just gonna bite the bullet and convert all my machines to NVRAM.

It is done!

So that's half the panel done. Much better!

So this is my current task... Correcting the sloppy wiring I did on this arcade control panel 15 years ago.
#retrogaming

TopGear Band - Red Light Spells Danger YouTube video by Nebojša Smolčić

Jeremy Clarkson
youtu.be/ySJ8CZmq2V8?...

Great. Another thing to put on my todo list: check my SNES for leaking caps. 🙄

Some new acquisitions. Maybe on the channel in the future at some point...

It survived the ride!
#RetroComputing #VintageComputing #CRT #RetroGaming

Guide to Electronic Components A list of parts each with a photo of a SOT-23 package Bipolar Transistor MOSFET JFET Voltage Regulator Diode Supervisor Thyristor Voltage Monitor Temperature Sensor Voltage Reference Varactor Magnetic Field Sensor EEPROM Resistor Divider LED (but with a red SOT-23 package that is glowing!)

Here's a handy guide to some electronic components.