Category:Repair Guides
| Repair Guides |
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| Step-by-step Repairs for Vintage Computers, Consoles, and Electronics |
Overview
The Repair Guides category provides detailed step-by-step instructions for restoring and repairing a wide range of vintage and retro electronics. These include classic personal computers, video game consoles, consumer audio/video hardware, and peripheral devices. Whether you're fixing a power supply, recapping a motherboard, or restoring a floppy drive, these guides offer practical repair procedures for hobbyists and collectors alike.
Featured Repair Guides
| Guide | Devices Covered |
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| Floppy Drive Repair | General repair procedures for 3.5" floppy disk drives from various manufacturers. |
| Capacitor Replacement Guides | How to identify and replace failed capacitors in vintage hardware. |
| CRT Discharge Procedure | Step-by-step safety procedure for discharging CRTs in vintage monitors and all-in-one systems. |
| Hard Drive Maintenance and Repair | Techniques for restoring stuck or damaged SCSI and IDE hard drives. |
Common Repairs Covered
- Capacitor replacement and recapping
- Drive cleaning, alignment, and lubrication
- Logic board and analog board servicing
- Power supply diagnostics and regulator repair
- CRT adjustments and yoke fixes
- Fuse, diode, and transistor replacements
Related Categories
- Troubleshooting Guides – Focused on diagnostics and symptom-based fault identification.
- Maintenance Guides – Preventative care, cleaning, and system longevity practices.
- Component Diagnosis – Resources for identifying failed chips, capacitors, and semiconductors.
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Repair Guides"
The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
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- PDP-11/44 Power Supply Guide
- PDP-11/70 Power Supply Service
- PDP-8 Power Supply Restoration
- PDP-8/e Power Supply Guide
- Psion netBook Battery Service
- Psion netBook Pro Battery Service
- Psion Organiser Datapak Repair
- Psion Organiser II Datapak Repair
- Psion Revo Battery Replacement
- Psion Series 3 Hinge Repair
- Psion Series 3a Hinge Repair
- Psion Series 3c Hinge Repair
- Psion Series 3mx Hinge Repair
- Psion Series 5 Hinge Cable Repair
- Psion Series 5mx Hinge Repair
- Psion Series 7 Battery Service
Media in category "Repair Guides"
The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.
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Battery guide - 18650 AA AAA size comparison.jpg 1,239 × 1,964; 1.2 MB
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Battery guide - 18650 and 21700 cells.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 895 KB
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Battery guide - 18650 cells in a smart charger.jpg 1,200 × 1,680; 688 KB
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Battery guide - 9V NiMH pack opened.jpg 1,225 × 368; 140 KB
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Battery guide - AST laptop NiMH pack.jpg 2,200 × 1,237; 349 KB
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Battery guide - Atari STBook NiCd pack.jpg 2,200 × 1,650; 345 KB
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Battery guide - HP-41CX battery pack.jpg 2,047 × 1,361; 566 KB
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Battery guide - laptop battery packs and a bare 18650 cell.jpg 898 × 565; 54 KB
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Battery guide - laptop pack internals 18650.jpg 2,084 × 640; 471 KB
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Battery guide - lithium ion cell explosion damage.jpg 2,200 × 1,237; 600 KB
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Battery guide - NiCd pack with recycling markings.jpg 2,200 × 1,913; 439 KB
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Battery guide - NiMH cells.jpg 2,200 × 1,650; 549 KB
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Battery guide - spot weld nugget cross section.png 1,257 × 813; 17 KB
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Battery guide - Sub-C NiCd cells.jpg 1,007 × 556; 165 KB
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Battery guide - swollen failed laptop battery.jpg 2,200 × 1,696; 556 KB
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Blown electrolytic capacitor.jpg 800 × 725; 111 KB
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Retrobrite.png 1,377 × 771; 756 KB
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SMD capacitor failure.jpg 800 × 800; 170 KB
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SMD Drag Soldering.mp4 26 s, 360x640; 1.26 MB
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SMD Soldering Technique.jpg 992 × 557; 42 KB
