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I never met a broken TV I didn't like. Come read the blog at https://www.leadedsolder.com and see what old junk computers I'm fixing this week.
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · Nov 13
Hello new readers! This is the bsky account for the Leaded Solder blog at www.leadedsolder.com, which since 2017 I have been writing regular articles on repairing old computers and game consoles.

Also: modern clones of the ColecoVision and the Sega SG-1000, with the VTech CreatiVision ongoing!
A poorly Photoshopped cover of a children's book: "The Elves and the Internet Weirdo." Two elves are beating on a smoking Coleco Adam home computer with hammers.
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I released a Public Service Announcement video on why you cannot use a Macintosh Portable without a good battery, on a Powerbook or after-market AC adapter: youtu.be/ed7-AqrY70s
PSA: Macintosh Portable Powerbook AC Adapter Damage
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 1d
A baby would eat so many Pikmins off the ground
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New blog post! I got a FujiNet adapter for my Coleco Adam. Then I immediately dropped my homemade power supply on the ground and broke it. Will it ever net the Fujis again? www.leadedsolder.com/2025/10/07/c... #coleco #retrocomputing #kicad
Power Surprise with the ADAM
After dropping my homemade power supply for the Coleco ADAM home computer and breaking it, I had to make a new one so I could test the FujiNet network adapter.
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 5d
Wrong polarity plug-in?
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 7d
They don't put merry go rounds on circuit playgrounds these days, because of the liability.

(Looks cool! Kids will love this)
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 8d
Oh yeah I've done that trick so many times. I also once took a picture in the back seat of my car
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 8d
Having one n64 cartridge worth of free table space would be a great triumph for me
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 9d
1000SX and EX technical manual had it IIRC. It's been a little while
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 9d
Oh no! Yeah this is a definite design flaw on the board. I'm sorry to hear
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 9d
Decent.
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 9d
Those are some nice long labels for an 8-bit assembler!
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 9d
This has to be the first one of these remotes I've seen where all the streaming services are actually available in Canada. Too bad I found it in a park in pieces. #elitter
The rubber membrane from a TV remote offering Apple TV+, Netflix, Crave, and Prime Video. The background is just grass and leaves from a public park.
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 10d
Thanks! Now I just need to make the hardware investment. The machine I'm upgrading TO is already below minimum spec for PC..
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 10d
I haven't played since SH2 and I've had about thirty minutes with a Souls game. Am I gonna have a good time?
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Nega-Dana makes shops of Atari ST equipment exclusively and is possessed with an unfathomable rage as a result
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 12d
If you're gonna have reverse polarity doing it with a dead battery is just about the luckiest you can be, dang
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 14d
Old blog post! Remember when... I fixed a buddy's clock radio and it had exactly the faults you think it did? #stereorepair www.leadedsolder.com/2023/10/24/b...
No Highs? No Lows? Must’ve Decomposed
Fixing a Bose WaveRadio clock radio that won’t turn on.
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 15d
Just call it Burnout Assist
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 18d
They also don't like overvoltage or over current. They're picky in general about being abused
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 18d
From the looks of the silk screen that was a tantalum capacitor
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 20d
Oh, so THAT's how they make sure it actually soldered down
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 20d
Ron's Laser Eye Surgery Videos
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 21d
Excellent choice!
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leaded solder @leadedsolder.com · 21d
Have you decided which one will be your second already?
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That is a lot of bad MK4332s! At least it's a nice round number. #apple3 #apple2 #retrocomputing
An Apple III 12v memory board. Eight sockets are filled with gold MK4332 DRAMs and another eight are empty because they have all failed a memory test. For some reason my legs are at the bottom of the shot.
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