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December 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I finally upgraded some discs from my PC-FX full set:
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
(the last photo shows what I had before, just the discs and inserts that someone else had cut out of the mooks)
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
(the last photo shows what I had before, just the discs and inserts that someone else had cut out of the mooks)
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I finally upgraded some discs from my PC-FX full set:
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
(the last photo shows what I had before, just the discs and inserts that someone else had cut out of the mooks)
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
(the last photo shows what I had before, just the discs and inserts that someone else had cut out of the mooks)
Ah, the set is great, I just had to buy it. However, I can't remember ever having used it seriously...
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ah, the set is great, I just had to buy it. However, I can't remember ever having used it seriously...
Random stuff from Japan (last parcel for this year):
Pioneer CD-I AUTOCHANGER COMMANDER COI-V10
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
Hudson Soft Super Joy Card (HC-691)
IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive (06P5222)
Pioneer CD-I AUTOCHANGER COMMANDER COI-V10
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
Hudson Soft Super Joy Card (HC-691)
IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive (06P5222)
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Random stuff from Japan (last parcel for this year):
Pioneer CD-I AUTOCHANGER COMMANDER COI-V10
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
Hudson Soft Super Joy Card (HC-691)
IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive (06P5222)
Pioneer CD-I AUTOCHANGER COMMANDER COI-V10
Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe Vol. 1 & 2
Hudson Soft Super Joy Card (HC-691)
IBM USB Portable Diskette Drive (06P5222)
Replaced the laser sledge and cleaned and greased the CDM. The focus error is now gone and the discs are reading perfectly again. As a finishing touch, I added a drop of UV lacquer to the spindle.
6/6
6/6
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Replaced the laser sledge and cleaned and greased the CDM. The focus error is now gone and the discs are reading perfectly again. As a finishing touch, I added a drop of UV lacquer to the spindle.
6/6
6/6
Reworked the Timekeeper with the PCB by @cabridiy.bsky.social and thoroughly cleaned and greased the tray loader. The CDM has not been touched yet, but appears to be defective. The repair is a story for another day...
5/x
5/x
November 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reworked the Timekeeper with the PCB by @cabridiy.bsky.social and thoroughly cleaned and greased the tray loader. The CDM has not been touched yet, but appears to be defective. The repair is a story for another day...
5/x
5/x
Cleaning up the rework, removing the Timekeeper and installing a new socket (and cleaning up again).
4/x
4/x
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Cleaning up the rework, removing the Timekeeper and installing a new socket (and cleaning up again).
4/x
4/x
On closer inspection, the Grundig CDI 110E mainboard appears to have been converted from a Mono IV NTSC mainboard with an RF modulator. The soldering is somewhat rough.
3/x
3/x
November 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
On closer inspection, the Grundig CDI 110E mainboard appears to have been converted from a Mono IV NTSC mainboard with an RF modulator. The soldering is somewhat rough.
3/x
3/x
It didn't come with a DVC, but with something much better: a DVC eject mechanism that I've never seen before.
2/2
2/2
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It didn't come with a DVC, but with something much better: a DVC eject mechanism that I've never seen before.
2/2
2/2
New family member: Grundig CDI 110E (470/82? – it has a brandless OEM ROM like the TaliLaser 2000)
1/2
1/2
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
New family member: Grundig CDI 110E (470/82? – it has a brandless OEM ROM like the TaliLaser 2000)
1/2
1/2
Elecom JC-AD2 for NEC PC-98
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Elecom JC-AD2 for NEC PC-98
Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for NEC PC-98
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for NEC PC-98
WonderSwan family photo
November 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
WonderSwan family photo
Random stuff from Japan:
Espgaluda II Black Label with Xbox 360 face plate
バンダイゲーム機パーフェクトカタログ (Bandai Game Console Perfect Catalogue) G-MOOK 224
Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for PC-98
Panasonic KXL-830AN
Benesse Pocket Challenge V2
Espgaluda II Black Label with Xbox 360 face plate
バンダイゲーム機パーフェクトカタログ (Bandai Game Console Perfect Catalogue) G-MOOK 224
Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for PC-98
Panasonic KXL-830AN
Benesse Pocket Challenge V2
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Random stuff from Japan:
Espgaluda II Black Label with Xbox 360 face plate
バンダイゲーム機パーフェクトカタログ (Bandai Game Console Perfect Catalogue) G-MOOK 224
Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for PC-98
Panasonic KXL-830AN
Benesse Pocket Challenge V2
Espgaluda II Black Label with Xbox 360 face plate
バンダイゲーム機パーフェクトカタログ (Bandai Game Console Perfect Catalogue) G-MOOK 224
Spital Sangyo PROGRAMABLE JOY-CONT PJ-01 for PC-98
Panasonic KXL-830AN
Benesse Pocket Challenge V2
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 for Sega Dreamcast
3/3
3/3
November 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 for Sega Dreamcast
3/3
3/3
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 for Sega Dreamcast
2/3
2/3
November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 for Sega Dreamcast
2/3
2/3
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 for Sega Dreamcast
1/3
1/3
November 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700 for Sega Dreamcast
1/3
1/3
Nintendo Family BASIC (HVC-BS): >20-year-old batteries that have just started to leak a little. Fortunately, no damage was done.
4/4
4/4
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Nintendo Family BASIC (HVC-BS): >20-year-old batteries that have just started to leak a little. Fortunately, no damage was done.
4/4
4/4
Nintendo Family BASIC Keyboard (HVC-007): more details of the keyboard.
3/4
3/4
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Nintendo Family BASIC Keyboard (HVC-007): more details of the keyboard.
3/4
3/4
Nintendo Family BASIC Keyboard (HVC-007): disassembly of the keyboard.
2/4
2/4
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nintendo Family BASIC Keyboard (HVC-007): disassembly of the keyboard.
2/4
2/4
Nintendo Family BASIC (HVC-BS) and Keyboard (HVC-007): The condition is not too bad; it seems to have seen little use. Unfortunately, some of the paperwork and labels have mould measles.
1/4
1/4
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Nintendo Family BASIC (HVC-BS) and Keyboard (HVC-007): The condition is not too bad; it seems to have seen little use. Unfortunately, some of the paperwork and labels have mould measles.
1/4
1/4
After cleaning and together with the ugly orange Stunner MK-80113
2/2
2/2
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
After cleaning and together with the ugly orange Stunner MK-80113
2/2
2/2
Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122 for Sega Saturn
1/2
1/2
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122 for Sega Saturn
1/2
1/2
Random stuff from Japan:
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700
Nintendo Family Basic HVC-BS, HVC-007
SegaSaturn Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122
Mahjong harness and controller
NEC PC-FX/PC-98 flyer
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700
Nintendo Family Basic HVC-BS, HVC-007
SegaSaturn Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122
Mahjong harness and controller
NEC PC-FX/PC-98 flyer
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Random stuff from Japan:
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700
Nintendo Family Basic HVC-BS, HVC-007
SegaSaturn Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122
Mahjong harness and controller
NEC PC-FX/PC-98 flyer
Samba de Amigo Maracas Controller (サンバ DE アミーゴ マラカスコントローラ) HKT-9700
Nintendo Family Basic HVC-BS, HVC-007
SegaSaturn Virtua Gun (バーチャガン) HSS-0122
Mahjong harness and controller
NEC PC-FX/PC-98 flyer
Ultrasonic knife vs. Timekeeper MK48T08B
(Warning: high-pitched sounds).
Only the final cuts are shown. Before that, the top hat (and unfortunately also the chip) was cut for about 2 minutes.
This is only a test to see how efficiently the Timekeeper can be cut apart.
1/2
(Warning: high-pitched sounds).
Only the final cuts are shown. Before that, the top hat (and unfortunately also the chip) was cut for about 2 minutes.
This is only a test to see how efficiently the Timekeeper can be cut apart.
1/2
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ultrasonic knife vs. Timekeeper MK48T08B
(Warning: high-pitched sounds).
Only the final cuts are shown. Before that, the top hat (and unfortunately also the chip) was cut for about 2 minutes.
This is only a test to see how efficiently the Timekeeper can be cut apart.
1/2
(Warning: high-pitched sounds).
Only the final cuts are shown. Before that, the top hat (and unfortunately also the chip) was cut for about 2 minutes.
This is only a test to see how efficiently the Timekeeper can be cut apart.
1/2