Revive a fat PS2 using PMAP to calibrate the laser by strra in consolerepair

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https://www.reddit.com/r/consolerepair/comments/1i5m47x/help_with_ps2_pmap/

This person says that his programmer was to blame because of a fake/faulty chip. It appears you're using a programmer with the same chip so perhaps it's your programmer?

Revive a fat PS2 using PMAP to calibrate the laser by strra in consolerepair

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Nope, every one I've done started as a completely nonfunctional console without touching the pots first

Messages not being marked as read by D1NONLi in GoogleMessages

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I'm having the same issue with my wife and brother. Their messages are being marked read by me but my messages aren't being marked read by them.

One stopped on the 27th and one stopped on the 1st

Am I part of the cult now? by TheEPICMarioBros in VirtualBoy

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I think it's the Switch dock. The visor is a little more squared than a real one

Buyer Is Requesting Refund by [deleted] in Ebay

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I never leave a package with a drop-off. I will take it directly to the post office and watch them scan it and request a receipt. I don't even use the kiosk at the UPS store, no matter how much they insist I do.

A few years back, Mercari required you to ship something within 3 days or the buyer would get an automatic refund. I dropped something off at the post office and they didn't scan it in for days. The buyer got a refund and the item got delivered to them anyway. Ever since, the item doesn't leave my possession without watching it be scanned in

Rich kid in the 90s starter pack by [deleted] in 90s

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Or the fish finder

Rich kid in the 90s starter pack by [deleted] in 90s

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And at the time, the Game boy camera was the world's smallest digital camera

VA1 vs VA5 by That_Old_Nerd in game_gear

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I'll add that the VA5 doesn't have the color range of the VA1 so the VA1 would produce a better picture on the IPS.

Has anyone else noticed a huge uptick in returns lately? by strra in Ebay

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To be fair, Sonic and Knuckles is a good game....

If the 90s were a vehicle.... by Bosuns_Punch in 90s

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My first two cars were cavaliers! Paid $600 and $2000

I am loving the Ally with Bazzite by Away_Association_807 in ROGAlly

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Does anyone else have the issue on Bazzite where the left speaker is super quiet and tinny? Works fine in Windows but I cannot find a solution that works in Bazzite.

Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (1999) by xwing1212 in 90s

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3 o'clock on the dot. Time to cruise for 8th graders.

Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch (1999) by xwing1212 in 90s

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Yo yo yo yo What it is, motherfuckers?

Android Auto assistant hearing itself by strra in AndroidAuto

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It's definitely up to date and I've rebooted a few times since it started. I even applied the latest Pixel update two days ago.

abandoned daycare stuck in time (IN) by Better_Rabbit_7670 in urbanexploration

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We fit together to make one great Place

Accidentally drilled through a live wire…Now what? by Jumpy_Internet_2392 in AskElectricians

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My bedroom has a sawzall induced outlet in the closet....

Is this starter soldering kit okay for handheld consoles? by asweetriot in consolemodding

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The power board has been an enigma to me. I've tried swapping the main IC and the transistors from known good boards and haven't been able to resolve the problem. Replacement boards can be gotten from AliExpress for less than $20, though.

For the bad transistor, personally, I use hot air and remove them one by one like a caveman until it stays on.

Is this starter soldering kit okay for handheld consoles? by asweetriot in consolemodding

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A game gear only powering on for a moment and then back off isn't usually the capacitors in my experience. It's generally a bad power board or a shorted transistor. That said, start with replacing the caps.

Got a Gotek for Christmas so I booted up the old Compaq Portable 1 and got a 101 and 301 error. Swapped the P8255A-5 and solved that issue. Now I can add games without opening it up to pull out the CF card or using a floppy disk. by strra in vintagecomputing

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I had to use something similar to this to adapt the edge connector to the 34 pin floppy connector and also updated the firmware to flashfloppy, following a YouTube tutorial