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| burningdoom:
--- Quote from: sin2beta on February 04, 2013, 04:48:39 pm --- --- Quote from: turf on February 04, 2013, 12:34:21 am ---It's a dude on craigslist. I told I wasn't budging on the $15. He said he'd get back to me. --- End quote --- If you do end up getting it, there are two main problems with a model 2 sega CD. The laser going bad, which can be adjusted and even replaced. But I stay away from those as much as possible. There is also a fuse that goes bad. If it does not power on, don't worry. This can be fixed with very basic solder skills. I prefer this tutorial the most. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZ9Jhl07vA --- End quote --- I can vouch for that. I used to have a Sega CD Model 2, and it got really finicky reading discs so I ended up selling it to a guy that thought he could do something about it. |
| pceslayer:
--- Quote from: sin2beta on February 04, 2013, 04:48:39 pm --- --- Quote from: turf on February 04, 2013, 12:34:21 am ---It's a dude on craigslist. I told I wasn't budging on the $15. He said he'd get back to me. --- End quote --- There is also a fuse that goes bad. If it does not power on, don't worry. This can be fixed with very basic solder skills. I prefer this tutorial the most. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZ9Jhl07vA --- End quote --- Or you can short it by twisting the pico fuse. *shrug * |
| sin2beta:
--- Quote from: burningdoom on February 05, 2013, 03:38:58 pm --- --- Quote from: sin2beta on February 04, 2013, 04:48:39 pm --- --- Quote from: turf on February 04, 2013, 12:34:21 am ---It's a dude on craigslist. I told I wasn't budging on the $15. He said he'd get back to me. --- End quote --- If you do end up getting it, there are two main problems with a model 2 sega CD. The laser going bad, which can be adjusted and even replaced. But I stay away from those as much as possible. There is also a fuse that goes bad. If it does not power on, don't worry. This can be fixed with very basic solder skills. I prefer this tutorial the most. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZ9Jhl07vA --- End quote --- I can vouch for that. I used to have a Sega CD Model 2, and it got really finicky reading discs so I ended up selling it to a guy that thought he could do something about it. --- End quote --- This happens to a lot of old optical media systems. In all honesty, it kind of makes me sad. I actually see Sega Saturns going out faster than sega CD consoles. The Sega CD is a surprisingly rugged little machine. Don't even get me started on PS2 (although they had the extra burden of being used as DVD players). The newer the systems got the harder the lens replacements became. Luckily there are work arounds for some consoles, modded XBox, USB flash reader for dreamcast, but some systems will get harder and harder to get. I horde them, buy any that are at a good deal, and learn how to repair. The other possible problem is the possibility of laser rot on the disks. Current media are not produced the same as the old Discovision laserdiscs... but still... only time will tell. |
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