Restoring vintage electronics, one capacitor at a time.
I repair and restore vintage computers, monitors, and TVs from the late '70s and '80s. This site documents the process -- the troubleshooting, the fixes, and the occasional dead end.
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Restoring a 50-year-old Sony TV -- replacing all electrolytics, fabricating a dual-capacitor replacement, and fixing a pincushion problem.
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Tracking down a horizontal sync issue -- replacing the HOT, testing with an NTSC generator, and discovering the monitor was wired for 220V the whole time.
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Recapping a vintage 9-inch monochrome monitor for an Apple II+ -- replacing all 26 electrolytic capacitors and the vertical deflection IC.
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