Topvint

@topvint.co.uk

Restoring, fixing and otherwise tinkering with game consoles and electronics. #retrogaming I now have an online shop! I sell pre-modded consoles, small mods and send-in services. Find out more at topvint.co.uk

Order #6588 I refurbished, fully recapped, installed a region-free BIOS and an FRAM mod into this SEGA VยทSaturn! This is the second Victor Saturn I work on and I love the different branding. Want to see what I did? Check below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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I recently refurbished, modded and reshelled this OG Xbox. Customer also provided a custom jewel. I am not so much for dyeing crystal shells but I have to admit it looks pretty nice ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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I refurbished this PC-FX I recently got from japan, and it ended up working great ๐Ÿ˜ I always buy "junk" items and many times they look bad but end up working just fine, although other times repairs I needed. Want to see what I did? Check it below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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TLC galore this past week! I do like a good clean but this is a bit much ๐Ÿ˜… More pics below of various parts of the process for the various consoles! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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I always wanted to have a 3DO but I'm too cheap to buy a working one, so I got this one from eBay. I have never seen so much hair inside an electronic device. And that's not it! corrosion, cracked gears... Will I be able to save it? Check below to find out! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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I was going to mod this #xbox360 but when I turned it on, it came with a Kinect NXE dashboard. I thought it would be a shame to replace that, so I decided to refurbish it instead. Do you collect old Xbox360 dashboards? I'm selling this one. Link at the end of thread ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Order #6205 I refurbished, recapped, installed a Noctua fan, a Retro GEM and an Easy HDD into this #PlayStation2. This was far from straight forward! ๐Ÿซ  Want to check what happened? ๐Ÿ‘€ Check below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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To handle a high volume of orders and maintain the quality service I pride myself on, I am pausing the send-in service for the rest of May to clear the backlog. The shop remains open for all other services, and send-ins will fully reopen in June! Thank you for understanding.

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Order #5894! This SNES came for a recap and some TLC with retrobright. But it was hiding a surprise inside ๐Ÿซ  Wanna see what happened? Check it below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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I refurbished this #Amiga CD32 which wasn't reading CDs and was a bit worse for wear. It have been serving its owner for a really long time and it needed some TLC (and a recap) Check what I did below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Order #5796 Customer mentioned that the #OGxbox he modded wasn't booting and said it might be his soldering ๐Ÿซฃ I cleaned things up, flashed the Aladdin chip with Cerbios and partitioned the HDD. It all now works great ๐Ÿ‘ Want to see what I did? Check below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Order #5857 I recapped and installed Retro GEM HDMI into this indigo Game Cube. The console was already modded with a GC Loader and a Noctua fan ๐Ÿ”ฅ Want to see some close up pics of the install? check below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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I have working on this #Amiga CD32 (will post a refurb thread at some point), but one of the issues I couldn't fix is that it makes a really loud sound through the speakers when is reading data from the CD. It doesn't happen when reading audio or during gameplay. Check what I have tried below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Different one today. My Samsung washing machine stopped with an "SC" error, which means it can't pump water out. This machine is 7 years old and has never given us any issues. I had to take it apart to access the pump which I had never done. Will I fix it? Find out below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Orders #5534 and #5545 I installed BennVenn IPS screens in these Model 1 and Model 2 #Atari Lynx handhelds! The process is quite different depending on the model. For the Lynx II I also recapped it and replaced the power circuit. Want to see what I did? Check below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Order #5332 I was sent this #Sega Saturn for a recap all the way from Germany. It didn't show a picture, but also had an attempted region-free mod ๐Ÿซฃ Fixed the picture and tidied up the install. It works great now ๐Ÿ˜ Check below more details of the story because it wasn't straight forward! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Order #5543 I cleaned, retrobrighted, recapped, installed a region-free BIOS and an FRAM mod into this japanese white #Sega Saturn In the process I also learned how to flash my own Saturn BIOS ๐Ÿ”ฅ Want to see what I did? Check below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Order #5419 I refurbished, recapped and installed a region-free BIOS into this Toys'R'Us "Sonic Set" console. Seems like I'm looking into many Sega Saturns lately. Want to see more about this one? Check below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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I refurbished this #SEGA Saturn that I rescued from an Osaka BOOKOFF junk-shelf during last summer's trip to Japan. It was horribly scratched and displayed no video. It is now clean and shiny and with region-free and FRAM mods. Want to see details of the process? Check below! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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Order #5421 I agreed to take a look at this #SEGA Mega-CD 1 which was acting up: tray wouldn't open and had reported freezing. Customer had it imported and fixed before but wasn't sure what was done to it. Want to know if I fixed it? Check below ๐Ÿ‘‡

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