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Here are some pictures of my most recent soldering bench (2020) and a Japanese 3DO that I bought from Japan for $20, because it needed new caps and some trace repair.

In one of my weirdest and most shady feeling transactions, I managed to source an ODE from MNEMO. It paired nicely with the console.

One of the biggest physical design flaws with the 3DO is the hardwired power cord. So, I bought some parts online and modded in my own removable cable.

Picture dump below...

Old, bulging and leaking caps:

New caps and cleanup:

Removable cord mod:

All cleaned up and pretty:

ODE UI:

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I forgot to mention, I also have an RGB mod for this console, but both are sitting in storage. Once I decide to stop living like a nomad, it will be installed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wasn't familiar with this console before, that was interesting to read up on. Nicely done on that power cable mod, hardwired cables are a mistake 9 times outta 10

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It was a pretty big flop. I only became obsessed with it when I was a kid and saw it displayed at K-Mart, and got to play Gex on it.