Well hello there-
Join me won’t you, on a journey of discovery. Beginning with making my/friends NES’s work again (2014); I then moved onto fixing more than NES’s at a video game store (2015). Much of what I've learned thus far has been gathered from YT and trial error. The beautiful thing about fixing video game store consoles is that you can figure things out without worrying about destroying them, It was considered broken anyways.
I spent 4 years fixing retro consoles and 1 1/2 years fixing new gen consoles. Although I do a little soldering from time to time, I’m mainly a parts swapper. Board repair, so far, is outta my league but I’m looking to change that. Maybe even do something crazy like getting certified. Who knows.
Even though I swap parts, one specialty of mine is disc drives. I seem to have a knack for fixing weird issues. Also I’m amazed what a cleaning can do. Most fixes are made from cleanings. Or thermal paste replacements, of which I lay the perfect amount…