Junk Sega needs fixing // Let's give it a restoration!

🕹️ In todays video join me as I restore a broken Sega Master system 2, firstly giving it a good clean, and then repairing a broken joystick port, with my own custom designed 3D printed part, printed on my Prusa MK-4 3D-printer.
🟣 I bought this Sega Master System 2 for just £8 from Vinted, in a bundle with 5 other old consoles for £40 (consisting of 2 x Master System 2s, 1 x Mega Drive (aka Genesis), 1 x Mega Drive 2 and an Atari 2600 Jr.) All of them were very grubby and in need of a good restoration and some repairs.
🟣As I don't have this variant of the Master System II in my collection yet, I chose this one to give a full restoration to today, starting with a good clean inside and out, including the motherboard. I then see that it has a cracked joystick port, so repair that with a port I found in my spare parts and a own 3D printed part I quickly design (something to aid with strain relief on the joystick port, designed in Fusion 360), and some soldering work. Finally I give it a test with a cartridge. Choosing to play, both "Alex Kidd" and one of my favourite classic SEGA games, "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"!

LINKS
🔵 Link to the joystick strain relief STL file, I designed, 3D-printed and installed can be downloaded through the Printables.com link below ⬇️
https://www.printables.com/model/1100167
(this link also contains, information and links to where I bought my replacement port from :).

DISCLAIMER
🟢 Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby)

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:41 What console did I choose to restore
01:36 Opening the Master System II
03:36 Cleaning the main board
04:16 Dissembling the rest of the case
05:27 Cleaning the case
06:25 Finding cracked joystick port
06:39 Removing old joystick port
07:57 Design and 3D-print compatible port strain relief
08:52 Solder and fit replacement port
10:15 Testing the newly replaced port with a controller
10:58 Reassembled console and final test with a cartridge
12:09 Outro

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