clean genesis
Hey all i got a dirty,crappy sega genesis model 2 and didnt feel like cleaning it.
So me being lazy just ore it apart first of course ( had to edit this one) stuck it in the dishwasher.
And it turned out great like i just pulled it out of the box!
Just thought id share.
Scott
So me being lazy just ore it apart first of course ( had to edit this one) stuck it in the dishwasher.
And it turned out great like i just pulled it out of the box!
Just thought id share.
Scott
Comments
Wow that didnt start out the way i wanted it to.
Scott
Originally posted by: Busdriverj
I never knew Segas were dishwasher safe...
The power of the sega genesis is legendary!
Originally posted by: snstay
No, No i edited my first post. I did tear it apart first lol.
Wow that didnt start out the way i wanted it to.
Scott
Oh thank goodness! lol Well even if it wasn't just the shell, it's like what James said, as long as nothing gets fired up after it's been semerged without drying, it should be okay anyways. Happend to many of phone I'm sure.
Originally posted by: ulasamosa
i put really bad system shells in the dishwasher all the time. The whole system tho? Not so much. Although as long as there is no power stored in the caps, and the unit is 100% compeltely dry before firing it up, it would probably still be fine. Contrary to popular belief, water doesnt destroy electronics unless exposed while powered on.
I literally degrease all the systems I have piece by piece, including the boards. A thorough rinsing in the sink will have them de-dusted and like new. 48 hrs is a nice wait period before reassembly and testing. Has worked on over 200 sytems so far with no problems whatsoever.
but i think ill stick to compressed air lol.
Scott
Do you use this?
http://barefootfts.com/assets/images/userPics/tinymce/lard.jpg
Originally posted by: daywalker2k2
what do you use to degrease the systems piece by piece?
Do you use this?
http://barefootfts.com/assets/images/userPics/tinymce/l...
Not Exactly...
Oil Eater or Purple Power is preferred.
Lard is for southern cookin'
Originally posted by: snstay
dose it really shine up the motherboard.If so i would try it out.
It will clean almost anything to as clean as possible since it removes basically anything that is foreign to the piece. On plastic it removes all the dirt, dust and oils from years of use, and from boards, usually dust is the biggest problem. This is a good time to clean the cart slot or other connectors. An old toothbrush works great here. It produces that fresh off the assembly line look since all the foreign oils and dust/dirt are removed that makes it look so good, minus scratches on plastic.
Whenever you clean a few boards with alcohol and q-tips, you quickly see how inadequate and time consuming it is. You end up pushing dust around and under resistors, etc. and the cart connector, the most important part is basically unreachable. Compressed air only goes so far.
Of course there are cons, biggest being misuse of the degreaser. If left on too long, it can start to break down more than dust, and will dry in a hard to remove white crust. But you really have to try to mess this up. Clean one piece at a time and rinse it thoroughly and there are no problems here. The only real disadvantage is it breaks down some inks, namely the black stamped date or production codes on boards. I wet these areas first and don't spray that exact area to avoid it. A few plastic parts inks run too if left too long, and some only if wiped, but very very few. Jaguar and China Genesis II bottom stickers comes to mine as bad apples, and Atari gemstick controllers lettering. NES a/v stickers can run when wiped depending on condition.
Ill put any console shell in the dishwasher anyday.
Scott
Originally posted by: snstay
OK pics back up. and it works and looks great!
Ill put any console shell in the dishwasher anyday.
Scott
Wow! Thats sparkley clean!!
~John