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Got another xStation to fit in a spare console. It's a late PU-8 that sent in to transfer its xStation over to a PU-18. I have a friend that wants a PS1. He had one back in the day and the nostalgia is kicking in. I am getting random green speckles in the video output.

That's certainly not helping. It seems like a lot of joints on the PSU are cracked and dull.

Now we're talking, reflowed all the solder joints, swapped out 2 capacitors (until I get the values I'm missing for a full recap) and the green speckles are now gone.

Picking out new capacitors to fully recap the mainboard. Look at those original bulgy boys. 😄 They lived a long life, their service is appreciated, now it's time to retire.

Removed all of the old capacitors and treated the areas with white vinegar, since some of them actually gave off a fishy smell. Then cleaned with isopropyl and installed the new capacitors. That was a bit of a fight, my 10uF 16V ones were a tad on the big size for some areas.

Removed the old X-Reset and installed a new cleaner one with a nifty QSB by ConsolesUnleashed.

Finally, closing out with some tests, running NFS Porsche Unleashed and Einhänder.