Guides
Free, always-up-to-date install and restoration guides for the hardware I build and sell. Anyone can read them — you don’t need to have bought anything. Each guide lives here on the site so it stays current; when I improve a build or a process, the guide updates with it.
- Game Boy DMG Headphone Jack Board — Install & Use
How to install the DMG-01 headphone jack replacement board — desoldering the old harness, the hidden internal case trim, the Pro line-out wiring, testing, and the BOM source.
- Game Boy DMG Lite USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use
How to power your original Game Boy (DMG-01) with the CA-DGBL1 5V USB-C Lite dongle — the critical center-negative polarity, why 5V is safe, and troubleshooting.
- Game Boy DMG USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use
How to power your original Game Boy (DMG-01) with the CA-DGB1 6V USB-C dongle — the critical center-negative polarity, which USB source to use, and troubleshooting.
- Game Gear Lite USB-C PD Power Dongle — Setup & Use
How to power your Sega Game Gear and the center-positive Sega family with the CA-DGGL1 9V USB-C PD Lite dongle — choosing a PD source, reading the status LED, and troubleshooting.
- Game Gear USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use
How to power your Sega Game Gear and the center-positive Sega family with the CA-DGG1 9V USB-C dongle — plug-in steps, which USB source to use, and troubleshooting.
- How I Restore & Test Every Item
What I do — and don't do — when restoring and testing the consoles and hardware I sell, from rust neutralization to real-world gameplay testing.
- Prototype USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use
The prototype dongles are cosmetic seconds of the Game Gear (9V) and Game Boy DMG (5V) units — electrically identical, with full setup instructions on the production guides.
- SNES Buttersoft/Torapu RGB Mod — Install & Use
How to install the 2-chip SNES RGB amplifier board (Buttersoft/Torapu design) — compatibility, the eight wire runs, optional caps, bench testing, and where to find the full step-by-step guide.
- TurboExpress Lite USB-C PD Power Dongle — Setup & Use
How to power your NEC TurboExpress or PC Engine GT with the CA-DTEL1 9V USB-C PD Lite dongle — choosing a PD source, reading the status LED, and troubleshooting.
- TurboExpress USB-C Power Dongle — Setup & Use
How to power your NEC TurboExpress or PC Engine GT with the CA-DTE1 7.5V USB-C dongle — what to plug in, which port to use, and how to troubleshoot.