eri, lesbian wifey  

my poor sanyo 3do is having disc drive trouble... going to open it up and see what i can do with the replacement parts i ordered

these old front-loading optical drives have such issues so many decades later, doesn't even seem to matter what hardware we're talking about

Feb 23 at 7:41pmWeb
Show threaderi, lesbian wifey  Feb 23
it's a real toss-up for me in terms of which console i find prettier between panasonic's fz-1 and the sanyo try... both have such character!
Show threaderi, lesbian wifey  Feb 23
i need to get a proper electronics toolkit, i'm tired of fishing through closets and checking all the bedrooms to see who last took what and didn't put it back
Show threaderi, lesbian wifey  Feb 23
i do projects like this often enough where it'd make sense to get something from ifixit or something
Show threadviolet Feb 23
@eri i've had an ifixit pro tech toolkit for about a decade and while i have added many other tools to my arsenal, it's usually the first thing i grab and can do most jobs well enough on its own. and the price isn't too bad at $75 (or $60 refurbished that still comes with the lifetime guarantee)
Show threaderi, lesbian wifey  Feb 23
@violet_cybrespace i went ahead and ordered one of these - i've used them before and they are pretty awesome
Show threaderi, lesbian wifey  Feb 24

i fixed it! :D it was the ribbon cable after all

you can watch me testing it here:

https://eriis.gay/videos/Sanyo%203DO.mp4

the problem is that the oem ribbon cable is too short - when the disc tray opens and closes it physically pulls the cable taut, and after 30+ years of that back and forth the contacts get damaged and it stops working altogether

the replacement cable has a lot more slack to it so it shouldn't happen again. taking the cd-rom drive assembly apart was a real pain but it was worth it!

#3do

Show threaderi, lesbian wifey  Feb 24
i like that all the 3do models have a different attract screen, they're fun to watch :3
Show threaderi, lesbian wifey  Feb 24
i get the sense that my sanyo try was very lightly used by the previous owner though besides this... both inside and out it looks basically brand new