Sega Dreamcast Teardown + VGA Mod + Battery Replacement + LED Mod + Common Faults

Sega Dreamcast Teardown and re-assembly. I ramble on about some of the common problems, costs of purchase and general discussion related to the Dreamcast. There are some bits that need editing out – mostly mistakes where I fail to carry out simple tasks with one hand.

This Dreamcast has had a VGA socket installed by me, a blue LED mod, battery replacement and a fix to stop it powering off. One common fault I forgot to mention is the fuse / ICP on the small controller PCB which sometimes blows when people connect or disconnect peripherals to the controller ports whilst the Dreamcast is powered up.

Final note – the video DAC failures seem to also relate to people connecting video cables whilst the Dreamcast is powered up – so don’t do it 😉

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