Japanese 3DO FZ-1

Here are some pictures of my most recent soldering bench (2020) and a Japanese 3DO that I bought from Japan for $20, because it needed new caps and some trace repair.

In one of my weirdest and most shady feeling transactions, I managed to source an ODE from MNEMO. It paired nicely with the console.

One of the biggest physical design flaws with the 3DO is the hardwired power cord. So, I bought some parts online and modded in my own removable cable.

Picture dump below...

Old, bulging and leaking caps:

New caps and cleanup:

Removable cord mod:

All cleaned up and pretty:

ODE UI: