More trouble than it was worth: Famicom motherboard swap

Let’s fix the cursed Famicom once and for all!

— Links

Cursed Famicom
First diagnosis: https://youtu.be/oIegeeIltGc?t=2824
Attempted repair: https://youtu.be/X2DAvCWvceE

DIY-FC Hardware FC motherboard FC Game Console Without CPU and PPU ($36 USD as of Oct 10 2025)
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806672884431.html

FC game console video expansion board AV+RF output DC-DC step-down ($29 USD as of Oct 10 2025)
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807073575797.html

Schematic:
https://wiki.console5.com/wiki/File:NES-001-Schematic—Power,-AV,-RF-Switch.png

Adrian’s Digital Basement ][ (Second Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtwi4wK1YXd9AyV_4UcE6g

Support the channel on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/adriansdigitalbasement

My GitHub repository:
https://github.com/misterblack1?tab=repositories

— Instructional videos

My video on chip removal without damage:

— Music

Intro music and other tracks by:
Nathan Divino
@itsnathandivino

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