Nintendo’s Famicom Disk System „Untested“ Restoration

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Restoring a Famicom Disk system (Japanese: ファミリーコンピュータディスクシステム) from 1985

My fist attempt to fix a vintage untested FDS from ebay.

I know that it is a pretty long video, i tried to keep it short but as the process took about two days so i tried to compress it down to a minimum. I want to mention that i am a hobbyist not a pro, there are things that i certainly do wrong! My english as usual is not the best but i hope you understand the concuction of english with multiple accents ;-). Was my attempt to replace the drive belt and re-calibrating the reading head successful? Well i don´t want spoil it at this point but it would have been a shorter video if the unit would have failed years ago ;-)

I hope you enjoy!

Here are some helpful links:

FDS belt replacement tutorial: http://www.famicomdisksystem.com/tutorials/fds-repair-mod/belt-replacement-adjustment/

Auction cheap games and gear directly from Japan: https://www.jauce.com/search/

History of the FDS (Japanese: ファミコンディスクシステム): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Computer_Disk_System