Fixing eBay Junk - Sega CD Model 1 - Part 1 Fixing Drive Belt

Part of of probably 3 parts of a Sega CD Model 1 series. In this video, I show you how to set it up, test it and how to replace the drive belt.
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[@jimcornish242]

that thing on the side of the cd player, you call a lock mechanism, is actually there to route the cable that goes from the front of the genesis to the back of the cd player out of the way of the cd tray

[@johnpratt7519]

Good catch

[@FuzzyLumkin]

Per page 3 of the owners manual archive.org/details/sega-cd-users-manual/page/n3 the mysterious "lock" device is actually the "Headphone Cord Catch" to neatly route your headphone or speaker cable down and out of the way. As an aside the Internet Archive is a great place to get the old manuals for these legacy devices and really helps when trying to unravel these little mysteries. Great job as always man KUTGW!

[@Blusagi]

Hi! I just wanted to say that I love your vids! They actually encouraged me to try and fix some old controllers that were broken and left in my wardrobe for a longer time! Nothing was wrong with them tho! it turned out that the soft cleaning did a job ! It was so satisfying to see them working! When I was a little girl I thought it was impossible to fix them, but here I am, using my childhood controlers again! THANK YOU! Keep uploading your vids, I LOVE watching them! I hope you have a great day!

[@RealTrueBeast]

Hey! I love your videos man, keep up the amazing work!

[@kaibaCorpHQ]

23:51 Wait, they give you a fireball candy with every sale? I'm sold.

[@RetroRepairs]

I've ordered 3 times and got one each time. Never seen that before

[@rwdplz1]

I've ordered from them almost 10 times and there's ALWAYS one in the package.

[@neilalonso3740]

A tip : you can watch series on flixzone. Been using it for watching lots of of movies lately.

[@jasonfrank4991]

@Neil Alonso yup, been using Flixzone} for since december myself :)

[@garfieldepicmoments]

i hope you're fixing the drive belt on the sega cd in order to hone your drive belt skills for that twin famicom

[@TheSocialGamer]

That side slider is to hold the stereo cable that runs from the Genesis 3.25" headphone jack to the back of the CD unit.

[@iliariano3126]

Thx a lot! Few days ago my Sega Mega CD 1 didn't start anymore. I try to repair it.

[@aphexteknol]

Luke at Console5 is a legend... Atomic Fireballs are my favorite which helps. :)

[@BlazingKhioneus]

Seeing you assemble the full tower of power setup(with the model 1 jank) makes me kinda glad I wasn't a sega kid. No shade at any sega kids, but I am not about the 3 power cords for 1 console life.

[@VaporZone]

Entertaining yes, I already know how to but there's always more than one method to do it. Thanks for being here.

[@redblood8003]

Hi Retrorepairs, thanks for all. Have you a link to buy the square belt please? i have an another problem ==> the cd drawer opens and closes by itself, have you ever seen and fixes this problem? thanks

[@rmsamonte]

My cd tray keeps opening and never reaches a point where it reads the CD inside. Does this replacement fix this issue?

[@MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP]

This is more useful than going to uni

[@dallase1]

I could not get my the try on my Sega CD, I did what you said, turned that wheel with the teeth on it and when I tried to slide the try back it would disengage with the gears so I tried leaving the try extended and let the Sega CD close it but that just made it get stuck open. If I push the tray back in and turn on the power it would get stuck and cause the Sega CD to lock up and not allow me to get to the system settings or memory management. I originally had a problem of the try keep ejecting and staying out even if I had a cartridge in the Genesis so it would not even bring up the Sega CD Screen since having a cartridge in the Genesis just loads the game on the cartridge and by passes the Sega CD.

[@magnumblaster01]

I love video like this 😃

[@marco16bitsgamer60]

Hello, I have a question and I would like to see if you can help me !!! I recently bought a Japanese mega cd model 1 and after repairing the disc tray, I connected it to an American sega genesis and it turned on with the Japanese bios but when I put a music cd it did not read it so I would like to know if it is because my sega genesis It is American and it is incompatible by the region ??? or if that does not matter to read music cd I would like you to pass me the calibration levels for that model to calibrate the laser please

[@McGuinness89]

What if I went from the Genesis 3.5mm stereo port directly to the back of the TV?

[@NiGHTS1980]

I've installed all the parts as required but I'm unsure where to install the gumball. Any ideas?

[@MagnumSkyWolf]

Nearly 1am and now I've got to watch this. Its not like I have to get up early 😂

[@AppleReviews]

oh my - when I see that pretty new Sega with leaking capacitors I wonder if my forgotten Macintosh form '80s is still alive :(

[@RetroRepairs]

Only one way to find out!

[@sadmac356]

Couldn't hurt to recap it, though if you didn't take the pram battery out that's dead

[@hydrochloricacid2146]

I personally have 3 seperate game gears with their guts hanging out until i can find proper caps. Damned capacitor plague

[@KISSbestfan]

Good job ! But it seems difficult if you dont know what to do. Id certainly broke something trying to do it myself. Thanks for another vid !

[@RetroRepairs]

Id be lying if i said i didnt spend a fair bit of time messing with that disc tray

[@RetroRepairs]

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[@johngilley8859]

Sorry I am asking a question on a 4 year old video but why are you getting the TMSS screen on your "high definition graphics" Genesis? I thought those models were "non TMSS"

[@medicwheat69]

This video helped me order parts I need for my two model one sega CDs. Now to wait for my orders.

[@quad7685]

Could you do a vid on how to replace dreamcast clock battery please? I'm ordering one and it has that problem so it would be really helpful. Thanks.

[@victorg7036]

I have a model 2 sega cd but I always like the design of the model 1 sega cd more.

[@pjcollects]

Who knew you needed a graduate degree to hook one of these things up? Seriously, how complicated could they make it?

[@RetroRepairs]

That's Sega for you. Fortunately they made it better with the model 2 systems, but definitely not intuitive

[@pjcollects]

@@RetroRepairs Love your videos, man. Keep them up. I definitely don't think I would have started cracking open consoles if I hadn't been encouraged by your videos first.

[@fortitude9932]

@@RetroRepairs how much to repair my 5 Sega CD model 1 😥

[@501st_guy]

1:49 that is for the mixing cable to put in to make it not be in the way of the disc drive when it's opening Also my self wouldn't save games on the battery since sega have a cartridge that saves the games and is required for one of the games to beat it but I probably think you knew that already

[@mattandersen2786]

You can boil the drive belt you took off the system to restore the elasticity. Makes it snap back to the original size.

[@RetroRepairs]

For how inexpensive the belt is, rather just replace it, but yes, in a pinch that can work too

[@richardlong773]

Could I send you a non-working model 1 Sega Genesis to repair?

[@TheGeokaiser]

i got one from vintage stock the genesis works like a champ but the cd wont even power on ... i can fix it but not for the price that i pay. going back to the store tomorrow.

[@ww-uq8ls]

cool beans

[@fortitude9932]

I have 5 of Sega CD model 1. The tray don't stay closed or others have laser angle prob or etc. How much to fix them? Please reply please help 😥

[@jarrettclopton5881]

Did you get them fixed?

[@fortitude9932]

Jarrett Clopton not yet :(

[@Darxide23]

A fully setup Genesis/Sega CD/32X is a monstrosity, but god damn if Sega didn't make it work. Too bad most of the games for the Sega CD and the 32X were trash. I got a Model 2 Genesis, Model 2 Sega CD, 32X, Game Gear (plus one crap game), all the cables, three controllers (a classic Sega branded 3-button, two wireless six button controllers that didn't really work) for $45 from a local thrift store some years back. Pretty decent deal. Everything worked great, the Sega CD worked like the day it was made.

[@RetroRepairs]

Going to disagree with you on that first sentence. The SCD and 32x had some decent games on them. Obviously not as successful as the main genesis lineup, but I wouldn't call them trash. Worth owning, if you can get them at a reasonable price. Sega CD games in particular are getting out of hand with pricing though.

[@barktrap]

First To like this video and comment!

[@silenthill4]

What belt did you use? Looking for a part #

[@tanglelover]

I hear your dog walking in the background :) Can we see him/her someday?

[@RetroRepairs]

She makes a cameo appearance here. Been in a couple of them here and there.

[@tanglelover]

@@RetroRepairs that's nice to hear :) I love doggos

[@binayung3085]

:-) great

[@odaddy47]

I always put some grease on gears

[@barktrap]

Man, that Model 1 Genesis is _very_ dusty.

[@zillaphil50]

You have to turn up the Genesis Sound!!

[@MrAxelStone]

Starting the teardown >> 14:27

[@retrodude6215]

Ironically I’m about to get an American sega cd despite me being in europe

[@magnumblaster01]

Free gumball 😂😂

[@scottpeterson8591]

Do you hang your camera from a string? Why is it ALWAYS swaying?

[@Superman-xr1oh]

Because he's holding it?

[@izzie31]

Sony do make piss poor cd drives and lasers, the ps1 and ps2 lasers would die pretty fast.

[@arthurcollector4002]

and super trash flat cables

[@neonnoir9692]

Need mixing cable.

[@ExtremeGamer9951]

Couldnt they make it work using less cables? Fuck, why cant the 32X go through the cartridge slot directly instead of have a patch cable?

[@RetroRepairs]

because the 32x works by taking the graphics the genesis creates, then adding an overlay on top. I guess the cartridge slot doesnt pass video.

[@ExtremeGamer9951]

@@RetroRepairs Well, thats quite an interesting way of doing things. Looks more like a prototype setup than the real deal with all those cables and connections, especially that mixing cable.

[@RetroRepairs]

Yep... Then add in the sega cd and you've got a real mess

[@RetroRepairs]

Sega was also going to make a 32 bit system to span between the genesis and saturn. Sega scrapped that and opted instead to make a 32bit add-on for the genesis. It did reasonably well in the US, but Sega of Japan pushed ahead with the saturn, essentially killing the 32x before it could ever gain more traction

[@ExtremeGamer9951]

@@RetroRepairs I remember hearing of that, or maybe that was the atari project that got shelved for the jaguar, cant remember.

[@dallase1]

You never showed a 32X game playing after proper hook up.

[@j.h-j5j]

Sega really made a mistake by making all these add-ons, instead, sega should have used the money to make games that could compete with Nintendo.

[@toxicavenger6172]

They had a lot of internal power struggles between Sega of America and Sega of Japan.

[@RetroBerner]

Ah, yes, NOW I remember why Sega doesn't make consoles anymore.

[@arthurcollector4002]

say that to 30 years old genesis consoles and still functional

[@hydrochloricacid2146]

@@arthurcollector4002 say that to the game gears dying by the thousands due to bad caps

[@toxicavenger6172]

Yeah all these failed add-ons for the Genesis, the overly complicated Sega Saturn that developers didn't want to mess with, and the Dreamcast that came out to early added to their down fall. I wish they would get back into the console market though. It would make for an interesting gaming landscape because they did have some revolutionary ideas.

[@aaronveneruso2214]

@@hydrochloricacid2146 say it to the virtual boy and the cartridges based consoles in early 2000 and a tablet like console in the octacore 4k era

[@opp31337]

that shaky ass box

[@djdresden242]

needs moar dog please

[@RetroRepairs]

Agreed. I need to implement a minimum dog screentime ratio

[@fb5601]

I love your videos, but some are too long. You should make shorter versions where you just say what are you doing, show a few seconds and make more cuts. Try taking examples from other restoration videos like for instance 8-bit guys videos

[@Superman-xr1oh]

I prefer the longer videos actually.

[@robwebster7406]

Inputs and outputs on the rears 😏

[@Superman-xr1oh]

I don't get it...

[@trimericbark2755]

Your dog has long nails

[@notbrandonion]

Get rid of the static analog piercing noise next episode

[@RetroRepairs]

I honestly don't hear it. Could it be the CRT TV you're hearing?

[@notbrandonion]

RetroRepairs yes it is from the tv. I am listening on an iPhone. Every time the tv turns on it’s pure hell lol. Great video though!

[@RetroRepairs]

@@notbrandonion hmm... wonder if there's something that can cut that frequency out. I'll keep that in mind for the next one.

[@gamingfreak2]

@@RetroRepairs I also hear it and it drives me nuts. Some people can hear it, and some can't. Generally as you age you lose the ability to hear the frequency.

[@Jammer3333]

I can’t hear it. That makes me feel old. Lol

[@TimothyTimPSP]

Junk?

[@RetroRepairs]

Junk to some.... That's why i can get deals on them

[@TimothyTimPSP]

@@RetroRepairs I dont understand. That sega CD is working. Nothing to even fix. At first I thought there was an audio problem but you just hooked it up wrong. But you knew it was hooked up wrong. This feels like clickbait. I hate that feeling.

[@RetroRepairs]

Well, the premise is someone sold it as having problems for dirt cheap. this one only requires maintenance, but was mostly functional.

[@TimothyTimPSP]

@@RetroRepairs Okay I see. It's a series of videos you've made. I was searching for a repair video and just got frustrated by this one. Cool to see a working one though.

[@ravlbi4268]

so complex and unwieldy

[@shifty2755]

You have a nice American/canadian accent. The rest are absolutely terrible.

[@greenkoopa]

Sonic CD is trash. Sonic & Knuckles is far edgier