๐Ÿ“– Resources

Service manuals, schematics, pinout diagrams and repair guides for retro systems.

๐Ÿ“Ž General (7) ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Amiga (9) ๐Ÿ’พ Amstrad CPC (4) ๐Ÿ† Atari Jaguar (1) ๐Ÿฑ Atari Lynx (1) ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ Atari ST (3) ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BBC Micro (3) โŒจ๏ธ Commodore 64 (5) ๐Ÿ“บ MSX (1) ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Neo Geo (1) ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Nintendo 64 (2) ๐ŸŽฎ Nintendo Game Boy (2) ๐ŸŽฎ Nintendo NES (1) ๐ŸŽฒ PC Engine (1) ๐ŸŽฎ PlayStation (2) ๐ŸŒ€ Sega Dreamcast (1) ๐ŸŽฏ Sega Mega Drive (3) ๐Ÿช Sega Saturn (1) ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Super Nintendo (1) ๐ŸŒˆ ZX Spectrum (5)

๐Ÿ“Ž General

๐Ÿ”Œ
Game Gear Cap Map (PDF)
Sega Game Gear

Printable capacitor location map for Game Gear VA boards.

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Game Gear Recap
Sega Game Gear

Complete capacitor list with board positions and values for VA0/VA1 Game Gear.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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iFixit โ€” Game Gear Capacitor Replacement
Sega Game Gear

Step-by-step photo guide for Game Gear recapping with board identification.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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RetroSix โ€” Game Gear Capacitor Replacement
Sega Game Gear

Detailed Game Gear recap guide with cap map per board revision.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Cap Kit Installation Guide

General guide for installing capacitor kits on retro consoles and computers.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Main Page

Console5 community tech wiki โ€” capacitor lists for 50+ retro systems.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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ConsoleMods Wiki โ€” Capacitor Lists

Community-maintained capacitor lists per console revision.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Amiga

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Amiga 500 Service Manual (Commodore, 1990)
Amiga 500

Official service manual PN-314981-04 with full schematics, hosted on Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“–
Amiga 500 Technical Manual (PDF)
Amiga 500

Commodore technical manual with board layout and schematics.

๐Ÿ“–
Amiga 1200 Service Addendum (PDF)
Amiga 1200

A1200 service addendum with schematics and component locations.

๐Ÿ“–
Amiga A500/A2000 Technical Reference Manual
Amiga 2000

Combined A500/A2000 technical reference on Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“–
Amiga 500+ Service Manual (PDF)
Amiga 500

A500+ service manual from GameSX archive.

๐Ÿ“–
Commodore Amiga Manuals Collection

Complete collection of Amiga manuals on Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source
๐Ÿ“
Amiga 1200 Schematics (Commodore, 1992)
Amiga 1200

Official A1200 system schematics service addendum from Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“
Amiga CD32 Schematics (AmigaWiki)
Amiga CD32

Rev.3 CD32 vector schematics by the AmigaWiki community.

๐Ÿ“
AmigaWiki โ€” Schematics collection

Community-maintained vector schematics for all Amiga models.

๐Ÿ“ Schematic ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ’พ Amstrad CPC

๐Ÿ“–
Amstrad CPC6128 Service Manual (1985)
Amstrad CPC 6128

Official Amstrad service manual with circuit diagrams and parts list โ€” Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“–
CPC Wiki โ€” Service Manuals
Amstrad CPC 6128

CPC464, CPC6128 and monitor service manuals with schematics.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source
๐Ÿ“–
Amstrad CPC Manuals on Internet Archive
Amstrad CPC 6128

Full Amstrad CPC manual collection.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source
๐Ÿ”ง
CPC Wiki โ€” CPC 6128 Hardware
Amstrad CPC 6128

Detailed CPC 6128 hardware reference with board revisions.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ† Atari Jaguar

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Atari Jaguar
Atari Jaguar

Jaguar capacitor reference for K-series boards.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿฑ Atari Lynx

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Atari Lynx
Atari Lynx

Lynx I and II capacitor values and positions.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ Atari ST

๐Ÿ“–
Atari 520ST/1040ST Service Manual
Atari ST 1040STF

Official Atari service manual on Internet Archive โ€” full schematics and board layout.

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Atari ST Manuals Collection
Atari ST 1040STF

Complete Atari ST manual collection on Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source
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Atari ST on ManualsLib
Atari ST 1040STF

Online viewable Atari ST owner and technical manuals.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง BBC Micro

๐Ÿ“–
BBC Micro Service Manual (Internet Archive)
BBC Micro

Official Acorn BBC Micro service manual.

๐Ÿ“–
BBC Micro Service Manual Section 1 (PDF)
BBC Micro

Detailed circuit descriptions and troubleshooting procedures.

๐Ÿ“
BBC Micro Service Manual Section 2 (PDF)
BBC Micro

Schematics, board layout and component lists for Model B+.

โŒจ๏ธ Commodore 64

๐Ÿ“–
C64/C64C Service Manual (Commodore, 1992)
Commodore 64

Official combined C64 and C64C service manual on Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“–
C64 Service Manual (PDF)
Commodore 64

Commodore 64 service manual PN-314001-02 (September 1985).

๐Ÿ“–
C64C Service Manual (PDF)
Commodore 64C

Service manual for the cost-reduced C64C short board.

๐Ÿ“–
C64 Service Manual on ManualsLib
Commodore 64

Online viewable C64 service manual with all pages.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source
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Commodore C64 Manuals Collection

All C64 related manuals on Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ“บ MSX

๐Ÿ”ง
MSX Resource Center
MSX2

Active MSX community with hardware documentation and schematics.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Neo Geo

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Neo Geo MVS
Neo Geo AES

Neo Geo MVS/AES capacitor reference and board info.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Nintendo 64

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” N64
Nintendo 64

N64 cap list with known leaker positions for NUS-CPU boards.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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N64Brew Dev Wiki
Nintendo 64

Community hardware documentation and development resources for the N64.

๐Ÿ“„ Datasheet ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐ŸŽฎ Nintendo Game Boy

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Game Boy DMG-01
Game Boy

Original Game Boy capacitor list and LCD board cap locations.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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GBDev.io โ€” Game Boy Hardware
Game Boy

Game Boy hardware documentation and Pan Docs reference.

๐Ÿ“„ Datasheet ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐ŸŽฎ Nintendo NES

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” NES
Nintendo NES

NES front-loader capacitor values and positions.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐ŸŽฒ PC Engine

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine
PC Engine

Capacitor reference for PC Engine and CoreGrafx boards.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐ŸŽฎ PlayStation

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” PlayStation
PlayStation 1

PS1 capacitor lists for PU-7 through PU-23 board revisions.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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PSX-Place โ€” PlayStation Community
PlayStation 1

Active PlayStation community with hardware mods and repair guides.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐ŸŒ€ Sega Dreamcast

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Dreamcast
Sega Dreamcast

Dreamcast capacitor reference for VA0, VA1 and VA2 boards.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐ŸŽฏ Sega Mega Drive

๐Ÿ“
GameSX โ€” Console Schematics Archive

Schematics collection for Sega, Nintendo and other consoles.

๐Ÿ“ Schematic ๐Ÿ”— View source
๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Sega Mega Drive

Capacitor values and positions for all Mega Drive revisions.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source
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Sega Retro โ€” Mega Drive Technical Specs
Sega Mega Drive

Hardware specifications, board revisions and technical details.

๐Ÿ“„ Datasheet ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿช Sega Saturn

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” Saturn
Sega Saturn

Saturn capacitor list and board info for VA0 and later revisions.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Super Nintendo

๐Ÿ”ง
Console5 Tech Wiki โ€” SNES
Super Nintendo

Super Nintendo capacitor list for SHVC and SNS board revisions.

๐Ÿ”ง Repair Guide ๐Ÿ”— View source

๐ŸŒˆ ZX Spectrum

๐Ÿ“–
ZX Spectrum Service Manual (PDF)
ZX Spectrum +2A

Edited by Brendan Alford โ€” covers all Spectrum/Spectrum+ builds.

๐Ÿ“–
ZX Spectrum 128 Service Manual (PDF)
ZX Spectrum +2A

Service manual for the 128K Spectrum models.

๐Ÿ“–
ZX Spectrum +2 Manual (PDF)
ZX Spectrum +2A

Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 manual on Internet Archive.

๐Ÿ“–
ZX Spectrum on ManualsLib
ZX Spectrum +2A

Online viewable ZX Spectrum service manual.

๐Ÿ“– Service Manual ๐Ÿ”— View source
๐Ÿ“
World of Spectrum โ€” Documentation
ZX Spectrum +2A

Hardware documentation, schematics and board layout references.

๐Ÿ“ Schematic ๐Ÿ”— View source

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