Repair & restoration

Repairing and restoring a retro console almost always follows the same order: make the power supply reliable, get a readable display back, redo the contacts. This selection brings together replacement screens, batteries, shells, capacitor kits for recapping, speakers, USB-C charging modules, FRAM memories and precision tooling.

104 items
Outils d'atelier 57 Fers à souder & stations 9 Consommables de soudure 8 Kits de démontage 18 Poste de travail 7 Antistatique & ESD 5 Pièces détachées 86 Kits de modding 84 Réparation & restauration 104
104 products
Game Boy, Color and Advance Cartridge Shell — Logo-Free Replacement
Fun-Esports Game Boy, Color and Advance Cartridge Shell — Logo-Free ReplacementAvailable
13,99€
2-in-1 soldering station with iron and hot air — SMD, BGA and PCB rework
Fun-Esports 2-in-1 soldering station with iron and hot air — SMD, BGA and PCB reworkTemporarily unavailable
93,99€
Wet sandpaper — pack of 2 sheets, choice of grit from 60 to 20000
Fun-Esports Wet sandpaper — pack of 2 sheets, choice of grit from 60 to 20000Available
15,99€
FFC/FPC Ribbon Cable 0.5 mm 24-Pin — Lengths 25 to 600 mm
Fun-Esports FFC/FPC Ribbon Cable 0.5 mm 24-Pin — Lengths 25 to 600 mmAvailable
12,99€
Replacement shell for PSone (compact PS1) — BitFunx, five colours
Fun-Esports Replacement shell for PSone (compact PS1) — BitFunx, five coloursAvailable
63,99€
5 V fan bracket for PS2 Fat SCPH-3xxxx and 5xxxx — quieter cooling
Fun-Esports 5 V fan bracket for PS2 Fat SCPH-3xxxx and 5xxxx — quieter coolingAvailable
43,99€
Replacement shell for Game Boy Player DOL-017 — BitFunx, six colours
Fun-Esports Replacement shell for Game Boy Player DOL-017 — BitFunx, six coloursAvailable
61,99€
GuliKit SD05 Hall effect joystick for Steam Deck OLED — contactless sensor
Fun-Esports GuliKit SD05 Hall effect joystick for Steam Deck OLED — contactless sensorAvailable
50,99€
PS2 Slim replacement shell — BitFunx translucent, SCPH-7xxxx and 9xxxx versions
Fun-Esports PS2 Slim replacement shell — BitFunx translucent, SCPH-7xxxx and 9xxxx versionsAvailable
67,99€
Hispeedido complete Game Gear shell — buttons, membranes and glass lens
Fun-Esports Hispeedido complete Game Gear shell — buttons, membranes and glass lensAvailable
62,99€
WonderSwan Color replacement shell — white, black or transparent
Fun-Esports WonderSwan Color replacement shell — white, black or transparentAvailable
69,99€
Dreamcast cooling kit — moulded bracket for a quiet 5 V fan
Fun-Esports Dreamcast cooling kit — moulded bracket for a quiet 5 V fanAvailable
44,99€
12 V internal power supply for Dreamcast — DreamPSU Rev 2.0 BitFunx
Fun-Esports 12 V internal power supply for Dreamcast — DreamPSU Rev 2.0 BitFunxAvailable
56,99€
Joy-Con 2 GuliKit NS70 TMR joysticks — anti-drift, no soldering
Fun-Esports Joy-Con 2 GuliKit NS70 TMR joysticks — anti-drift, no solderingAvailable
45,99€
NES replacement shell — BitFunx translucent, US, EU and HK motherboards
Fun-Esports NES replacement shell — BitFunx translucent, US, EU and HK motherboardsAvailable
97,99€
4.3-inch IPS screen for PSP 3000 — Hispeedido, no soldering
Fun-Esports 4.3-inch IPS screen for PSP 3000 — Hispeedido, no solderingAvailable
80,99€
KSM-440ADM optical block for PS1 — replacement laser head
Fun-Esports KSM-440ADM optical block for PS1 — replacement laser headAvailable
44,99€
12 V power supply board for PS1 — replacement for the internal unit, Rev 2.0
Fun-Esports 12 V power supply board for PS1 — replacement for the internal unit, Rev 2.0Available
47,99€
PVR-802W optical block for PS2 Slim — replacement laser head
Fun-Esports PVR-802W optical block for PS2 Slim — replacement laser headAvailable
50,99€
Dreamcast replacement shell — BitFunx translucent, 8 colours
Fun-Esports Dreamcast replacement shell — BitFunx translucent, 8 coloursAvailable
83,99€
Replacement analogue joystick for N64 controller — complete module
Fun-Esports Replacement analogue joystick for N64 controller — complete moduleAvailable
47,99€
Transparent PSone replacement shell — translucent ABS, 5 colours
Fun-Esports Transparent PSone replacement shell — translucent ABS, 5 coloursAvailable
65,99€
Super Famicom and SNES PAL replacement shell — BitFunx translucent
Fun-Esports Super Famicom and SNES PAL replacement shell — BitFunx translucentAvailable
97,99€
ROG Ally X GuliKit RG01 joysticks — Hall effect, anti-drift
Fun-Esports ROG Ally X GuliKit RG01 joysticks — Hall effect, anti-driftAvailable
46,99€

Where to start when repairing a retro console

Three families of faults cover most cases

  • Power supply: a swollen or dead battery, a torn-off charging port. 1500 mAh batteries for the Game Boys, 2000 mAh for the DS Lite, USB-C and TP4056 modules for the rest.
  • Display: a cracked panel, vertical lines, a scratched lens. LCD and IPS panels from 2.45 to 3.5 inches, lenses and protective glass.
  • Contacts and sound: buttons that stick, a silent L or R trigger, a crackling speaker. Micro switches, conductive rubber pads and speakers to solder.

Recapping is not a reflex to apply everywhere

The 16 to 50 V electrolytic capacitor kits sold here are through-hole models: they are meant for boards whose capacitors are soldered through the circuit, not for fully SMD boards where the format and the height differ. Systematically replacing healthy capacitors mostly multiplies the chances of tearing off a pad. You recap when the symptom justifies it: muffled sound, unstable picture, a visible leak.

What it doesn't do

  • No repair service: the shop supplies the parts and the tools, not the labour.
  • No electrical diagnostic instrument: no multimeter, no bench power supply.
  • A motherboard that has been flooded or corroded for years cannot be brought back with a replacement part.

Spare parts · Replacement screens · Soldering and desoldering · Soldering consumables · Antistatic and ESD · Workshop tools

Questions fréquentes

Where should you start on a console that no longer switches on?
With the power supply, in this order: external source, charging connector, battery. A battery more than fifteen years old has often lost most of its capacity, and a tired charging port gives exactly the same symptom as a dead console. Only once those two causes are ruled out do you open it up to inspect the board.
Does a FRAM chip do away with the save battery?
Yes, that is the principle: the 28-pin FRAM memories of the FM1808, FM18W08 or FM16W08 type keep the data without a permanent power supply. In exchange, the job means desoldering the old chip and soldering a new one across 28 pins, which is not a first soldering project.
Which capacitor kit should you take for a recap?
The kits cover the 16 to 50 V range in through-hole format, which matches the most common retro boards. First note the values printed on the original capacitors: capacitance in microfarads and voltage. The voltage of the new component can be equal or higher, never lower, and the capacitance must stay the same.