Powerless rattly SNES - Gav Tries to Fix (with video)
By Gavin Davies 17 November 2023
I bought a second hand faulty SNES for £27 on eBay.
It wouldn’t power up, and what’s more, the top half of the casing crumbled to bits as I opened it! Lots of plastic rattling around?
Can I fix it?!
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