Is this a modded console?

[2mg]

Anyone savvy enough to tell me if this is a mod (Sega Mega Drive 2), and what kind?

PS: this console doesn't really work, could this capacitor be faulty - TV detects a signal, but it's just black, and it doesn't post any boot messages or anything, no sound either.

https://imgur.com/a/o5IVxZP

[Konsolkongen]

I don't understand the point of those wires. They don't connect anywhere else but where the PCB traces already go. As far as I can see.

[copy]

It seems possible it could have come from the factory like that. Console5 shows that the VA3 model 1 sometimes had a cap on the bottom of the board.

https://console5.com/wiki/Genesis#IC_BD_M5_USA_VA3

[mikejmoffitt]

Probably the power input had cold joints, and the previous owner didn't trust a reflow to hold, so they used bodge wires to "ensure" a connection. The work looks pretty nasty.

It is hard to tell what else we're looking for with the lighting and blurry camera work, though.

[Ruprit]

It's legit.

All of the Model 2s that I have opened (greater than 10) have had that wire work.

[2mg]

It's legit.

All of the Model 2s that I have opened (greater than 10) have had that wire work.

Any idea why it's throwing a signal out, but it's black? No boot, post, sound, nada, but it's detected by TV (rez mode change).

[Ruprit]

It's legit.

All of the Model 2s that I have opened (greater than 10) have had that wire work.

Any idea why it's throwing a signal out, but it's black? No boot, post, sound, nada, but it's detected by TV (rez mode change).

Not specifically.

If you Google "sega genesis black screen" you will find a ton of results as it seems to be a relatively common issue with a variety of causes. It could be a cable issue, corrosion on the ports, a dirty cartridge port, a broken trace, or something else.

[2mg]

It's legit.

All of the Model 2s that I have opened (greater than 10) have had that wire work.

Any idea why it's throwing a signal out, but it's black? No boot, post, sound, nada, but it's detected by TV (rez mode change).

Not specifically.

If you Google "sega genesis black screen" you will find a ton of results as it seems to be a relatively common issue with a variety of causes. It could be a cable issue, corrosion on the ports, a dirty cartridge port, a broken trace, or something else.

Found a retro fix-it guy in my area, will take a look, thanks.