Panasonic Q Repair! Complete teardown guide, region switch, and motherboard swap
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- This poor Panasonic Q was damaged in transit from Japan to the USA. In this episode of Fix It Friday, we do a complete teardown and replace the damaged motherboard with a working one! A USA - JPN region switch mod is also discussed
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Glad to see more information out there on the Q
Yes the information is sparse and even a good teardown video is hard to find
Thanks for making this video, it's amazing how little information on repairs is out there on the Q. These things are beautiful, yet it's so hard to find a working machine these days, they seem to always get damaged in shipment.
My Q is modded with a region switch and an HDMI mod, but the switch stopped functioning due to a wiring issue. The annoying part is getting to the GameCube board... Seriously though, thank you so much, this will be incredibly helpful.
Thanks, that’s one of the main reasons why I do these videos! There is very little information on how to repair the Q online and I wanted to provide some clear information to help others with their consoles
Thanks for the video! It is very helpful.
At times when I need “extra hands” (like around 22:30), I’ll use masking/painters tape, alligator clips (sometimes in a soldering helping hands tool) or small spring clamps to make my life easier.
Beautifull job!!!
Awesome thank you for this! Helped me a bunch!
So glad to hear it!
Thanks for posting this. It was excellently done and very helpful.
Thanks, I’m glad that it was helpful to you!
Thanks for this master piece complete teardown
The gameQb. Get it
awesome video, i've been waiting for 5 years to find good repair tips. i was wondering what is that desoldering gun? i would really need one of those :D
The desoldering gun is a Hakko FR301. It’s a bit expensive, but I love that thing!
@@LIRetroGaming thanks again man! i'll go check this out!
On Panasonic Q in DVD mode i get no video but i get audio on DVD and CD audio... do u know any fix for this??
That chrono trigger tho
My q is stuck on opening gamecube logo and show word that tell me to shutdown, any idea what's the issue
Great video. Very helpful. Unfortuantly didnt quite help me fully my issue with how to remove the primary power board supply. I need to swap it out for a replacement one but im struggling to disconnect it from the secondary power board. The black wire that links the two doesnt wanna budge. Any tips on how to disconnect it?
That’s right, I remember that removal of that board is really difficult. I think I have done it before and I desoldered the wire and its connector
May I ask where did you buy a new primary power board supply? Mine is fried and I need a new one or maybe try to replace the burnt fuses
I have not torn a US console down, what is different that you couldn't just use a US board?
The analog multiout and the digital ports are replaced with custom connectors. You can take these off of a Panasonic Q motherboard and swap them onto another Japan or USA Gamecube motherboard and it would work
Can you swap the JP board out for a US one (assuming you adjust the ports) or would that cause problems?
Yes, that kind of swap is totally fine
Thanks for making this video,it saves me so much time figuring it out how to do it but i have one question(maybe noob one)but can you change out a usa or a Pal motherboard(off the connectors should be replayed by the one from the Q board)but if so will the text go to english in stead of japanese or is that a total different board?
TIA and again thanks for the video🙏
If you want English in the menus, the easiest method is to install a region switch from USA to jpn. Technically you could swap the Japanese motherboard with one from a different region, but that’s much harder
@@LIRetroGaming thank you very much,which one is the best one to buy
Hello, a question. How many millimeters is the rubber strap? Since i bought one and it is very small. Thank you.
I’m not sure what the diameter is. I purchased it from console5
I don't really understand what lead you to conclude you needed to swap out the gameboard and go the route you did. Was it not powering on or not working in GAME mode?
I didn’t show it before filming, but there were some problems with audio out on the GameCube and there was no video/audio from the digital port. I had also replaced two of the power regulator boards before filming as they had cracked in half during shipping
@@LIRetroGaming WHOA that's insane. Usually when you buy from Japan they package stuff really well. That's a shame!
I disassembled a Q and installed a viper extreme. Have the vid on my channel. I didn't go super in-depth like you did though. I probably should test it very extensively before i sell it.
Also it was a nightmare to reassemble to include getting the digital port back in place without pulling the ribbon cable off when screwing it in.
Wanted to throw that thing across the wall
Yeah, it’s a real nightmare to take these things apart and then put them back together again. Fortunately this is not the first one I have repaired and so I have a little bit of experience with it. I wanted to try to document every step of the tear down and reassembly so that it’s a little easier for other people who want to try it
The front plastic fascia on the Q (the see-through plastic part). How is that removed? There appears to be some residue underneath my fascia. I thought it was just the four small screws in the front of the plate and it would just lift off.
I’m actually not sure, I have never needed to remove that part of the Panasonic Q, not yet at least
@@LIRetroGaming No probs. I'll keep on having a careful look. Don't want to scratch that lovely finish. :D If I find out I'll post here.
Dose anyone here know how i would go about fixing player 1 port every other port works fine
Anyone ever heard of some way to either mod of replace the power board on these for us 240v users?
I’m wanting to do several mods on my Q and use it as my main cube for disc stuff. But since I live in Norway, I’d have to keep it plugged into a step-down. Which I’d very much like to avoid🤔
Also has anyone ever seen a fan replacement on these? My fan is busted and replacing it with a Noctua would be awesome.
A noctua fan should work here, and I think you would need a 12v version that matches the size of the original. I don’t think anyone has developed a 240 V power supply for the Q
Do you still repair these?
No I’ve taken a break from fixing these. Transporting them is really difficult and they almost always show up with even more damage because the drive rails are so fragile
You guys sell the replacement rails?? If not where can I buy them?
I’m not sure which part you’re referring to, but we don’t sell any of those parts. Let me know, and I can hopefully send you a link
Long Island Retro Gaming rails for the dvd drive.
@@unclebugspayton Not sure if you ever found any, but the drive rails are notoriously bad on these things. The plastic can just crumble over the years. I purchased a replacement set from Rose Colored Gaming that were decent. I found that the screws didn't quite reach the 3d printed rails, but luckily I had longer screws I was able to use. You may also find that you will eventually have to replace the rubber band on the drive itself as well, as those dry out easily.