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Gamegear capacitors

  • 24-08-2013 9:43pm
    #1
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭


    Hey folks, any idea where I can source capacitors for a Game Gear? Going to chance a refurb on the one i picked up for a fiver. I read somewhere about a better screen for it too?


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  • #2
    gctest50
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,605 ✭✭✭gctest50


    should be loads of similar repair kits around ?

    http://www.amazon.com/Sega-Game-Gear-Capacitor-Replacement-Kit/dp/B005VR2OUG


  • #3
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,604 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I've bought some cap kits from this guy (and he's assembled some for me too)

    Really good chap

    http://console5.com/store/


  • #4
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    Nice one. Ordered the parts. now for the messy part. Has anyone ever done this before?


  • #5
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    bombidol wrote: »
    Nice one. Ordered the parts. now for the messy part. Has anyone ever done this before?

    Yeah I've done the kit a good few times, it ranges from very straight forward to a corroded mess, depending on how bad the leakage has been


  • #6
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    the inside of my GG looks pretty clean actually, cant see any filth and leakage in there. Any ideas to this super duper screen replacement ive heard of?


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  • #7
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    bombidol wrote: »
    the inside of my GG looks pretty clean actually, cant see any filth and leakage in there. Any ideas to this super duper screen replacement ive heard of?

    It requires additional hardware I'd imagine, I've not read much on the subject but it's not a simple swap out. The Nomad is different, in that you can replace the screen & take the video out feed straight off the mobo for it.


  • #8
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    It begins!


  • #9
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    bombidol wrote: »
    It begins!

    Looks like some caps have already been done, or have you started by the time you took the pic? One tip I'll give you, try keep the legs of the new caps as short as you can, enough to get the cap to fold over onto the mobo & no longer ideally. Putting the GG back together can be troublesome if there's caps where there shouldn't be :)


  • #10
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    yeah had started by the time i took the picture. back breaking work this.


  • #11
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    picture is brighter already but its still got those crazy lines running through it.


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  • #12
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    ok, all caps replaced and its nice and bright. However, the screen lines are still there. I remember a mates GG from years ago having this issue. Any ideas?


  • #13
    bombidol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,638 ✭✭✭bombidol


    AAANNNNDDDDD.. Its 80% bricked. Replaced caps, looked great, nice and bright. Stupid vertical lines were wrecking the image. Found some youtube videos that said heat up the silicone brick beside the video ribbon. Done it slowly slowly catchy monkey and now...
    Screen powers up for about 2 seconds when the unit is switched on, then screen dies.
    Absolute...Bastard.


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