A few months ago a friend of mine got in touch to say his wife found her childhood gamegear but it didn't work and would I like it.
Hard to turn down an offer like that so let's first see what else came with it then see if we can get it fixed.
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End music - Modspire by @NaokisRC
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:37 What's in the bag?
01:41 Testing the condition
03:09 Tear down
07:33 Removing old caps from the main PCB
11:51 Power and sound board
13:10 Why bother?
14:08 Power and sound board
18:35 Power board repair
21:41 New caps for the sound board
23:56 Why use electrolytics?
26:45 Fitting the through hole surface
27:38 First test
29:59 Where has the sound gone?
30:34 Testing in another Game Gear
31:39 Could it be the audio amp?
34:55 What else could be faulty?
36:46 One final test
37:29 Conclusion and credits
22 июл 2024