Can you fix a game gear?

Welcome to the PGRF gaming community! Everyone here is very friendly, so don't hesitate to say hi and engage in some video game discussion with all of us! From retro to modern, there's no discrimination here. If you have any questions, feel free to ask the moderators and administrators! Have fun.

Registration is simple, fast, and completely free!
Join our community!

Can you fix a game gear?; Bad Screen...
Tweet Topic Started: Mar 8 2012, 07:03 PM (460 Views)
VariedGamer	Mar 8 2012, 07:03 PM Post #1
Varied Gamer Posts: 318 Group: Members Member #3,908 Joined: May 31, 2011	Can anyone on here fix GameGear screen or can it even be done. I don't often see them around here and I recently got one in a lot that has a bad screen (have to look at it from a weird angle). If anyone knows how let me know. I might even pay to have you fix it or if anyone could give me any info on how to do so myself.
	My Youtube


Kharnivore2099	Mar 8 2012, 07:31 PM Post #2
Retroverdose Posts: 3,313 Group: Moderator Member #47 Joined: Jan 27, 2009 Currently Playing Dark Souls III Twitter Kharnivore2099	Its a common fault in Game Gears, the screen gradually goes white and the speakers give up. This is all due to the capacitors that were used at the time, its believed there were a bad batch made and the gamegear got a whole bunch of them this is the kit i bought, it comes with all the caps and detailed instruction on how to repair the sound an video... LINK There are numerous videos on youtube showing you how to fix the problem, though if you arent skilled with a soldering iron i would probably ask someone that is. There may be better vids out there. but this is the one i watched. Its not the hardest fix in the world, but it may be more of a pain than its worth for some. I hope this helped though, seems to sad to laet a great console sit in that kind of condition. Edited by Kharnivore2099, Mar 8 2012, 07:32 PM.
	Twitch Channel Youtube Channel


VariedGamer	Mar 8 2012, 08:36 PM Post #3
Varied Gamer Posts: 318 Group: Members Member #3,908 Joined: May 31, 2011	Thank you this is very helpful I'll have to try this. I'm pretty good at soldering so this should be a problem. Just have to pick up the parts. Thanks again.
	My Youtube


Kharnivore2099	Mar 8 2012, 08:48 PM Post #4
Retroverdose Posts: 3,313 Group: Moderator Member #47 Joined: Jan 27, 2009 Currently Playing Dark Souls III Twitter Kharnivore2099	No probs man, glad to hear another sega console may be brought back to life, makes me so happy...
	Twitch Channel Youtube Channel


1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)


« Previous Topic · Classic Gaming · Next Topic »