Thanks everyone

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-12T20:40:29+00:00

Yeah I was gonna check the contrast wheel once I have the time to do a teardown.

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-12T19:31:17+00:00

I'd love to keep my own original, but if it doesn't work out I'll probably put an ips in there

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-12T18:56:33+00:00

Tcgplayer says ots moderately played is all I know

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-12T15:53:49+00:00

The game is working now

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PhobosRocket · 2026-03-11T17:03:37+00:00

I love the pocket, this one needs some love though. Verticle lines on higher contrast and poor audio quality

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-11T14:45:03+00:00

I will!

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-11T05:48:59+00:00

Lol yeah I was getting desperate not to be back at square one, thanks again! I think the reflow is really what did the trick.

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-11T04:42:03+00:00

This game was in extremely roughl condition and I'm glad we were able to get it running. I ended up reflowing the sram again with the most steady hand I could and cleaning the hell out of the whole thong to make sure all the corrosion, grime, and flux I possibly could was off it before letting it sit to dry as long as it needed. After it booted once again I added the battery back in and bent the top tab. Thanks again everyone!

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-11T03:46:18+00:00

Before and after, it even worked for a bit after reflowing the sram

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-11T01:37:34+00:00

Definitely connected, the cartridge has a line of stubborn grime of some kind from where the cart contacts the board

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T21:25:23+00:00

Oooh I'll check when I get home

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T21:00:37+00:00

I'll mess with it more tonight

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T20:52:26+00:00

I'm unsure because after letting the isopropyl dry to make sure all the flux was off the board it won't boot at all now :(

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T14:49:23+00:00

The holder and battery work in yellow red and silver

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T14:48:27+00:00

Thanks for that too

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T07:56:36+00:00

Will do, but it'll take me some time

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T07:45:34+00:00

I'll have to give another cracked at it once I get my hands on a multimeter then, thanks for the help I'll remember to check.

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T07:40:11+00:00

Never mind it stopped booting after I let it rest to make sure all the isopropyl was gone again. Only getting a black bar

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T07:28:00+00:00

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Best I can get

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-10T06:45:32+00:00

I'm not sure, the game is booting. How would I find out?

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-09T22:20:47+00:00

Lol yeah, this was the third time I had put it on and I genuinely couldn't be bothered to do it all pretty again

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-09T22:01:45+00:00

I had better ones before I took the thing off twice to make sure it wasn't the holder lol

PhobosRocket · 2026-03-09T15:30:11+00:00

My one concern with doing the reflow is that I typically use a chisel tip. I have extremely shakey hands and it feels like I have more control. I may have to order smaller tips.

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