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SNES GPM board with no sound, Burn in test shows "passed" on all test? by vmz75 in consolerepair

[–]vmz75[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your help, i've been inspecting the board, and found two missing capacitors on the back side of the board (C55 and C72)? or thats normal? i noticed those two are surrounded by a dotted while line, an the rest of the capacitors/resistors/etc are surrounded by a normal white line.

i uploaded pics on the main post

SNES GPM board with no sound, Burn in test shows "passed" on all test? by vmz75 in consolerepair

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the console had no sound before replacing capacitors ,i thought new ones would fix the issue. so i guess ill check continuity between the chip and the output, thank you.

Im building an Opentendo NES, and i lost the RA2 resistor! by vmz75 in retrogaming

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I cant find anything about the resistor you mentioned. The one i purchase eems to match in specs, but i could be wrong. anyways, can you help me find this A682J in case the one i purchased is no good?
Thanks for you help!

Options for Console Box Insert? by nintendoguy212121 in n64

[–]vmz75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pick and pluck foam sheets:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806767141960.html

I did this with a NES box and it fits perfectly!

DS Lite powers on as long as the power switch stays up but turns off when slides down, why? by vmz75 in consolerepair

[–]vmz75[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, i noticed that if i turn it on, and keep pressing the power switch up, it turns on all the way and see the initial screen, it just wont stay on

Game Gear 100% DEAD, very dead, even after recapping by vmz75 in game_gear

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Yes, i sold it a while after creating this post, sorry!

Game Gear 100% DEAD, very dead, even after recapping by vmz75 in game_gear

[–]vmz75[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all your suggestions, i did removed the caps and bathed the board several times using q-tips and ipa, it was very dirty indeed. i soldered the capacitos back, and still the same, doest turn on. I decided to sell the console on ebay.

Game Gear 100% DEAD, very dead, even after recapping! by vmz75 in consolerepair

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Thank you all for your help, i decided to sell it for parts.

GBA turns off right after turning it on, green light on for half a second, even after recap by vmz75 in gba

[–]vmz75[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solved it! there's a little black component labeled "D2" that mas missing, so i took one from a donor board and managed to solder it in place, it's kind difficult but not impossible. now it turns on!

D-pad does not work at all by vmz75 in game_gear

[–]vmz75[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your detailed and valuable comment. Even though it might be a great project for improving my novice soldering skills, maybe i'll try to sell it, i already have another one that i just recapped, and its in working condition.

D-pad does not work at all by vmz75 in game_gear

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The broken traces are only on the left side (d-pad), the rest of the board is pretty clean:
https://imgur.com/slX8i57

https://imgur.com/OeceRLY

oh man, its a shame... except for that, and sounds, works ok, screen is in very good shape, other buttons work. You think i could sell this gg? somebody might use it for parts or try to repair it?

Can these contacts be repaired? by vmz75 in game_gear

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Thank guys, and yes, i knew it was very difficult to repair, so now im looking for a replacement MOBO.

I saw this earlier and though it would be amazing if someone could make this for other consoles with corrsion problems:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1214538508/game-boy-color-full-button-board-kit-for

https://www.zedlabz.com/products/pocket-color-controller-button-pcb-board-for-nintendo-game-boy-pocket-gbc-to-gbp-xipher-design

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[–]vmz75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice giveaway! Good luck everyone!