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Sega Game Gear problem
e_brugal:
As everyone knows i recently bought a Sega Game Gear for $14 with 5 games, the listing specify that "it turns on but there's no image".
http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=22011.msg199716#msg199716
So i try it today and it turns on but no image as the listing said (the screen turns on but stays in a brownish color). it has sound with Sonic, Arch Rivals and Leaderboard Golf but very, very low. Any solution on this?
Also i don't hear sound from mortal kombat and Columns, Do they need a clean up or the pins on the Game Gear need a clean up?
Thanks in advance ;D
sheep2001:
Low sound on Game Gear is a common problem, and I believe (fairly) easily resolved by changing capacitors on the mainboard.
This youtube video seems to address both your problems:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvm14pCzxmA
e_brugal:
Thanks ;D
Hesch:
If you're going to start taking apart the Game Gear anyways, and have the spare income, now's the time to consider a full screen replacement.
http://www.retrorgb.com/gamegearmcwilllcd.html
redsox2012:
I've been wondering, and I'd like to know if anyone here knows for sure - do the capacitors in the original Game Gear fail due to the amount of usage it gets, or do they simply fail over time (due to corrosion of the original materials used)? I recently bought a GG and it's nearly mint condition. It looks like it's barely been used. It works perfectly - both picture and sound. It wasn't advertised as replaced capacitors, and it was in it's original box with the shrink wrap still on it. Maybe I got lucky and the capacitors simply won't fail (kind of like the few original Xbox 360's that haven't yet red ringed), or they'll eventually fail if I use it too much. I mean, they have lasted 25 years so far. At least I have a spare GG Majesco version that I use primarily, though Master System games look better on the original version.