Game Gear - Install a Cap Kit - The BEST way - Fix it Friday
In today's video I'm back on the Sega Game Gear that I was working on in Part 1 - • Game Gear Turning Off : Can A Power B... - and performing a full cap kit on it to hopefully fix all the issues.. Will it work?
Welll - in typical 'ME' style, it really doesn't - but I learnt a lot, and hopefully what I did learn will help you should you be trying the same in future!
This is the kit I got from @RetroSix - https://retrosix.co.uk/Game-Gear-Capa...
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00:00 Disclaimer and Titles
00:29 Where we left off..
01:25 Dismantling a Game Gear
03:13 Taking out the Sound Board
04:02 Taking the Main Board Out - Or Am I?
04:51 Getting the Main Board under the Microscope
05:25 A word of warning when installing caps..
05:52 How to remove the old caps
06:57 Trying to desolder the old caps
08:17 Old Caps - OFF!
08:43 Cleaning the board ready for new caps
09:31 All done.. Much better
11:12 Installing the first cap...
12:47 I made a HUGE mistake.. Don't do this..
14:16 Removing the old caps from the sound board.. it's a bit hulk smash!
16:14 It's a MESS!
17:12 The RetroSix Cap Kit has arrived!
18:32 My first bit of SMD soldering!
19:40 Learning to do it better on number 2
20:09 Speeding though the sound board!
20:43 The Recapped Sound Board!
21:02 Now to Recap the Game Gear
22:41 Two more left - the hardest ones!!
23:01 And it's DONE!
23:34 Putting it all back together to test!
23:56 Will it work?!
24:32 A BIG problem :(
25:09 Testing the problem..
26:10 A frustrating finish :(
26:50 Wrapping up!
27:50 Game Over!

