⟐ Answer accepted March 24, 2019 at 16:49 MST

⟐ Commented January 10, 2026 at 21:27 MST

Hey everyone. I'm attempting to restore my old game gear. When I opened the system it became instantly clear as to why it had died in the first place. One, or a few, of the old capacitors had leaked and corroded in a small section of the logic board. I was able to get the majority of the material off the board by wiping it away with Qtips. However, in the process two small pieces fell off the board. C48 and Q3 are the pieces that fell off. I was being extremely careful not to damage anything and the slightest touch quickly removed them. Q3 was completely covered in dried up cap fluid and took quite some time to get the solder points to where they are in this picture. I haven't started cleaning the C48 solder point yet. Does anyone know if this is fixable? If so, does anyone know where I can get replacement parts for this board? I have no idea what these are called. I can say that the piece that goes on Q3 has the symbol XL 36 (same chip down and to the left of the yellow cap in the top left corner). No symbols are readable on the tiny piece that came off C48. R40 and R39 on the board will probably need to be replaced also just by looking at it. That's if this can be fixed. Thanks for your assistance!

⟐ Commented May 21, 2020 at 13:10 MST

If i heat the controller chip thingy white lines appear but if i let go of the heat they slowly disappear and you can see the game in fading lines.

But now there is another problem if I try to turn it on it shuts itself off instantly or it runs for few seconds and the turns off like there is a short. And also the red light is still flashing like the battery is low.

Is my screen dead? Did i mess capacitors while i was moving around? Short? If i press down on brightness wheel the screen becomes bluer and you can adjust brightness but only for few seconds then the screen turns back to "normal".

I will attach a video if that helps. You can see in the video that the display is trying to show something.

I can't sleep beacuse of this.

Anything will help.

⟐ Answer edited September 04, 2023 at 20:48 MST

Is this a replacement screen issue, capacitor or something else?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered June 25, 2022 at 23:02 MST

Also, whilst I've modded a load of Game Boy DMG-01's, I've never done a Game Gear before, so suggestions for the best mods to do would be much appreciated.

⟐ Answer accepted January 02, 2025 at 3:44 MST

Hi everyone!

So I recently got a sega game gear, and i know I need to replace the caps, but upon closer inspection, the small bit labelled c67 is missing. I think it's a part to do with the audio but I'm not 100% sure. Will it work without it? Or will I have to wire things to other things? Thanks

⟐ Answer edited December 13, 2020 at 10:26 MST

⟐ Commented January 25, 2020 at 11:35 MST

⟐ Commented June 13, 2018 at 6:27 MST

The board is vr1 version of sega game gear. I can't find a 33uf, 0.47uf, 4.7uf, 22uf, 68uf capacitor can I use higher value? Thanks in advance!!

⟐ Answered December 03, 2024 at 3:21 MST

I need to replace these parts but the schematic parts list appears to be strategically cut off where I believe these chips would be.

Any help is appreciated!

⟐ Answer edited January 04, 2020 at 11:26 MST

⟐ Answer deleted September 12, 2017 at 17:47 MST

⟐ Answered September 14, 2025 at 20:33 MST

Just found my old Game Gear and games but when I turn it on I see a white line (sometimes 3) going horizontally across the screen. I cleaned the cartridge and port in the console where the carts go and I was able to hear the game playing but the white line was still there with a black screen. The backlight works but idk if its my screen that I need to replace along with all the capacitors.

Do you guys have any recommendations on what I should get to replace all the capacitors and any suggestions on a replacement LCD for it?

Thanks!

⟐ Answered April 12, 2025 at 9:28 MST

Which component should I look to replace? I have the schematic, but very little experience of electronics.

Thanks.

⟐ Commented January 31, 2025 at 9:00 MST

⟐ Answer edited December 18, 2024 at 1:36 MST

something like

E = blank/empty

each number correlates with a pin

CN1 [ 1 2 3 4 E 5] CN3 [ 1 2 3 4 E 5]

1 -> 1

2 -> 3

⟐ Answer edited August 05, 2022 at 21:23 MST

I am wondering what is wrong with my Sega Game Gear and if it would work with a new screen and capacitors. Looking at the pictures the only thing wrong with it is the picture has bars in it and some of the parts in the lower right and left corners have some brown stuff on them. Also one of the pictures shows a exposed wire and I am wondering if this has caused damage or if I just need to add some tape on it. You can see the game play on the screen from a angle from the bottom but the top part of the screen is blank.

-Thanks

⟐ Answered January 28, 2022 at 9:04 MST

When I power it up now though, the power LED blinks on and off and the speakers are emitting a faint whine, changing its pitch in time with the LED’s flickering. I haven’t checked anything inside yet, but what could be causing this issue?

⟐ Answer accepted September 11, 2021 at 18:01 MST

thanks

PIC of screen

https://ibb.co/VLgNprF

⟐ Answer deleted August 27, 2021 at 22:47 MST