Thank you! 😃

depends how its 'wired'

@@Electronicle usually there is + and - indicator....My rookie mistake was to turn in the direction of + which increased the resistance and hence reduced the power to the laser diode.

I think those were taken out of other 'bad' batteries.

@fred-qy4lo People use them to transfer old tapes, also some use them for audio. HiFi VHS has excellent audio quality. Back in the day people called them the poor mans open reel. Tried for years to record analog recordings to digital using all sorts of different methods and devices. Even at high sample and bitrates there was still something missing. Certain details were just gone. When I tried using HiFi VHS, it was all there. It sounded exactly the same as the record that it recorded. So I do that now. I can fit usually 5 albums per tape at LP (4 hour) mode. There's another video on my channel showing this.

@@Electronicle Didn't realize that, thanks!

yup. Don't have one though.

@@Electronicle Thanks!

Leds dim with use. This just adds more current to brighten it up

I'd stick with the recommended voltage.

probably has a bad cell inside

@ thanks I’ll check it out ahead,greetings and blessings!

yes I got very lucky with this one. Literally new in box without the new in box price. Still works perfectly to this day. I wish you the best of luck in repairing yours, if you ever get around to it. I know what that's like.

@@Electronicle thanks - well, I managed to get it running (after removing the front plastic door and checking inside as per your strip down). Your post was really useful in getting inside. Its a bit temperamental and sometimes 'skates' across the vinyl from around the middle, like the stylus needs a little more weight or the linear track is losing control. I'll open her up again and do some careful cleaning, check belts and re-lube, to see if that helps. I guess 20 years lying on a shelf in a box at the back of a cold workshop waiting for attention has taken its toll.

@@Electronicle Can this model be stacked on top of I just got one my self after selling one of my turntables I wanted the electronic loading.

@@stpworld yes but something rather light I'd suggest

@luisdias6868 It differs depending on what is wrong with it. In this video I'm more or less just giving some general tips to people on how they may fix their own tv. I'm not explaining top to bottom how to repair a tv. These parts are usually available on Ebay for ~$20, so its usually not the end of the world if you buy the wrong part. I've heard from comments some people say they saw their tv also used 2 small boards and just ordered both since it was so cheap. Not saying to waste money, just some people are willing to take the chance and want that option. Now some boards may show the voltage by the connector or wire, anymore its rare but it does happen. If for instance the connector says 5V and its outputting 3.5 or 0 volts, then yeah that's something to take into consideration. Something could be shorted out and is pulling the voltage down to 3.5, or the power supply could just be outputting 3.5v. There's far too much to consider for one small video.

@Electronicle In this power supply I had 3 burned components. fuse, and 2 transistors short circuited. I ordered these components, put them in place, the TV still doesn't do anything. is still dead. I just said it to see if you would know why?

@@luisdias6868 it sounds like those components are just being taken out by one or more other bad components that aren't visibly damaged. That is often the case when troubleshooting or just working on electronics. That's why we use various meters and scopes as tools to see what is going on under the surface. Have you checked for used working power supply boards on ebay?

need to troubleshoot the power supply. Good chance its just bad caps.

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depends on how its 'wired'. I say go one direction a tiny bit and see if there's any difference if not try the other. Yes there is a way to know but that takes the video to a whole other level and makes it not a 'simple' fix.

I haven't used any Gopro's other than what I showed in this video, except for a gopro 4. So unfortunately I'm not sure.

@@Valdan87 sounds like you have a short somewhere. Recheck all your solder joints closely

@ have you heard of them coming back from this? I’ve triple checked polarity to make sure I wasn’t going crazy

@@Valdan87 yeah, i mean it depends what shorted or what happened. Look at it this way. Its just a board with components. Just need to make sure all connections are good and there are no shorts or open traces. Then have to test components to see if any are bad. If an IC got cooked, it would have to be replaced. Don't feel bad this happens, its all part of the learning process. There's times where someone might work on the same model device for years and still things like this happen. I'm betting there's a tiny solder bridge somewhere that shorted something out. One thing you can do is find another gamegear on ebay thats the same model and combine the best parts from each to make yourself another. When you power it updoes it just not work or does it smoke? If it smokes, then follow from that location the traces around the board and make sure there aren't any shorts. Also it is possible that you have a shorted Capacitor. I've seen plenty of times brand new parts arrive bad. Don't remember what I did in the video, but normally I test everything before installing.

@@Electronicle After some research, the ZP37 on the power board was cracked. No 34v on the power pin anymore either, so I think it was that. I've got a replacement power board coming in. The new capacitors all checked good on the multimeter.

@Valdan87 excellent. Good job

Thanks for the comment! Glad it helped and you were able to fix yours.

You're welcome!

Haha thanks, I don't think anyone has ever referred to me as wacky..but hey i'll take it. And yeah Queen ruled. No one can replace Freddie.

try taking the remote apart, there will be a rubber membrane piece that is the buttons. Under it is the circuit board. Clean the board down gently with a cloth and some isopropyl alcohol. Wouldn't hurt to add a little to a qtip and clean the underside of the buttons on the rubber piece. Oils and dirt get between them and block the connection. Also clean the battery contacts with some isopropyl as well. If you have experience pulling stuff apart and fixing it, you'll have no problem doing this. Don't let the electronics part of it scare you, its really no difference at the end of the day. Sorta like points in a distributor . If they're corroded or dirty, there's no spark. Except here be gentle and use a qtip and rag, not sand paper. 😀Maybe i'll make a quick video one day showing how to do that.

@josepharagon8259 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvQg36Nhtd2ack Just posted this video...check it out. This is what I was talking about. Best of luck!

@@Electronicle I don’t think the problem is with the remotes bc both the remotes only work after I rub the television… it’s crazyeee. It also doesn’t pick up the wi-fi wirelessly,

@@josepharagon8259 very strange. Yeah I'm sorry I'm not sure what to make of that one.