Troubleshooting Black Screen | Game Gear

Troubleshooting Black Screen | Game Gear
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Troubleshooting Black Screen | Game Gear - In this video I go through the steps that I usually take to troubleshoot and fix a Game Gear that is having a black screen being displayed. Let see if we can fix it! If you are interested, please feel free to subscribe as I release weekly content.
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[@jessragan6714]

It's always a relief knowing other people have problems fixing this old equipment. My system isn't showing a screen after a recap, either. I'm thinking maybe it's the fuses, or I did the caps wrong, or that I'd be better off just replacing the screen with something more modern (and visible).

[@mannyramirez4612]

Love the humility you have. Great vid! I'll definitely subscribe.

[@totalfix877]

Thank you so much, means a lot to hear that! 😀

[@ItachiRyu]

great vids keep it up :)

[@totalfix877]

Thanks, will do!

[@madeinjapan3485]

Attempting this myself soon and have the screen fault issue were it powers on but no display. But before i attempt the thermal fuse replacement as per part 2 of your video i want to replace some capacitors, do you have a link for these you can publish please. Great video

[@aleqx03]

My first handheld - great memories

[@totalfix877]

[@marcb8934]

After recapping fully my one shows a few lines at the top left of the screen, with full backlight so the display could be faulty not backlight

[@enriccebralrodriguez7564]

thanks!

[@totalfix877]

No problem!😀

[@ennesimo84]

Hi I’ve 2 gamegear and I’ve replaced all capacitors but I’ve vertical Lines on first and blank screen on second

[@totalfix877]

My suggestion would be to make sure that nothing on the board got damaged during capacitor replacement, as too much heat can damage neighboring components. If everything has been checked from there, I would start with areas that you mentioned, for example the blank screen. Was the screen previously working before the capacitors got replaced? Are the fuses blown out? Is there any corrosion near the pins? Things that can be identified from visual inspection that may look off.

[@ennesimo84]

@@totalfix877 Before recaps the situation was more bad. It wasn’t audio. I find much corrosion on Board. Now the screens doesn’t good. Before buying two ips screens I would like to improve the reading of the cartridges which are often not recognized. What could I do?

[@1stfloorguy59]

Use flux it flows cleaner with flux when putting those caps back

[@enriccebralrodriguez7564]

My gear doesnt work, can you help me? I fully recapped my gear and the brighness came up and down, then I recapped again with quality caps and now the fluorescent is on but it doesn see anything on the screen, the game sounds. and the brighness wheep doesnt change the fluorescent bright. Thanks

[@jophismarch6108]

I currently have the exact same issue and am also looking for a fix..

[@totalfix877]

I guess I should start by asking, was it working fine previously? This helps me understand a bit better what might be going on

[@creatingasgaby]

I bought one recently and it’s doing this too. I don’t know where I can get it fixed

[@totalfix877]

Game Gears are notorious for having bad/leaky capacitors. Hopefully you can find a local shop, I would take it off your hands and look at it, but I don't actually service other peoples systems at this time unfortunately 😢

[@sarahleone6117]

Can I send you a game gear to repair?? It's not black screen but not able to see anything.

[@christoffer6527]

This needs a proper calibrated fuse

[@totalfix877]

The fuse used was within the same specifications from the repair manual for Game Gears. 1 Amp 250v thermal fuse with a rated temperature of 100 deg Celsius. Pin length of 39.5mm and fuse length of 6mm.

[@christoffer6527]

@@totalfix877 just to make sure youre in on the joke. this is suposed to be a fun reference to another electronic repair youtuber who would have soldered a wire between the pads and called it a 'proper calibrated fuse'

[@ulfkirsten8017]

I have the exact same problem with mine. Have you fixed it yet?

[@totalfix877]

Yeah I was able to fix it 😄

[@boofkharia472]

@@totalfix877 was it the fuse in the end?

[@totalfix877]

@@boofkharia472 It was, it was blown. Once I replaced it the screen worked again.

[@boofkharia472]

@@totalfix877 thank you for the update.

[@DougSayers]

Where do you get the fuse for the screen?

[@Blehstor]

why do u call it "total fix" when u didnt fix anything

[@totalfix877]

Lol, that's a good point. I do have a follow-up video where I complete the repair. Thanks for stopping by!

[@Blehstor]

@@totalfix877 where is it? can you add it to the video description?

[@totalfix877]

Here is the 2nd part to the video, Ill make sure to update the video to include the 2nd part kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnncfqyDeZt4ock&ab_channel=TotalFix