Turbo Grafx Turbo Express Repair

[@TheHighlander71]

What I find amazing is how you never get discouraged when a repair doesn't fix the problem. You just keep going until it's done.

[@moomert1]

Another system saved thanks to Luke. A+ as always man.

[@mruppel2]

It always make me happy seeing Luke bringing those old gems back to life!

[@justinsane1335]

It is really cool of you to fix stuff for people, and show us all how to do it. Another great video, thanks Luke!

[@BlaizeV]

always love these repair vids. Luke does his magic once again!

[@MrDbelisario96]

These are great, I've learned lots from these repair videos.

[@Ze_Veneno]

same here. :)

[@MASTERVETEAM4]

Yeah, they're totally awesome!

[@ramzac1993]

Hey brother this Ramon the guy who sent in the console I ended up selling this console after you shipped it back but kept the game ,every once in a while I remember this video you did for me and I watch it man I miss this system so much.

[@doalwa]

Awesome as usual...and indeed quite an impressive screen on that thing, considering the time it came out.

[@TheSynrgy1987]

actually really impressed with the screen on this, didn't know they were that good lol, top repair job Luke!

[@dodoubledragon]

I knew you would clean that little beast from the get go, I'm the same - I can't but help restoring something I've repaired, it's just not right letting something go back in that condition, the results that you get are can be amazing from what used to look like junk. Sir, you are a kind man & I bet Ramon will be over the moon.

[@CastielTheBleachFan]

Luke that was really great that you fixed it up and went deeper into the system to ensure it was %100 repaired and you also cleaned it up which I think is great as always amazing vid.

[@redcloudballgamingandarcad7071]

Your awesome man love watching your repair videos makes me feel more confidant working on my projects. I remember about 4 yrs ago stumbling on your channel getting frustrated on a arcade repair not knowing a blasted thing. Now I can actually understand what your saying lol before it was thingie here bad and leaking over there now I try and fix other peoples problems... And they are still called thingies because they make me laugh. Thanks man you really got me to fix a few machines over the years.

[@CRTcade]

Nice job with the repair Luke, and that's really cool that you went the extra mile to clean the exterior and really improve the cosmetics of the unit. Great stuff!

[@stevenmorse4955]

Great breakdown and troubleshoot of a problem. Was fun to see that there is hope for treasured old systems that die on you. Keep Morse-ing!

[@TallGamer111]

Another retro system comes back from the grave :) . Love the repair vids. welcome back Luke .

[@GadgetUK164]

Great to see it working again! It's the same with the GameGear - not worth leaving an original SMD cap in place, just swap the lot. Never ceases to amaze me how many problems capacitors cause.

[@darktetsuya]

been a little while since we've had a repair video, great stuff! that Turbo Express looks and sounds almost brand new!

[@duzhang]

Excellent video, it reminds of the time you did my cap replacements. Again many thanks for your recap work and for sharing how you did them.

[@Birdii1980]

Really awsome to see new repairs, been missing em tbh! :)

[@Trykky88]

Very nice Luke i really enjoy watching your videos. You are such a nice guy:)

[@TheRetroGodfather.]

Awesome handheld system and another great repair by the master :-) another job well done luke :-)

[@JMLRetroRoom]

The resolution on that screen is actually better than I was expecting. It's very much playable even in today's standards. Great job! When you were 'ending' the video I knew you would clean it up. Stuff like that bugs me too.

[@MrPikaPwnage]

Thank you so much! I watched through a few videos and finally this one mentioned a similar problem to what I was experiencing with the I button. It would work fine but only after a minute or two of intermittent reactions to, I suppose, charge the aging capacitor. I took a giant leap with a soldering iron and went upon replacing it like you mentioned to have done however I used a non-polarizing capacitor, whatever the difference may be, and had to connect it sideways because it was taller that the stock but otherwise I'm nearly certain the problem is fixed, and more importantly caught before corrosion started eating away the board and traces. Again, thank you so much for mentioning that bit near the end. Edit: Nevermind, that didn't fix the problem at all, I just got lucky for a few times turning it back on.

[@junbugdoe3930]

yet another satisfying repair job well done man.

[@johnnyringo3365]

Awesome work man; nothing but good vibes from this KZbinr. Hope you're doing well over there in Japan.

[@MegaMat_Show]

We love your perfectionist attitude.

[@Tahnvalas]

Great vid Luke! I love watching them... always learn something! Thanks!

[@magnusseger]

Wow.. nice Luke. I really wish I had your knowledge. :) great video as always. Its nice to see that you are back :)

[@kuroibuta]

You just reminded me I have turbo duo sitting somewhere I need to repair or sell! Thanks!

[@R33Racer]

Beautiful Luke, superb job, I will have to find out how I can get my GT fixed. No idea who to trust with quality repairs like you do though...

[@lactobacillusprime]

Nothing phases Luke, you just make it work! ;) Actually never saw one functioning in the flesh. That screen really looks a ton better than the Lynx, Game Gear screens I am familiar with.

[@shmupshmuppewpew5260]

Nice video. I've repaired/recapped the NES, Genesis, TG16 quite a bit, but I just got my first PCE GT recently that clearly needs help. I appreciate getting a look at what's in store for me.

[@vibgaming]

welcome back. missed your videos.

[@kodoyama]

Great work as always, Luke!

[@dinkc64]

Great job, buddy :) Thanks for all the nice videos!

[@SmoothEmJay]

Well done Luke, as always.

[@Pielover1325]

Luke would you say this repair made you go bonkers?

[@user-9sidfgsxgj]

Beautiful little thingie saved! Yay!

[@KitCaboodle1312]

Man that's so freaking kool of you! ^=^ you're just an awesome dude! I love your videos and keep up the great work!

[@Polaventris]

Small typo in the title. It should read "Turbo Grafx Turbo Express Turbo Repair". Can never have enough turbo in a video title ;)

[@Anthoneycfs]

Such a great job you did there!

[@theBryansBasement]

Hey Luke, I just purchased a turbografx express last night. It works but the guy told me it needed to be recapped. Sound and video work, but sound is really low and video quality is not great! I'm not the most electronically inclined individual. I'll probably give it a shot with the help of this video. If I did need some assistance with a repair, would I be able to send you my turbografx express like this individual did for a repair? (Obviously I would pay :D). Thanks for the help, your videos are awesome!!!

[@xmodsgaming]

Best thing to do is a cap Kit and replace all the caps.every cat needs to be replace that will fix it regardless if it is a cap issue🤓

[@Slot1Gamer]

Great Video Mr. Luke!

[@khazak77]

Really Nice job man! You're the best!

[@ilcool90]

Finally, a hardware video.

[@MitchCrane]

Nice job. I bought one of those as soon as they were available in the US, but the screen had so many dead and stuck pixels I decided to return it. I never found another in stock anywhere so I never got a replacement.

[@Pholiage]

The screen on the Express/GT sure is very pretty. The Game Boy and Game Gear had nothing on this machine. Too bad it never caught on here in Europe. I never even heard of the Turbografx16/PcEngine until I watched some of your first vids. And that was years ago now. I grew up with the NES and Master System, good to know there is plenty more of retro games out there to experience.

[@daniel070487]

i love it too when customers send me some stuff to repair and tell me it was working before and when im at reapairing i find more and more stuff that makes me believe it wasnt really working at all.....

[@TheKayliedGamerChannel-YouTube]

Nice repair :-) Another classic 'PCE' system saved :D

[@plaister101]

Another epic video dude

[@vampifrog]

Yay I love repair videos!

[@Kevinwoolford123]

You are a genius mate :) wish i had the super powers you posses

[@jpstyles85]

Great job Luke! does anyone know where you can get the nec turbo express pc engine GT service manual?

[@xBIueMonday]

really enjoyed the video!

[@lvpepe38]

Well done Luke

[@irgendwerjoker]

I really appreciate your repair videos. But sometimes I think you blend out the real interesting part, i.e. _how_ to technically resolder those joints, unsolder and resolder caps etc. ... in this video you show how you resolder joints, i.e. very fine tip, using flux etc. ... would be really intersting to see more of you working... i.e. soldering etc.

[@googleboughtmee]

There are a lot of older vids where he does soldering on camera. Seems to be down to lots of practice, it never goes that easily when I try it!

[@kanpaifighto]

Hey Luke! Love these videos as always. I've been trying to fix up an old salvaged SNES myself after being inspired by your vids--this thing was in reeeeally rough shape. I'm talking trace damage, the APU being yanked out, case wrecked. I did a whole bunch of work on it to get it powering on again including a full cap replacement, but I cannot for the life of me figure out why it now no longer will read games. Could I possibly contact you further re: this to see if you may be able to shed some light on this for me? I'm at my wit's end with this D: you rock.

[@hocinehadj-naceur3258]

Hey Great job Luke, Ive changed all the caps, except those under the shield, my video was back for bit and its gone again, you thinl i sould go further under the shield ?

[@zborgerd]

My experience with the GT/Express is that every single electrolytic inside must be replaced. I've found extensive trace damage in these due to leaky electrolyte, especially in the audio circuits.

[@videogameobsession]

Just curious, will the new caps also fail in time, or have they started making modern caps better (fail proof)?

[@mlacher100]

Nothing is fail proof

[@Iwtlv]

Can you do a video about replacing the power input connector (the pin for the power jack). Mine is missing, and I would like to know how to replace it. Thanks

[@hiphophead34]

I had tried to repair my TE lifting the negative pad on cc501 in the process. Is it still repairable and do you offer repair service?

[@K1NGARTH3R]

You've done a great job there Luke, you don't fancy repairing my power issue on my wondermega dg-1 do you :D

[@krisgarrison6371]

HI Luke, are you still doing repairs if so I need your help:)

[@wesmaximus7728]

Yes, Batteries are very important with these, Here I thought my screen was just dead the past few years, I didn't use the batteries too much but most likely low quality. Had sound but no picture.I decided to check how it would be with a proper power supply. had an extra universal one here. tried it on 6 volts, the same thing. sound only tried it on 7.5V. Hell Yeah! I know it requires 7V so ill look for a proper one, but I wouldn't use it too often with the 7.5V. My Turbo Duo works fine with the same Adapter at 9V. More often it's the mA that's important

[@xmodsgaming]

I bet this dude will be thank full.

[@Tea_1745]

Hey I've got an express that worked the last time I've played it years ago but now I tried it doesn't boat any games. Screen turns on but displays nothing and no audio too. Any ideas? Same as the screen as this one in the video but just wondering if anything else by any chance.

[@CronoWiiUxblCrono]

Hello. My Turbo Express has a burning smell coming from it. The games turn on it for just a moment and then it goes off. Also, the sound isn't working. I've had the system in storage for the past 18 years. Do you know what's causing this to happen?

[@bgirardin01]

Are you still doing repairs?

[@9ElevenGamer]

Hi, I was wondering if you could have a quick look at my last PC Engine video, it's only short and maybe you'll be able to come up with some answers for the behavior it's displaying, I always get around 1 hour and 40 minutes perfect gameplay then the screen either freezes, glitches or go's from green to black or just straight to black, the Caps and screen are new, is it as simple as the batteries are just dead? As on DURACELL batteries I get over 4 hours maybe even 7 if the volume isn't on high, the sound is also perfect, it's very loud on full volume. Thanks in advance if you spot a possible reason.

[@KingHenryVR4]

I need to get the ole GAMEGEAR up an going again or try an find another one, that an my Lynx II used to be fun to play but havent messed with them in years

[@shawnrodgers2180]

hey luke big fan of your repairs. Im looking for a xbox 360 slim power block and cord. There kinda hard to find here in the u.s. please let me know. i will buy it if u can get one

[@BavarianM]

luke you are awsome

[@russell56443]

Awesome Video,Could You Help Me With A Broken LCD Ribbon Cable,What Can I Do?

[@limewirepro]

+russell56443 I think you have to buy a new screen

[@denisesmith238]

I have a Turbo Grafx Express with the same problem. Was getting ready to sell it when this happen. How much do you charge and do you know someone that will buy it. Original owner. Have 3 games and charger.

[@MrTakeone51]

I have a express with no video , can you fix mine ?

[@80sretrogamergamingarchive90]

1133 lukemoris1 happy noises 😋

[@johnlupo8015]

How much to fix my express ???

[@ArcadeFreak-gw5rp]

Hello i have a question I have a absolutely beautiful game gear the problem is extremely low sounds and a white screen I know you can fix these problems and honestly I don't trust anyone else would you be willing to work on it for me and also do the video like this one thank you

[@christian-qc4zp]

Do you by chance have a Instagram

[@SuperGamesLegend]

This inspired me to go ahead and recap my GT. I was on the fence. It actually works pretty well as is considering how bad the caps usually are. Wish me luck. 😊