Yet another Game Gear Repair:
I got my hands on another Game Gear from my local tip and saved it from landfill.
This time on testing it powers up but audio was almost non-existent and the screen displayed garbage:
I had never seen a screen like this before so maybe the original screen might work?
Unfortunately the case of this Game Gear is not in the best shape and is broken around the D-Pad:
So as usual went about a full recap:
I usually replace all the Audio PCB capacitors with identical SMD mount capacitors but this time I was one short, so instead had to solder in a single regular through hole capacitor:
The Power PCB was recapped as well:
And the moment of truth:
For a change I actually have a working original screen!
@Gravitone was kind enough to send me an original good condition case from the first production run of Japanese Game Gear’s that had a flat plastic lens (Thank you so much!):
So I was able to do a case swap:
Leaving me with a very lovely condition all original Game Gear: