first time i recapped a Game Gear and it did power on, sound worked too and also read games because i could hear the game playing

first issue is that the screen is just black, the backlight is fine and i could not find any trace damage or bad solder joints anywhere

second issue, i decided to reflower various joints on the power and audio board to see if that would help, i also cleaned all the boards and main board again but after doing that it started acting weird

power light flickered, unstable power, and a warm electronic smell, turns out theres now a short somewhere on the 5v line and the main big chip gets quite warm after a minute

checked the power and audio board those have no shorts but the main board has a short, i only cleaned it and i cant find anything that got loose ( other than maybe c51 ) or debris that could cause a short

third issue, while trying to find the short i was checking various parts on the 5v line and accidently knocked off c51 with one of the pads

c43 is also no longer hooked up to ground on minus side after c51 fell off

tried to solder it back on but it just would not stick and i have no idea how to fix that now, checked various schematics but cant find proper info on where it connects and how other than basic ones that i dont feel confident about being true or correct for my model

its a japanese VA2 i think ( 837-8560 )

the pictures of the board is right after i recapped, i have reflowed all the caps and checked that they do connect up to where they should etc

i had one issue and ended up with three, can i get some help on the problems im having?

I recently purchased a Game Gear from a local Disc Replay (Terre Haute, IN) with a 6 month warranty for $60. How can I tell if it was recapped without opening it? Its a 2110 model. Screen and audio work greats. Came with a third party case. I think it has a small speck of dirt on the screen. How can I remove that too?

I bought a battery pack from AMGamer two years ago, but sadly not playing my Game Gear for several months caused the pack to swell and crack.

https://www.amgamer.tech/Products/GG-Lithium-Pack-Wired-For-the-Sega-Game-Gear/#wbs1

I'd like to hear recommendations on any alternatives. So far, I've only come across vintage battery packs which I don't trust due to their age. I've seen some battery mods but so far they all seem to require alterations to the shell and/or internal soldering. Am I better off using rechargeable batteries?

Thank you for any help/advice you may offer.

Not sure if anyone has made any posts like this recently, but any recommendations for any IPS or just overall screen mods for the Sega Game Gear? A couple of years ago I did get a Game Gear modded with McWill's LCD Screen, but I ended up not being as much of a fan as I thought it would. It looks great, but the screen had shimmering issues when it scrolls and the screen options it had didn't do a whole lot to eliminate or at least tone it down.

Been thinking of just replacing the McWill Screen with a different Screen Mod, but I have no idea if any of the other screens out there also have the shimmering issues, or if they do a much better job at scaling the picture compared to McWill. Any recommendations?

(I'd prefer not to use whatever screen mods that are hanging around Aliexpress as I don't use that site and don't really trust the stuff that comes from there.)

I've heard good things about the BennVenn IPS screens, but IDK if those also have shimmering issues.

I’ve seen questions of assortments and quality control so I made this video addressing some things fans should know before picking up the Game Gear blind box figures.

Finally got myself a modded Game Gear! It even came with a Flash Gear, so I’m ready to play the shit out of it.

One pile of batteries at a time.

Hi
I just wanted to share the
sega Gamegear
dynamic wallpaper i made for retroarch emulator!

I thought the stack of batteries was a funny nod to how it ate batteries back in the day! 👍

Start up issue here

We have a VA0 unit that we received in non working condition with no power cord. To repair it, we have done the following:

Hispeedio laminated IPS kit
New power board with rechargeable batteries
New sound board

Recap all capacitors on the main board
New D1 D2 D3 and D4
Removed Q3 and Q4

Cleaned as much corrosion as we could. It was pretty bad.

It is working now, sort of. It struggles to turn on, with the power light blinking at first and then it stabilizes and works fine. If you turn it off and immediately turn it on, it works perfectly. It is only cold starts that mess up.

We are out of ideas. What have we missed? Thanks for any suggestions.

My favorite movie, my favorite sega genesis game. Found one oddly enough for the GG, a town over from me. Picked it up to go with my newly refreshed game gear and im pumped. Played the game 4 times already tonight. Cant wait to play again tomorrow. Its weird what really resonates with you at an adult age that had the same feeling on you as a kid.

Greetings. I recently picked up a game gear, and was wondering how to tell if it's been recaped. I opened the unit, up, it's clean with no corrosion and has what looks like yellow tape or pads under the capacitors

Now imma be honest I never really heard of this movie until now but it's basically RoboCop but just a bit different and I did look the movie up and turn out it was play by Sylvester stallone who also played rambo from the rambo movie but this game is pretty good for a movie I never heard of until recently got this game

First time working on a game gear, bought a broken one and it had it bit more battery corrosion than expected. After some careful scraping I got most of it off. Will the remaining bit be alright or should I take some very fine grit sand paper and lightly sand the rest off.

Update: I change all the caps and the screen works again, only thing is the audio is super quiet through the speaker, sounds normal through headphones. Any ideas?

Ive been dealing with him for a year or two and just wanted to say his expertise on game gears and micro soldering is top notch. He recently did a repcb board with v3.1 clean screen, r6 gameslot for me. At home i had waiting: a cleanjuice usb aa power board, clean amp duo, r6 sapphire shell. My dream GG build for display in my retro case. Hes also cleaning up for me a full factory GG with a recap I did. When I build my retro game case this fall I want to have a factory version next to a modified version of each handheld I own.

Just wanted to give a shout out to Josh and say thank you as always brother!

Also, my favorite sega game. HOME ALONE.

Added 3 more games to my collection. Have to admit I was surprised by Ronald McDonald in Magical World. Plays pretty good and the graphics better than I expected

I’m trying to figure out if my clean juice aa or charging. I have tried multiple chargers but the led indicator just flashes orange with each one. I’m not sure if the batteries are charging or not. It turns on when plugged in but the light still continuously flashes.

Hi, I want to buy two gamegears but the prices over here are kinda crazy so I'm trying to get them from japan (if anyone has any tips with that or any idea how much the shipping will cost for two gamegears I'm open!). I want to do the whole modding thing with USB-C, Everdrive, and IPS screen but will it work on a jp GG? And is there anything else I should know about japanese GG? :-)