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Nintendo Game Boy DMG Play It Loud Black Restoration

April 6, 20241 thread~1 min read
Recap

A black Play It Loud Nintendo Game Boy DMG-01 sourced from Japan at a friend's request: recapped and cleaned up, with the shell sorted before it was delivered.

Parts & Tools (1)

Game Boy DMG-01 cap kit

Game Boy DMG-01 cap kit by Console5, the replacement capacitor kit used to recap the console.

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April 6, 2024· Thread 1

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Restoring a black Play It Loud! Game Boy for a friend. Ultrasonic bath, new capacitors, just needs a final cleaning. Also refurbished a couple of Tetris cartridges. #RETROGAMING #Nintendo #GameBoy #Tetris #restoration

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