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Nintendo Game Boy Pocket (MGB-001) Full Restoration

March 20, 20251 thread~1 min read
RecapDeep clean

Thorough once-over on this Nintendo Game Boy Pocket (MGB-001): capacitors, brightness and volume pots, power button, cartridge connector and button membranes all done in one sitting.

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March 20, 2025· Thread 1

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Quick job. Changing out the caps on a Game Boy Pocket. Cleaning the pots for brightness and volume and the power button and cartridge connector pins. Also cleaned the buttons and membranes to make sure I don't need to be opening it up again anytime soon. #RETROGAMING #Nintendo

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