Garbled, scrambled or partially missing display output.
5 journaux
+4 photosNintendo — Game Boy Player
The first time I've actually encountered genuinely leaking capacitors in Game Boy Players. These were memorable for that alone.
+2 photosSuccessful repairSinclair — ZX Spectrum +2
Had dead memory chips and a colour issue from an unintentional solder bridge on the ULA. No thread of that repair exists unfortunately.
+21 photosSuccessful repairNintendo — Virtual Boy
The Virtual Ribbon 4.0 install is trickier than it looks. The mounting jig only screws on one side and won't apply even pressure, so some improvisation is required to get a consistent connection across the LED array. Worth it for a fully working Virtual Boy.
+15 photosPartial fixSega — Game Gear
Two heavily contaminated Game Gears, so badly that components were falling off the boards from the electrolyte. Many hours in, one has a partially defective screen and the other boots and plays audio with no picture. A partial result after a massive effort.
+8 photosSuccessful repair