Garbled, scrambled or partially missing display output.
5 repair logs
+4 photosNintendo — Game Boy Player
The first time I've actually encountered genuinely leaking capacitors in Nintendo Game Boy Player (DOL-017) units. These were memorable for that alone.
+2 photosSuccessful repairSinclair — ZX Spectrum +2
Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 (childhood computer) 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
Virtual Ribbon 4.0 install on a Nintendo Virtual Boy 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 Sega 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 repairSega — Saturn
A full recap on a three-euro Sega Saturn NTSC-J Model 2 that booted to corrupted, frozen graphics: PSU, motherboard and optical drive all seen to, plus a reflow and a retrobrite.
