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I Bought a BOXED Atari 2600. The Picture Was a Disaster.
A boxed early UK Atari 2600 Light Sixer, distributed by Ingersoll, arrives with a picture the maker calls a disaster, and the work sets out to put it right.
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Retro ER
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This Dead Game Boy Was Hiding a Nasty Surprise…
Dead vertical lines on the LCD and corroded battery terminals are among the faults on a Game Boy DMG that arrived dead, before a recap, reflow and shell restoration.
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Scam or Steal? Paid $119 for 2 "Untested" Sega Game Gears
What is wrong with two untested Game Gears bought as a job lot? The maker strips both down, finding earlier repairs, corrosion and flux residue on one and a much cleaner second console.
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Restoring a TRASHED Game Boy DMG (Play It Loud) | Complete Restoration & Repair
Restoring a Play It Loud Game Boy DMG takes in repairs to the LCD, headphone jack and power switch, then a retrobrite, an LCD reflow and recaps, from Retro ER.
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Impossible Repair of a Completely Corroded Game Boy (Full LCD & Power Switch Teardown) | Restoration
Heavy rust on a Game Boy DMG leads to repairs on the power switch and link port, a recap of the CPU board, an LCD swap and a test for horizontal lines.
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Game Boy CPU Transplant! Fixing Dead Buttons (Super Game Boy Donor)
After a ribbon cable was shifted with the power on, a Game Boy DMG lost its left D-pad and B button, and a CPU taken from a Super Game Boy replaces it.
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Restoring a Junk Game Boy with $3 AliExpress Chips. Power, LCD screen and Audio Fix.
Multimeter checks, treatment of battery leakage and a full recap are followed by chip swaps, including the IR3R40 audio amplifier, on a Game Boy DMG that began with no power, sound or picture.
