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by Scythe of one
Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:15 pm
Forum: Handheld Hacking
Topic: Sega Game Gear Help. !@!
Replies: 8
Views: 8058

Re: Sega Game Gear Help. !@!

Replace the caps. They're ancient and very poor quality. The voltage must be at least the rating in there now, but it can be higher. The capacitance, in ohms, can vary a bit. The tolerance is usually around 20%. EvilTim has a fantastic page on repairing the caps. He's even got the best chart of ...
by Scythe of one
Sun Oct 10, 2010 4:55 am
Forum: Handheld Hacking
Topic: Sega Game Gear Help. !@!
Replies: 8
Views: 8058

Re: Sega Game Gear Help. !@!

The GG's at the time were built with a batch of really bad capacitors which have degenerated over time. This is the cause of both these problems.There are tons of info if you search for bad caps (or capacitors) game gear. In particular:

http://members.optusnet.com.au/eviltim/ggrgb/ggrepair.html ...
by Scythe of one
Sat Oct 09, 2010 6:56 pm
Forum: Handheld Hacking
Topic: Sega Game Gear Help. !@!
Replies: 8
Views: 8058

Sega Game Gear Help. !@!

Hello Benheck Community, I am new to this whole "mod scene", however I am looking to do a fair bit of them and post my findings, Currently however Trying to fix My older broken objects before I start cutting and hacking away at things.

I am in need of some assistance with my Sega Game Gear.
These ...