How to REPLACE Capacitors in a SEGA Game Gear

How to REPLACE Capacitors in a SEGA Game Gear
In this episode of my how to series i cover how to fix a Sega Game Gear that is not working with common symptoms such as; No Video / Dim Picture, No Sound / Distorted Sound & No Power / Intermittent Power. All of these issues can be fixed by replacing the faulty / leaking capacitors inside the console. I show you how to easily do this in 2021 while also giving some repair tips and tricks.
I brought this particular console as part of a faulty bundle so i also go over how i refurbish the Sega Game Gear alongside some games like Sonic and cover how to clean the console and games. Then right at the end i do a profit or loss breakdown to see what i made restoring the Sega Game Gear console.
The capacitors you will need are as follows:
Audio Board:
x2 10V 47U
x3 6V3 100U
Power Board:
x1 35V 22U
x1 25V 100U
x1 6V3 820U
Mainboard (A):
x2 6V3 100U
x1 16V 68U
x1 10V 22U
x1 35V 4.7U
x2 50V 0.47U
x1 16V 10U
x1 16V 33U
Mainboard (B):
x3 16V 10U
These can change in value slightly such as increasing the voltage rating of each capacitor. I have already done this in the list as the original ratings are not economical to use to fix the game gear.
Intro ► 00:00
What you need ► 00:25
What you need (Extras) ► 02:25
Opening Console ► 04:08
Various Boards ► 05:40
Power Board Removal ► 05:50
Audio Board Removal ► 06:34
Audio Board Capacitors ► 07:37
Audio Board Capacitor Placements ► 07:52
Cleaning Leaked Capacitors ► 08:55
Fitting Audio Board Capacitors ► 09:15
Power Board Capacitors ► 10:43
Power Board Capacitor Placements ► 11:17
Fitting Power Board Capacitors ► 12:02
All Power Board Capacitors Fitted ► 12:50
Main Board (Section A) ► 13:22
Main Board Leaked Capacitors (Section A) ► 13:32
Main Board Capacitor Placements (Section A) ► 13:58
Main Board Capacitors (Section A) ► 14:00
Cleaning Leaked Capacitors (Section A) ► 14:18
Fitting Main Board Capacitors (Section A) ► 14:45
All Main Board Capacitors Fitted (Section A) ► 15:13
Main Board (Section B) ► 15:28
Main Board Capacitor Placements (Section B) ► 15:36
Main Board Capacitors (Section B) ► 15:46
All Main Board Capacitors Fitted (Section B) ► 15:56
Audio Board Insertion ► 16:05
Power Board Insertion ► 17:16
Closing Console ► 17:55
Testing Console ► 19:12
Restoration ► 20:05
Conclusion ► 23:59
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[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

This also applies for the different revision boards, but take note that the locations of the capacitors are slightly different! Dont forget to Like & Subscribe
Time Stamps:
► @ 00:25 What you Need
► @ 02:25 What you Need (Extras)
► @ 04:08 Opening Console
► @ 05:40 Various Boards
► @ 05:50 Power Board Removal
► @ 06:34 Audio Board Removal
► @ 07:37 Audio Board Capacitors
► @ 07:52 Audio Board Capacitor Placements
► @ 08:55 Cleaning Leaked Capacitors
► @ 09:15 Fitting Audio Board Capacitors
► @ 10:08 All Audio Board Capacitors Fitted
► @ 10:43 Power Board Capacitors
► @ 11:17 Power Board Capacitor Placements
► @ 12:02 Fitting Power Board Capacitors
► @ 12:50 All Power Board Capacitors Fitted
► @ 13:22 Main Board (Section A)
► @ 13:32 Main Board Leaked Capacitors (Section A)
► @ 13:58 Main Board Capacitor Placements (Section A)
► @ 14:00 Main Board Capacitors (Section A)
► @ 14:18 Cleaning Leaked Capacitors (Section A)
► @ 14:45 Fitting Main Board Capacitors (Section A)
► @ 15:13 All Main Board Capacitors Fitted (Section A)
► @ 15:28 Main Board (Section B)
► @ 15:36 Main Board Capacitor Placements (Section B)
► @ 15:46 Main Board Capacitors (Section B)
► @ 15:56 All Main Board Capacitors Fitted (Section B)
► @ 16:05 Audio Board Insertion
► @ 17:16 Power Board Insertion
► @ 17:55 Closing Console
► @ 19:12 Testing Console
► @ 20:05 Restoration
► @ 23:59 Conclusion

[@Matt-qm7eq]

Thank you for making such a detailed and thorough video!

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

Thanks very much for the advice here. I'll be attempt a recap pretty soon.

[@hersnab]

Thank you for the in depth video really appreciate it.

[@AppleVsGravity]

Some serious gloves. Looks like you're gonna do yard work instead of hand held electronics.

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

haha you find some disgusting things in electronics!

[@aquarium6109]

Very nice vid 👌🏿🔥

[@kingforaday8725]

Nice. Thanks for this.
I have two of these Game Gear handhelds but no game to test them. When using a power brick or batteries all I get is a green screen or white screen.
Will anything display on the screen without a cartridge installed?

[@memorylapsedm8262]

It's actually a really good thing to use either antistatic gloves or some way to ground yourself with for example an ESD wristband along with other antistatic tools. This way you don't accidentally cause electric static discharge to flow from yourself to the electronic you're working on and potentially fry the board. If the board goes, and for a lack of better words, you're screwed lol. I've had to repair desktop PC's and laptops that other people tried to work on for themselves and didn't realize this, and in short, they fried the motherboard just from a simple and seemingly harmless electric static discharge even if they didn't notice it happened. But electronics always show the signs of this happening from blowing capacitors and other things up to and including frying the whole motherboard. Best to be safe rather than sorry.
Edit: You can also get electronic maintainence kits to help pry apart shells and etcetera that are a little more difficult to get apart. They come with wedges (i.e. they look like guitar picks) as well to place in previously pried areas to get it to pry open safely and so the hinges don't snap accedentally. Once you have a wedge in each area that has been slightly pried apart [not completely, just enough to get a wedge in to hold it open] each should pop lose without difficulty and nearly all at the same time, and without damaging the shell hinges; when you apply just a little pressure. If you ever want to perfrom maintainence and repairs on especially laptops with company design to prevent people from getting into them [we all know how some companies make them] and similar products like SEGA game cartridges, you need the proper pry tools and wedges so you don't accedentally snap the hinges that hold it together.

[@JuicyJakeRepairs]

my gloves are antistatic, and nowadays theres quite a few good kits that you can get to help get into things

[@mrnuna4793]

Step 1: Learn how to solder because apparently its wayyyyyy harder than it looks. I dont know how to even make the damn solder stick to what I want it to! Lol it just rolls around on the iron and hardens there. I do have a cheap iron, maybe it dont get hot enough idk. Pretty sure I just suck tho

[@Matt-qm7eq]

Are you using flux?

[@RWL2012]

*2020