Fixing Game Boy Color Sound Problems
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มี.ค. 2015
- The sound on my Game Boy Color wasn't working, so here's what I did to fix it.
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This is a big help! I bought the same Pokémon GBC second hand a few years ago & ended up with the same issue. I didn’t realize changing out the speaker was such an easy fix! Thanks!!
I love your videos, they are extremely helpful, and your delivery of information is pleasant. Thanks for what you do.
You are the man, Very happy i subscribed sometime ago. I use your channel as a common reference point for my own DIY projects. Thank you so much, and keep up the awesome work!
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Thank you. Concise and easy to understand. Please continue these excellent videos.
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As always, video is very informative and simple.
Keep up the good work Colin.
Thanks a lot, I'm glad I'm not the only one suffering from faulty GBC speakers. My childhood Lime green's speaker stopped working after all these years. I was very upset about that too. Now I have it working! I just wonder why it happens so specifically to the GB Color.
Wasn't sure why sound wasn't working on one of my GBCs and now I know. Thanks a lot!
Wow, that art piece looks awesome! I'm thinking about doing something similar, I'd like to collect all 5 original colors.
I've been slowly doing that with all the old n64 controller colors. You really should it would be an awesome piece.
Did anyone else notice the video was out of focus and focused on the mic and not on him
That's Michael, the actual host
Keep up the good work, I love this channel! :)
Awesome vid! This helped me to replace my speaker on my gameboy color!
I'm a big fan and the production value of your channel is amazing!
I have a question; with the Pokemon GBC or GBA there's art design going on the outer lense itself, which you can't replace if it's scuffed because that's that lense art design is the main feature of the limited edition! So, is there anyway of removing those scuff marks while retaining the design?
Thanks and keep up the good work :)
Thanks for the kind words! That's a great question -- you may have noticed in the video my GBC has scratches on the screen too. I've had good luck using a very light abrasive polish like Brasso to remove fine scratches. It may not work well on big/deep scratches, and I would avoid the parts of the screen where there's the art design, but it's worth a shot. Good luck!
This is fantastic! Thank you. I have that exact Gameboy so I am delighted it can be revived.
However my headphone jack buzzes like mad, what is up with that?
Thank you, my GBC is okay now. I write a blog where I describe how I repair my gaming stuff and I gave you the credit that you deserve.
your videos are so interesting :) good job man!
Exact same issue, except my GBC is a Tommy Hilfiger Edition.
Thank you for helping me find the issue and understanding the problem with putting after-market parts in a collectible console. 😂
I love that game boy color display. You should make a video of how you put it together because I would love to make one myself.
CheatingSoi Actually, I did! th-cam.com/video/X39bkqMubV4/w-d-xo.html
I haven't been able to find info about this across the net so I'll ask here just in case you might know. My GBC has a "buzz" to the sound from both the speaker or the headphone jack. Which I think would indicates that it's something about "how" the system perceives and sends the audio out. Any idea what that might be from and how to fix it? Thanks!
Well, I suppose this wouldn't help your situation PkGam, but my Gameboy Advance has the same problem.
Bought a GBC off the internet and it had lousy sound. Problem was metallic dirt pinching the speaker diaphragm against the magnet.
Nice! So I just bought one and it's extremely quiet. This should fix that issue? Thanks for the video!
Thanks for the lesson!
This is great. Thank you!
Very informative thank you.
My Game Boy Color has a problem:
The speaker works very quietly, and I can hear some crackling-noising sound. I can hear sound only if putting GBC right next to my ear, and it's kinda distorted.
But headphone jack works perfectly fine, and when I want to play some of my games at home, I connect my console to these bigger speakers that I often use with my PC.
What can be the cause? Do I need to replace the speaker?
+Robciomixxnfs I have this same problem
LarBob Doomer
Well, I lost my Nintendo-ish screwdriver (the one with three... wings? legs?)
Anyway there is currently no way to disassemble the device.
I'm also wondering why so much GBC's are suffering the speaker "cancer". Does it have to do something with new case design? Or Nintendo used cheaper materials to make these? I did never meet any sound problems with Classic, or Advance, so why Color?
+Robciomixxnfs In your case, if the headphone jack works fine, then the problem is with the speaker itself. My understanding is that the problem is due to adhesive inside the speaker getting old and failing.
I had the same problem, already changed the speaker any idea?
i'm getting it with my original gba i picked up from my local flea market 2 months ago... i'll have to take a look into this method....
Thank you very much for this video! I a also trying to use a multimeter but how do I set it up ? I mean on which position ? 20V- is good ? thank again
That's a sweet Gameboy color display. I just got the dandelion and Berry color in the mail today I have six of them I have the clear purple one too and that's exactly what I'm going to make
I have a low buzz in my speaker, and when I use headphones the buzz is extremely pronounced (in the headphones), which is so loud that the headphones are unusable, even though I can still hear some game audio. Any suggestions as to what's wrong?
Were you able to fix this?
@@hellothere7598 Dunno, never tried! Sorry.
I have the same exact Pokemon edition Gameboy & it has the same exact problem. This video was extremely helpful for me I appreciate it alot. I know where I can buy an abused gbc for $8 too
Hi, I'm pretty sure you've been asked this before, but do you know if a guide to fix the headphone jack of a GameBoy Color? I just bought one off of eBay that said it has sound problems with the speaker and the head jack so I would like to know. If you don't then thank you for looking at this.
you can also use a ds lite speaker which is much louder and better quality than those ones from ebay, which is exactly what i did since i had a few extras laying around, only problem with that is, is that you need to cut plastic on the case
i used a wii controller's speaker bruh i melted the plastic with a soldering iron
I think this is a common issue with this particular kind of Gameboy Color. I've bought 2 of these Pokemon edition consoles and both had dead speakers.
Thanks so much my game boy color sound was not working it was verry faint it was maxed and you had to put your ear up to it to hear.
Nice! Google brought me to a TH-camr I actually like and respect!
OMG this is a wonderful video, thanks a lot for the explication
What about a speaker that works after the gameboy pocket warms up? I turn on my gameboy pocket and no sound initially. After maybe 10-20 seconds later the speaker then begins to work. What do you think is causing this issue?
Ive seen 15min youtube tutorials that arent as well explained or as comprehensible as this one thats 1/3 the time.
Thank you so much! Now Im confident that i can repair my speaker! 👍
Just picked one up too from Goodwill in Hudson, WI. Mine has the same problem. I hope this is all that's wrong with it as I'm getting some buzzing on my headphones, but as I read from comments below it could be the fault of the headphones I'm using that have a microphone (TRRS).
When the speaker is extremely quiet it's almost certainly because its adhesive failed and the voice coil separated from the diaphragm. You can simply use superglue to get them back together and working, though I don't know how permanent of a fix it is.
Like you said, GBCs with no sound are common but I couldn't find a single solution except replacement until I figured out the cause. If you still have the speaker you replaced and feel like it's up your alley you could make the first video with a no parts or soldering fix for this.
hey, i have a question! Can you pplease tell me what can be the problem? I have a classic gameboy and it makes some strange oise from the speaker! Some cartrige/game makes louder noise some dont. Its so anoying. And it dont gets louder or quiter if i turn the volume knob.
my issue happens when I try to adjust the volume, turning it up all the way makes the sound shut off but just below that the sound comes back on full volume... I've fixed alot of these but this ones lost on me...
My recent GBC pick up: Headphone jack works (audio is very dirty...high pitched whining noise in the background) but the speaker doesn't work. Replaced the speaker, still nothing. Tested all the connections for the speaker and jack; all good. So I'm guessing capacitor issue?
my game boy has the same problem and this helped a lot
My GBC headphone jack works fine, but the front audio output is very quiet... and it's sound output start vibrating when volume is on 100%.
My game boy color speaker works and so does the headphone jack, but when I plug my headphones in I hear the game but I also hear a very loud buzzing in the background, is there a fix for this?
i have the same problem..
You will had to do the "mod pro sound" all gameboys had that buzzing on the earphones jack, from the DMG to the GBA
does your headphones have a mic?
Same
It's completely normal , there's a pretty easy mod called "Internal pro sound mod" if you want to fix that
**proceeds to listen to the original lavender town music in pokemon red and green*
I got my GBC new when it came out, but it has been showing some problems with the sound for the last 10-15 years. I will be able to hear sound while I play only if it is on either max volume or 3/4 of volume. If I put it on either 1/2 or 1/4 of the volume I will not hear anything. The other problem that I have is that somehow no AA batteries will last enough. Whenever I put new batteries, they ALWAYS last a short time, and I am not sure if that could be a problem with the batteries input, the power switch, or just the red light near the screen. Is there anything I could do to fix that?
im a fan of your work even though i just sub recently and i have an out of the box question sorry
i have this nintendo ds and i wanted to change the case but i cant because the tri screw bolt's hole is destroyed and it became a circle i cant pull out the screw. How do i pull the bolt screw out?
On my Game Boy Color speaker there are small side noises, but I can hear them just by bringing GBC to the ear. But the main problem with the headphone jack. if I connect the headphones, I hear loud noises instead of pure music. What should I do? I would be happy if you could help.
Thank you
dude call Nintendo gbc help line it still exists
only consoles not supported are nes because lack of parts and virtual boy well you can figure that out for your self
Wait seriously, they still support the Gameboy Color? lol that's awesome if true
It's true!
What's the number?
they replace displays :) you're welcome :)
I have one with a bad headphone Jack, where would I get a new one at?
Mine has a minor annoyance with the sound. For one thing, there is a slight hum that's especially noticeable with headphones, but seems to come out of the speakers as well. And whenever I touch the volume wheel (not even dialing it up or down, just tapping it slightly), the sound goes quieter/louder or the sound only comes out of one speaker when wearing headphones. Any idea what may be causing that?
The hum can be a normal thing for Game Boys. As for the volume wheel, it sounds like it has dirty contacts inside. Try spinning it back and forth a bunch of times, that may clear it up. Good luck!
In 2022 that wall hanging is worth some decent change lol
I have a similar problem with my dmg Original gameboy ,the speaker is not working and i replaced it but its still not working. Do You have a solution for my problem ?
You the man!
my DMG has a speaker issue. the headphone jack works fine. the speaker is either quiet or crackling. and if the battery is low it crackles even if the volume is all the way down. im gonna replace the speaker
how do you know which points to test the continuity? do you know the circuits of the motherboard?
So the hakko cordless soldering iron desoders as well?
I have an atomic purple gbc that had no sound out of the speaker. It had a broken trace that went under the cartridge connector from the headphone jack to the sound amp chip. I ran a new wire to it and put the board in a grape case so it wouldn't show. Same board wouldn't power up because of a corroded via between select and start.
Weird first video that came up in the results uses the same GBC I have
I don't have sound from headphones or the speaker what do you think the problem is?
You can check the resistance. If the resistance got high, thats why your volume are very low
so what happens if you have continuity between the headphone jack, but the replacement speaker still doesn't work?
What happens if i get sound, but once the volume rocker is full, the sound gets a bit quieter? Also when the volume is full and headphones are plugged in, the audio cuts to one side
my gameboy color is with a color without line horizontally on the screen which can be ?
Soooo smart!
My GBC volume is very low even turned all the way up, compare to my DMG is day and night difference. I did replace the speak however still very low volume. Any help please?
do you know anything i could steal a speaker out of to replace one with? (but not a ds). ive got tons of old phones and other electronics id rather take one out of
if I were you I would just buy a replacement GBC or DS speaker from AliExpress and they are only $2 at most with shipping.
I have a classic gameboy but when I put in headphones I only get sound from 1 earpeace?
Does anyone know the standard wattage for a gbc speaker? I've scrounged the internet and I can't seem to find any real answer. I have an 8 ohm 0.5 watt replacement speaker, but I need to find out if that is appropriate for the unit.
Google"Gameboy speaker replacement" or try HandheldLegend website.
8ohm is what you looking for
Did you found out the wattage ? I'm trying to know if it's 0.5W or 1W bc I'm seeing both on the market
@@tsubasagenzo5320 I ended up using the 8ohm 0.5 watt and it's a little quiet, but it definitely works smoothly
@@WonkyOctopus Thanks a lot lmao, glad you answered after these years !
yes! same problem
too bad you never went over fixing the headphone jack itself.. I found a problem same problem with one that I'm fixing, and then recalled seeing this video. Do you know of a good way to fix the headphone jack, if it's possible? Thanks.
B-Rad Gaming Fixing the jack itself is pretty difficult as it's pretty much one molded piece. You might be able to stick a tiny piece of sandpaper between the contacts that control whether sound goes to the headphones or speaker, but the more surefire way to fix it would be to just replace the jack. Good luck!
+B-Rad Gaming I don't know if you still need help with this, BUT if it's a contact issue, you can use a dremel with a polishing tip. The tip you want to use is white cotton - just fit it into the headphone jack and turn the dremel on for a few seconds; then blow into the headphone jack ALA classic NES. Should clean up a poor connection and you've got a "like-new" assembly! Failing that, replace the headphone jack.
My original game boy makes random static noises even when turned all the way down
How would I fix this problem? So my speaker I know works but I don't hear sound EXCEPT the extremely rare chance when I actually get working audio is this a speaker or audio jack issues and how do I fix it
+Psytastic I'd start by checking/cleaning the headphone jack first. A quick shot of electrical contact cleaner spray may be all it needs. After that, I'd inspect the solder joints between the logic board and speaker, as long as you know the speaker itself is working correctly. Good luck!
Anyone know how to get rid of the analog hiss from the gbc
Where did he get the awesome triwing screwdriver?
ifixit.com
Can i use tape instead?
im having the continuity problem what should i do?
Guess my speaker failed.
Can I just swap out all the internals I don't have access to sauder
Why didn’t you just replace the shells?
What happens when it distorted and how do I fix it?
I have distorted audio in both the headphone jack and speaker, I replaced with a working headphone jack and still didn't work. The audio is at a lower volume but not too much. It sounds like there's a broken connection somewhere, like, arcing. Could this be a capacitor problem? Everything else works just fine, the volume wheel has an effect on the sound even. When I turn it down, it gets quieter, but when I move the volume wheel, the "distortion" seems to get worse. The distortion sounds like the audio is cutting in and out fast, like the sound if you don't plug your headphones in to a headphone jack all the way. Does anyone know a way to check is the volume wheel is working?
i have this same issue, did you ever figure it out?
I’ve yet to find a fix for this so I’ll just comment it here:
My Gameboy Color’s sound doesn’t work with or without headphones. Without headphones, there’s no sound but with headphones on, all I hear is a loud buzzing noise. Anyone able to help?
This is literally the model I have. I’ve had it for over 10 years and finally decided to use it and the audio is bad
This happened to my GBC
But I used headphones
My tomy Hilfiger gameboy audio doesnt work and the audio doesnt work but headphones do
I have an different problem... it cames Sound out of the speaker but not very loud... i can barly hear something :(
Ff
3:29 where did you buy shelf case
craft store. watch the video that he made it in...
I bought a Pokémon game boy color at Salvation Army for $4.96 still working but has no sound today
i change my game it speaker and the wire and it didn’t fix it idk whts wrong
can somebody help me?
my GBC turns on with batteries but not with the AC adapter.
Just bought the exact same game boy and the sound don’t work
I used a GBA speaker for this
You don't explain what "continuity" is and what mode to use on your multimeter to test it or what reading should be expected.
nice speaking
Please take the board out of the plastic shell before soldering anything, special your rare and valuable special editions. I know someone like you probably is confident enought to not burn the plastic shell by accident, but I don't think is good practice or that it should be shown in a tutorial. I've seen before plastic burns due to this very practice.
My gbc speaker isnt too loud....is that normal?
Yeah I'm pretty sure the speaker was kinda bad for it
I replaced, no improvement with the sound. I only get a weak sound from it.