Welcome to another episode of "F$%K Around and Find Out". I got this original Game Boy off of Ebay. The listing says it powers up but doesn't do anything else. There is also something clearly wrong with the screen as the boot logo has lines running through it.
Can I fix it?
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*CHAPTERS*
00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Unboxing
02:05 - Inspection
03:38 - Testing
05:28 - Disassembly
07:14 - Possible Problem?
09:59 - Soldering
10:42 - Another Test
12:30 - Addressing the Screen Problem
22:39 - Reassembly
25:21 - Final Tests
27:40 - Conclusion
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Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
- My Sinister Hand
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