Sega Game Gear Tutorial - Sound fix - Replacing the sound Capacitors

[TheSegaStoner]

BTW, SUBBED!

[TheSegaStoner]

Thank you soooo much!! I have this issue!

[StigsGameRoom]

@TheSegaStoner Thanks man, been subbed to you for a while now ;)

[TheSegaStoner]

@StigsGameRoom Well glad to have found your channel! Keep up the good work :D

[edt1138]

This is a great series of tutorials, and I know of someone who can use them.

[TheSegaStoner]

@edt1138 thanks for the recommendation!

[StigsGameRoom]

@edt1138 Thanks Ed, thanks for sharing my videos and helping the channel grow :) Much appreciated man !

[edt1138]

@StigsGameRoom No problem. I always try to drive traffic to channels that I like.

[Leoooonard]

@StigsGameRoom why not use a desoldering braid or something to that ? would make this process a bit easier i belive :P

[StigsGameRoom]

@Leoooonard I have tried using braid to desolder these capacitors and it doesn't work the best. For a start there is such a small area to work on, it can be awkward to get the braid in, also because the legs of the caps are folded back on themselves, the braid doesn't get all the solder out and you then need to resort to the method I showed in the video, so the easiest way is to do it how I show :)

[brettscotland]

Nice vid mate cheers

[StigsGameRoom]

@brettscotland Thanks mate :)

[retroswede]

Excellent tutorial. I have a couple of Game Gears that need new capacitors so this will be very helpful.

[StigsGameRoom]

@retroswede Thanks mate, that is awesome :) Great to return the favour after your video helped me mod my master system :)

[K1NGARTH3R]

Nice video matey, well done!

[StigsGameRoom]

@K1NGARTH3R Thanks mate :)

[adfot1]

great stuff dude, i wish i could do this shit but i am truly hopeless. At least i have 3 working (now) badboys so i can avoid fixing GGs for a few years :)

[StigsGameRoom]

@adfot1 Thanks Ads ! You need to teach yourself this stuff, it's great fun being able to maintain your systems on your own mate :)

[electricadventures]

Cool - now something on replacing/fixing screen issues and this series will be perfect :)

[StigsGameRoom]

@electricadventures Thanks, yes those videos will be along very shortly, I just need to get a chance to edit them together lol

[izaurralde]

Wow you know literally everything about GG care, John, from capacitor replacement and motherboard disassembly down to not losing the little orange power switch! it really shows your committment to the system, ha!

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thx for posting as always

[StigsGameRoom]

@izaurralde LOL thanks as always for the awesome comment mate !

[woodengamer]

Great tutorial on replacing the capacitors properly. Too often you hear people telling others to grab the surface mount capacitor with pliers and twist till it rips off. Also, if you have a hard time getting the replaced capacitors to lay flat enough, you can put some electrical tape on the inside of the shielding cover before replacing it so there is no worry about shorting.

[StigsGameRoom]

@woodengamer I have seen people just ripping the caps off the board too, I am surprised they ever come off with out ripping the pads off ! Thanks mate :)

[Polaventris]

Great tutorial. Could try using solder remover wick when removing the old cap. Microfarads are usually marked with μF, μ being the symbol for micro and F for farads.

[StigsGameRoom]

@Polaventris Thanks mate. I have tried de-solder wick before when doing this and it doesn't work very well, I think it's because the solder goes underneath the caps, this is the easiest method. Yeah I knew about that but some ebay sellers list they're capacitors with just a U symbol ;)

[lakepalmer]

John the flux capacitor has gone on my err Lynx. I was wondering if you could help? I'm err in 1955 so I'm not sure how you can help