VIrtual Boy Video Problem Repair Guide

this is a video helping you to repair you virtual boy taht either shows no display or display with scan lines.... I hope this helps some of you to get those virtual boys fixed.. I have problems sleeping at night knowing about all the dead virtua boys out there =)

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Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• virtual boy video problems
• virtual boy scan lines
• no video virtual boy

[jonnynewmonic]

I purchased a bit that works 6 years ago on ebay. Did they stop selling them?

[dankss]

@jonnynewmonic

i dont know i never looked i just made my own.... im sure you can find one somewhere. just dont have a link sorry man

[Buapo]

I still can't find a game bit that is long enough without modifying it like you've done in the video. Has anyone found one yet?

[dankss]

@Buapo

i had to dremel a regular bit on the edges to make it circuler and cut a line on the top for a screwdriver. my dremel gets used all the time i def suggest buying one for all types of reasons. with it you can do the mod i did.

[coondogtheman1234]

cheapo design of the LED board. I would have used solder instead of glue. is there a way to output the video from the VB to say a TV? I know it wont be in 3D but at least it's playable.

[dankss]

@coondogtheman1234

i dont think this console would be capable. in order to mod a console for something like svideo you would need to tap into a luma and chroma signal or composite signal. considering this is more like a handheld with its components i dont see a way to output the video without a custom circuit of some sort if any. not worth it to even start to figure out if its possible. good question though!

[OscarTechno]

is shit your favoroute word?

[Dongled]

Good to know that there is a fix for this. I'll have to try it. Same thing, I played this once, worked fine. It's been sitting in the box, untouched for 2-3 years, finally took it out for a spin and I got scan-lines gallore on the left eye. Sucks!

[BigDog1101116]

Great video and solution. How did it go with the other Virtual Boy? Also was thinking of using a hair dryer instead of the oven. What do you think?

[simpsonNirvana94]

my right eye is PERFECT yet my left eye will most of the time show nothing. every once in a while lines will flicker. and one time it showed up completely. is it safe to just repair the left eye alone or should i do just both of them for good measures?

[JBOTTSIOWA]

fuck yah thank you so much for this vid, I bought one on ebay an it didnt work now its perfect!

[attackbeaver49285]

@dankss cut a line in the end to use screwdriver



[jonnylushious]

@Buapo yes sir, I found mine on ebay. Extended 4.5mm gamebit.

ebay.com/itm/4-5-MM-3-8-MM-NIN­TENDO-SEGA-SECURITY-GAMEBIT-TO­OLS-/170523099971?pt=LH_Defaul­tDomain_0&hash=item27b3f80343

[fmdof]

i'd recommend using a hair dryer on the parts instead of using your oven. if i had my VB with me, i'd check to see if I can get the same result with a hair dryer, as I'm dead on the right eye. and like yours, it's just been sitting there for months, but all of a sudden, it's works 50%

[nuclearknight01]

I just repaired my VB using this video and 1st test gave me 100% visibility. No scan lines. Thank you very much.

[whoisthecat]

when i opened up my virtual, one of those video wires was already disconnected from the video motherboard. what do i do, do i just heat it up then put the wire to the motherboard.

[chunkydcaveman]

@sskats thanks the next part is fixing the sound

[sskats]

@chunkydcaveman eBay has a ton of listings. Type in "nintendo gamebit". You can also make it if you're handy with a dremel tool. If not, go on eBay and get the 4.5mm. Most sellers on eBay sell the 3.8 and 4.5 gamebits together.

[chunkydcaveman]

where would i get a game bit?

[sskats]

@dankss It is possible. Check out planetvb (type it into google). Those guys are die hard Virtual Boy fanatics. Anyways dankss awesome video. My virtual boy has a minor issue in the left eye and I was worried about the oven method. Obviously it works. Thanks for the up.

[mtgproxymage]

Freakin sweet! It worked for me! 1 min @ 275 degrees! My ribbon wanted to bend the opposite direction though. Thanks man! You saved my system!

[coondogtheman1234]

@dankss

I actually saw another vid after I watched yours where someone did just that they built a custom circuit to adapt the video from the console to standard composite video and had it showing it on a TV. Try "VBTV Virtual boy to TV adaptor" to the right by the user pdaderko.

[PseudonymPlayer]

Thnx a bunch for this man

[e5frog]

Seems like it's just a temporary fix anyway, the glue won't hold this time either. Soldering it is the one permanent solution that will let you close it up and never have to open it up again - for that reason. The other end of the cable can also be a problem, just by loosening an re-inserting that can solve problems. Measure every connection with an ohm-meter to check the connection.

[e5frog]

Not the only way, dremeling off the middle of the tip of a flat screwdriver will work just fine - and is a quicker modification. Leave two "horns" on the tip that fits in two of the indentations of the screw - done.