Vince's Repair Thread - (Console Repairs & Mods)

randal said:
I've gotta get me one of those microscopes, every time I see this thread bumped I can't help but think this is an essential part of the electronics toolkit in this day in age.

Good luck!
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oh 100% I would be totally lost without it!
 
Turns out this pin was also snapped in the port:



I tugged on it a bit and it just fell out....Thats a usb data line and i need that pin so now I guess I have to wait for a new charge port from china :o
 
Well the vita is in parts in a box until things turn up luckily I have all kinds of other toys either here or turning up tomorrow...

A bit of retro...



Opened the advanced and had a quick look. Fuse F1 is blown and the power switch was badly corroded on just one leg. That pad and trace sadly came away with the switch but the via it runs to is there and clean so I'll run a jumper from the via to the port, the inside of the switch was a state.. I cleaned it but it still doesn't work. New switches available cheap in the UK so I should be able to get this one working in a few days.





In the end I bypassed both the switch and the fuse and put some power to it.. works perfect. So I'll grab a new switch and clean it up ready for it's ips conversion.. same story with the gameboy that works but the screen is junk and not worth trying to save.
 
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So little trick, I ran out of Enameled Magnat wire for running jumpers but lucky for me I had some old fans and at the core of those we have 0.1mm magnat:



Jumpered the fuse and power button:



We have life! I guess now I just wait on a fuse and new power button :)

 
Nice condition yellow lite to add to the mix. I'll do a proper video on this one...



Honestly though the ammeter tells me it's likely water damaged (0.1a draw). Not a major issue but could be interesting. I'll tear it down a bit so I'm not spending the start of the video waffling while I break into it.
 
I was right about water damage and have recorded the first half of the repair during my lunch break - Second half of the repair tonight!
 
How much are the Gameboy IPS screens setting you back in the UK?

After the last failure, I've got a couple of Gameboy Lights coming @ £27 for both (listed as parts/repair) but got a video of them both working. Shells are destroyed, and screens are past it, but GBL IPS is about £28 off Taobao. And shell only a tenner.
Will be delayed until stuff is reopened after new year, but will get some pics posted.
 
chroniclard said:
Interesting stuff. :D How many working hand held consoles do you have now. :cry:
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A lot! but I did batch sell 20 or so lites in the run up to xmas! Right now I have 3 OG switches, 2 unpatched and 2 lites then a load of other ones. :cry:

Some are just bench bound as well while I wait for parts - Waiting for parts from china is the killer!
 
Emlyn_Dewar said:
How much are the Gameboy IPS screens setting you back in the UK?

After the last failure, I've got a couple of Gameboy Lights coming @ £27 for both (listed as parts/repair) but got a video of them both working. Shells are destroyed, and screens are past it, but GBL IPS is about £28 off Taobao. And shell only a tenner.
Will be delayed until stuff is reopened after new year, but will get some pics posted.
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I paid £27 for case and screen delivered that was the same for the pocket as it was the GBA :)

Same as you likely I am buying from China so delivery times are obscene.
 
Switch repair part 1 it's an hour long unedited video of me waffling and making a fair amount of mistakes! My apologies but if you want to see a really corroded switch this is the video for you!


Should be live soon as youtube are processing!
 
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Vince said:
A lot! but I did batch sell 20 or so lites in the run up to xmas! Right now I have 3 OG switches, 2 unpatched and 2 lites then a load of other ones. :cry:

Some are just bench bound as well while I wait for parts - Waiting for parts from china is the killer!
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heh, looks like a fun hobby.:)
 
Vince said:
I paid £27 for case and screen delivered that was the same for the pocket as it was the GBA :)
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Great price for case + screen. :)

I’ve got an everdrive clone on the way too as don’t fancy paying the prices I’m seeing for genuine English language games… :eek:
I weep for my small but reasonable collection being sent to landfill in a clear out by parents many years back. :’(
 
Emlyn_Dewar said:
Great price for case + screen. :)

I’ve got an everdrive clone on the way too as don’t fancy paying the prices I’m seeing for genuine English language games… :eek:
I weep for my small but reasonable collection being sent to landfill in a clear out by parents many years back. :’(
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I know right, they are really expensive :( - Collectors market is crazy!
 
Right switch repair part 2 - Another hour long unedited video :(


Ill do a separate video on the sd card slot at some point today or tomorrow.
 
No need for a video on the switch card slot. I did a very quick reflow...





There we have it yellow switch now 100% working and reading sd cards every time. I'm going to give the board some white vinegar wash while it's out and another check over for any dull joints but it's ready to rock.
 
Nice! Does the game cartridge slot suffer from the same issue?

My son's Switch has started throwing errors when changing games, but being Nintendo blowing into the cartridge slot seems to fix it :D
 
randal said:
Nice! Does the game cartridge slot suffer from the same issue?

My son's Switch has started throwing errors when changing games, but being Nintendo blowing into the cartridge slot seems to fix it :D
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Game card slot can be changed stand alone and yes they do suffer from stuff getting in the slot and corroding it. Best thing to do is cover a cart in ipa and just shove it in and out of the slot 20 or so times. That will sort it out. Otherwise you can just buy a cart slot!



The switch lite ones are different to the og switch ones.
 
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