Last Shot at Redemption... Will We Succeed? Sega Game Gear Repair-a-thon, Round 3.

In the final episode of the Game Gear Repair-a-thon, I attempt to repair the third unit in a batch of three faulty Sega Game Gears that were donated to the channel.

If you missed Episode 1 or 2, links below:
🎮 Episode 1:    • Sega Game Gear Repair-a-thon - Round ...  
🎮 Episode 2:    • Can a Faulty Sega Game Gear Be Tamed?...  

This unit happened to be in near-mint cosmetic condition, which as I've come to learn with Game Gears, doesn't necessarily mean much. Like the previous two units this one powers up, but there is no sound from the speaker. It appears to have issues with the screen in the form of horizontal lines and vertical artifacts.

Like the previous two episodes, we have to recap this unit. There is no point diagnosing a faulty Game Gear without recapping it first. Its capacitors are known to leak, the boards almost always have corrosion from capacitor juices, and a thorough cleaning and recap usually resolves most issues that these units tend to have.

As promised, I plan to give away one of these Game Gears when I manage to repair one, so stay tuned for an upcoming video announced on how you can enter the Game Gear giveaway ;)

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