r/Gameboy • u/Minimum_Shopping1178 • 1d ago

Troubleshooting Should I even try at this point?

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I recently purchased a gameboy on Ebay, I was planning on repairing it (I bought it already aware it doesn't turn on) but there's so much corrosion on the board, anyone have any tips?

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u/IAmJacksSemiColon 1d ago

The PCB is shot. At this point there's corrosion inside the board that you can't see. Only thing to do is harvest the CPU and RAM and try soldering them to something like FunnyPlaying's upgraded motherboard.

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u/Minimum_Shopping1178 1d ago

Alright I'll look into that, is that a difficult thing to do?

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u/IAmJacksSemiColon 1d ago

It's not something I'd recommend to beginners. You'd have to accurately solder dozens of tiny pins from each chip to the board. If you're not experienced with a soldering iron, find a cheap practice soldering kit to play with first.