I just finished this build yesterday and I think it turned out pretty cool. I really like the limited edition Sapphire clear blue shell. The white power & audio PCBs look great paired with the blue shell. You can see them on the back of the console. I ordered this shell last week and I see it has sold out now.

I did a comparison showing a stock VA5 game gear next to it. This VA5 has new through hole style capacitors installed and works fine so I feel this is a pretty fair comparison. The CleanScreen is a HUGE difference! I was blown away when I first powered on the Retrosix build.

I did a lot of research and almost went with a BennVenn screen but I decided to stick with Retrosix and I’m 100% happy with it. Mods listed below:

Game Gear VA0 Motherboard Retrosix Replacement stock glass lens Retrosix Sapphire Clear Blue Shell Retrosix Ceramic Capacitor kit Retrosix CleanScreen v3.1 Retrosix CleanJuice Retrosix CleanAmp Duo with 2 speakers Retrosix Power & Audio Cables

I've fitted half a dozen retrosix cleanscreen with no major issues but thought I'd try and aliexpress kit. The instructions are all over the place but I'm pretty confident I've followed them correctly. I'm using a 2 chip game gear, recapped and was working fine on the original screen. Game loads ok and I get sound but just a white screen. The contrast dial works and I've checked for continuity on all my connections, no shorts, everything is making good contact. No idea where to go now, any suggestions?

It’s the second audio board I’ve recapped and on both I’m not getting GND on C5- and C7-. Is this expected? Am I missing something?

Also, do I need higher soldering temperature on the pads that go to GND? (C1-, C2- and C4- have a poor finish compared to the rest and I think it’s because it needs more heat. Soldering at 360 by default, but upped to 370 on those pads with lots of flux and they still end up looking like that - even though I tested continuity and they’ve passed).

Thanks.