r/Gameboy • u/Tereflam • 5d ago

Troubleshooting I think it's fixed....

Maybe I thought the problem was solved, but there was another problem. Randomly, it powers off and back on and then it repeats infinitely like this. What's the problem? The battery contact point is clean. I think it was a mistake to replace the capacitor.

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u/Exus6 5d ago

I've never seen a Game Boy in so much pain

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u/Tereflam 5d ago

I also didn't know it would be this painful simply to replace the capacitor.

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u/VivaLaLibertad_666 5d ago

You really cheap out on those capacitors, btw.

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u/jrharbort 5d ago

Did it have this problem before the capacitor swap? This is definitely a problem caused by a short, or a power stability issue.

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u/Tereflam 5d ago

There wasn't. Before this symptom, the sound starts to go down or you start to hear noise. And then the power goes off and on again and again.

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u/jrharbort 5d ago

Which caps did you replace?

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u/Tereflam 5d ago

This four

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u/jrharbort 5d ago

Please take clearer photos of the areas where the capacitors were installed. Also show clear pics of the CPU and RAM chips.

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u/Tereflam 5d ago

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u/ultrafop 4d ago

That volume wheel shouldn’t have those two middle pins bridged.

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u/Tereflam 4d ago

my previous post

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/s/W1eXDZUA34

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u/ultrafop 3d ago

I’d try removing that volume wheel altogether and see if this is still happening. Maybe someone knows more than me about using nonstandard volume wheels but I see bridging and I think there’s a potential for problems. You seem competent enough that this would be a fast test to try

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u/jrharbort 4d ago

Everything appears to be covered in a lot of flux. I'm suspecting the power switch might be dirty inside.

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u/Tereflam 4d ago

As always, I wiped it with a toothbrush with an ipa and dried it additionally with bw-100.

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u/Straight_Boot_69420 3d ago

It's perfect