urgent help pc engine GT no display

Started by xybots, June 14, 2008, 08:34:46 AM

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xybots

Hi guys, as ive repaired 1 of my duo's within 1 day of joining this site, and im over the moon i now wish to ask you lot another question i have a pc engine GT when switched on i can here the game start and the backlight is on but no picture even on mains or battery power all i can see is a lit display but no picture if the screen is dead where the hell do i buy a replacement or has any one got a display for sale or trade.

thanks for all the help so far.

l_oliveira

I have a phrase for you:

Dead Capacitors  (0xDEADBEEF) error.

Jokes apart, replacing the capacitors and cleaning the board should do the magic for your PCE GT.
NEC used micro SMT capacitors and when they get too old they leak their fluid. They not only stop working
properly as capacitors but also their fluid is corrosive and conductive.  After removing the blown caps you need
to clean the board.