game gear screen problem

[berzerker1984]

well ive just joined this site i found my game gear i turned it on with my sega charger or av adaptor what ever you what to call it. the power light comes on but the screen is just like a grey and blank with no sound.... i put the game in and it did that. any help would be very much appreciated as im a novice to fixing game gears cheers

[kendrick]

Welcome to GamesX. In a nutshell, Game Gears were built with bad capacitors. In order to repair the problem you're observing you need to replace all of the electrolytic printed circuit board (PCB) mounted capacitor units. I invite you to search on the forum for previous posts on this topic.

[berzerker1984]

well ive looked ive figured out... my contrast was up down so it made screen black.  the thing is i put contrast up so i can see game and it cuts out and it also cuts out when i push the start button and theres no sound..... so i have to replace every cap yes? is this a hard job? how many caps are there to replace please and do you know a site i can order them from? much thanx

[kendrick]

Please use the search function to view previous posts on this same topic. Here's a freebie to get you started.

http://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=2753.0