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One tiny hole can render a game useless. Let's fix it!
Aug 11, 2023 1:10 AM
solderking
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One tiny hole can render a game useless. Let's fix it!
IAmDuckHammer
You do console repairs? I got an Xbox Series S that I cannot get to work at all. I thought I got it to work, but idiot me bridged pins and killed 4 traces.
HighQueenEmma
ISayShenanigans
LokiShade
I paradoxically expected the Spanish Inquisition to pop up after the repair.
BlkDragon96
Hark! A trace wire appears!
TheWojoPL
Blackcurry328
Funnily enough, none of my GBA carts ever got fucked up, but my copies of Heart Gold, Soul Silver, and Black no longer work. I don’t even really care about the saves, since I had transferred most of the Pokémon I cared about up, but it sucks knowing that I have legit copies that are unusable. The DS games cost an arm and a leg now.
BisAndThighHighs
They just stop working? FlashROM cartridges dieing is starting to become more of a thing. I know 3DS and up have a way to correct issues but you do need to power them every six months or so to make sure too much damage hasn't been done already, I'm not sure if DS ones have that though. I moved all my mine to CFW 3DS instead, have them all digital then and can use PKSM for moving Pokémon from older gens to the 3DS games to move to Bank/Home.
Ebo352
hotaru251
I remember getting that bugged logo...I just cleaned the contacts of game & handheld and fixed it. never needed actual repair.
Marmbo
Sweet! Now upgrade it to the IPS Screen!
yeahhedugit
MioTaalas
I've been wondering... Hasn't community cloned the PCB yet? So that one can just buy new board, transfer components to it and get newer, better board that'll last forever. PCB production methods and quality has gone way high since the 90's and early 2000's. I'm electronics designer and I've done some reproduction boards that fix issues of older boards like adding more copper or relief mechanical stress. I'm just about to do Yamaha DM1000 fader board reproduction...
Ulthirm
Nintendo is super aggressive with clone boards, as long as you don't provide it as a service you'd be fine but when you become a service they start to get very angry.
NonFungibleUsername
Tractorfist
mantabloke
only just noticed he has a samurai t shirt on
HandoB4Javert
YouTubeRed
+1
jaxonwithanx
Do you know what kind of battery is needed for the gb Pokémon games? I got 3-4 that are on their way out
slack3rdav3
Replacement battery (CR2025, CR1616 or CR2032 with tabs) for Gameboy and Gameboy Color cartridge Games. seems typical for the 2025, smaller carts = smaller batteries, so gba is 1616. They're just 3V lithium batteries.
Crowscrown
I came for the 0:31 Gameboy sound.
harido
You could have just blown into the cartridge and it would fixed it straight away
Abnet
i need to learn this skill
freebie
Pokemans...
mrsdowneyjr
This is how I want to live my life. Nearly everything is fixable with skill and patience. Now I need to learn soldering
Hemelsblauw
Soldering isn't hard. Tiny soldering might be. Welding is hard. You need way more gear.
4vie
Looks like you basically did a arterial bypass on that trace to save the patient!
Nintendam
Thank you for your service 🙏
Iowyn
Yeah, I'm fixing up som eoriginal NES games with similar fixes.
TheNextHafthorBjornsson
Just blow on it, everyone knows that fixes it.
SwankyPotato
Subscribed to your YouTube channel @OP. I Also like to watch Odd Tinkering
thatauzzieguy
Love Odd Tinkering. I can recommend Stezstix Fix too. Subbed to @OP channel too
solderking
Love odd tinkering! Thank you for the sub! :)
dangerspouse
Odd Tinkering is so satisfying.
Grunni
I haven't played a handheld console since the early DS days, started at the end of original Gameboy's life (pre-Pocket and Color). When I heard the startup beep just now, wow that was a kick to the brain. Do their current handheld tech still feature the same tone? (I don't recall the DS's as I barely used it.)
ME2BNS12
I had to do a reflow on my Switch and my car radio recently. Sometimes you get lucky and it's just a quick fix!
LargeAlbatross
was it the lcd display on the radio? i had to rework mine. got what I paid for haha.
ME2BNS12
Nah, the radio has an early TFT display from 2012. The main board that sports a 4gig SD card running "Windows CE" had to get done. It's made it through the hottest part of this year so far, so I think it's good
Sliprunner
I am now trying to remember where I stored my copy of 'Pokemon Crystal'...and the other early pokemon games...and my gameboy's...and the realization it's probably a box somewhere in the attic...
click4567
You probably need to replace the battery. Super easy if you can solder.
JimFromMarketing
Lithium batteries in storage can cause problems
M4UsedRollout
It should be fine. The battery is probably dead though, so RIP your save. I’d dig that out if you can. It might not be too late to back up your save file (gb cart readers are $35-40 nowadays) and authentic US Pokemon carts can sell for over $100 these days.
counterintel
I found my original lime green game boy color with my copy of pokemon red in it about a year ago. Booted right up save file and all
xXxX66SICKXxXx
I know it’s not the same but the remakes of gold/silver/crystal are really good and with some google searching and tinkering with app permissions you can run a DS emulator in your phone and play the games I’m doing it currently but also own a DS with copies of both Heart Gold and Soul Silver. I also have fire red and leaf green for GBA that I can play on the DS and move my guys to HG/SS through the pal park system
Woahouch110
Any good guides to play on phone?
neithermenoryou
Try melonDS or DraStic for Android, and find the ROM files on the internet. A favorite place of mine is the one that tries to get you to romance CD. They got about everything retro plus a lot of ready made fan translations.
Carnivoracious
That's exactly what I'm doing now. Randomized nuzlocke for Soul Silver. Good stuff
SandwichRGood
HGSS through BW2 was peak pokemon imo. But trying to get a legitimate secondhand copy of any of those games could go up to $100+
DiffusionSnow
Oh man Pokemon Crystal was so awesome
GuyWithDog
Repairing by soldering is just epic. I've recently done my kid's toy car and he was super happy while my girlfriend made me feel like I'm a magician. Repair skills are really nice
Hightower840
I did the drive on my daughter's X-Box One. You only have to solder the power wires in the drive, but to her I worked a miracle.
CitizenPrime
I want to learn. How do you learn thisbstuff?
GuyWithDog
The soldering is a relatively simple task, YouTube or a community course. Knowing what to fix is whole different story. You're lucky and a see an obvious broken thing. Or you need to measure voltages and start understanding the electronics in front of you. With the Gameboy I'd assume there's a couple very dedicated forums that share their experiences and repair plans
CouldCareLessButDoesnt
Salt water generators for pools are really bad about blowing little chips on their boards. This skill means you can potentially fix a $500 problem for a few cents. Of course I had to spend $$ to get the tools and knowledge but man it feels good.
Northwindlowlander
My grandad used to fix our toys like that, using a massive ancient iron he stole from the RAF. It was like sorcery. I do it now but it's not the same, I always feel like I'm cheating, with my temperature control and, ya know, other little things like no part of it being made of wood
DreamPhreak
I'm self-taught. Recently the usb charging port completely broke off of the board of my mechanical keyboard. The company that makes the keyboard shut down their sister site where they sold spare parts, so its impossible to buy a replacement board. There also isn't any replacement boards on ebay. Had to solder the 5 microscopic pins back on myself and after a few tries, finally got it working again. Feels awesome. Eventually will upgrade it from microusb to usb-c.
spookyu
Dude I am working on repairing a rather specific and rare ECU for a Toyota Hilux Surf (kzn130g), it's been crazy learning this shit. Fortunately I have a gaming friend who is literally an autistic electrical engineer who has decided we will fix this, the only thing that's kept me going lol. People are selling refurbished ECUs for like $1200....
rbudrick
You would be burnt at the stake for this not that far back. So maybe you are.
solderking
It's very rewarding :)
YourMomIsEverything
I fixed a synth's noise generator by soldering in a Zener diode. First and last soldering I ever did, and it worked! I'd bought a practice kit to get good enough at it first. Result still didn't look great but it was such an accomplishment when I switched it back on and all was well.
darkninja2992
Worked a couple years tech repair myself. Honestly it's usefulness is on par with being a mechanic this day and age, though you have just as many people asking you to help them as well
Dolenmorgul
Yup, love repairing toys too, fixed my kid's nintendo switch, I fix remotes for the people in the nursing home where I work, quite fulfilling
GuyWithDog
That's just awesome!
metalrulercid
Completely agree. I'm very thankful to my father for teaching me to always try to fix or repurpose stuff that stops working. It's not just a way to save money and whatnot, but fixing things is very therapeutic. I just had to fix two stand electric fans for the heat and it really made me feel great when I got them working again.
liudna
Same - my dad tought me how to fix a lot of stuff around the house - all kinds of useful things like electrics, woodwork, changing door locks, repairing bicycles, soldering etc. The first thing I remember soldering was my broken hair straighteners :) Me and my partner just bought a house together and all these skills are very handy to have! Especially when my partner comes from a well-off family where as soon as something’s broken, it’s thrown away or if smth needs fixing, a handyman is hired..
Raikupath
My mom hated that as a kid I used to play with my toys until I got bored of them and then took a few screwdrivers and took it apart and either build something new with it or put it back together like legos. Now at 25 I can basically take anything apart and repair it, most of the time just by looking at the components and sometimes with the manual but it's a skill I have basically learned by myself. Actually had to hide while doing it lol.
GhostOfPierceHawthorne
I have soldered the battery connections for my car's key fob twice now. Saved $100!
MrSnuffleupagus172
This is a good channel…I repaired one of my TVs following this guy. He does all sorts of repairs. Worth following IMHO https://youtu.be/xDmK12hlsLE
Hrafna55
I was well chuffed when I replaced the heating element in my washing machine rather than buying a new one. Gave it a few more years of life.
GuyWithDog
That's beyond cool and I wouldn't have thought of it. Thanks I'll remember this when the situation arises.
Hrafna55
Please do! It was literally a YouTube video and finding out all I had to do was remove three bolts and an electrical connector before pulling the old element out the back of the machine and then reversing the process with the new one.
hipifreq
If it weren't for the huge outlay of tools I'd love to learn metal work. I love repairing wooden furniture and some.light electrical stuff, but metal.is a whole other level
infernopg
as someone building his first project car in his mid 30s. Absolutely fuck tool prices xD
MaxximumB
@Op you can start metal work with basic tools. At it's core you are making metal bit smaller or bigger. You need a saw, file and a hammer /2
MaxximumB
From this you can make basic things and potentially more tools. Learn the hand craft first then look to the machines. Maker spaces are /3
MaxximumB
a good place to look for lathes and milling machines. Although these are not common machines at all spaces.
Colopty
Soldering just requires a soldering iron, some solder, and flux, so as far as metal skills go that one has as low of an entry barrier as it gets.
darkninja2992
You want a brass wire sponge to clean the tip of the iron too, you can use a wet sponge but that's bad for the tips
hipifreq
Oh yeah, soldering is the light electrical I meant. It always seems like magic to fix a toy, radio, etc.
hipifreq
Damn my fat fingering the period next to the tiny little space bar on my phone... Makes everything look like links!
JCBalance