Help trying to save a very damaged Gameboy dmg

[supersega]

Ouch man, I hate it when that happens... but I think I may see the problem. All of those new solder joints you made look like they aren't "tented" over the lead and onto the pad, rather just a blob on top of the pin that may or may not touch the board. I'd go and suck up a lot of that solder (you shouldn't need that much anyways) and make sure to heat the pad and lead together to help the solder flow down onto the pad. Considering it is the only thing you have technically done to it that would affect how it works, I'd start there. Then I'd start replacing things that talk directly with the cartridge, you may have damaged one with heat from soldering.

 

[lpoolm]

Right, its done!
Did a bit of re soldering and it cam on!
i will try and put a video together for my channel.
Thanks again for everyone's help!
It really has past the time!
(I have a snes to do next )

 

[lpoolm]

Took a few days but did two fix it videos, kept me entertained!
Hope you like, would appreciate a sub too if you dont mind
Part1:


Part2:

 

[FAST6191]

Did you just carefully remove the batteries from the thing as opposed to a nice short sharp slap? Unsubscribed.

I don't know what you did for colour correction on the video (though the rest of it all looks reasonable so I doubt you pumped it too hard) but that is a very impressive blue on the copper. I don't know that I have seen such things in a nice domestic low voltage thing before (automotive and anything in contact with water then sure).

Nice video setup as well. Is that below the chin for the walkabout sections? Granted even for things I reach around I find it odd to work that way.

 

[supersega]

Yay, I'm one of "the nice people on GBATemp.net"!!!

Very glad you got it working man. You did a great job with the refurb and video!

 

[Sicklyboy]

yeah I have found the heat along the strip technique usually leads to the lines coming back not too long later, can sometimes last a few months but I think it does just naturally start to split again, might be worth just replacing the whole screen with a new LCD/IPS display, with the IPS displays you get the whole front board replaced too so you wouldn't have to worry about cleaning that part up either

OK I just looked these up and... I'm not saying I WANT to pay $68 for an IPS display for a DMG, but I am saying that it's not entirely out of the question.

 

[Rufos86]

Hey , I got the same issue with my Gameboy , followed this post and did the same as you, but unfortunately my result is faulty.

the Gameboy wont read games , can you advice ?