Game Boy Color Power LED Replacement

Einleitung

This guide will show you how to repair the Game Boy Color's power LED. The power led glows red when the device is turned on indicating that it is receiving power.

Was du brauchst

Schritt 1 Battery

Game Boy Color Power LED Replacement, Battery: Schritt 1, Bild 1 von 2

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Locate the battery compartment on the back of the Game Boy Color.
Push down on the tab and hinge the cover downwards and outwards to remove the battery cover.

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Schritt 2

Remove the batteries from the battery compartment.

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Schritt 3 Back Housing

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Using a Y1 screwdriver, remove the six screws on the back of the device as pictured. The bottom two screws are located inside of the battery compartment.

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I did this with a Y0 bit. It works if you are careful. I wouldn't recommend it on other consoles but for this tiny thing, it works.

phnome - 7. Apr 2023 Antwort

The guide says a Y0 is needed. Is it a Y1 or Y0?

Trav - 10. Mär 2024 Antwort

Schritt 4

Gently lift and separate the back housing from the rest of the device. Now you've got the back housing out!

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Schritt 5 Motherboard

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Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the 3 screws shown in the picture.

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It’s not mentioned here, but be sure to unplug the LCD flex cable at the top of the motherboard before removing the motherboard. To do so, gently press the clips on either side of the receptacle toward the top of the Game Boy. When they are both pressed up, the orange cable will slide freely out

Ben Perkins - 30. Sep 2018 Antwort

Thanks Ben. That's a very good point. Just ripping it out will cost you a couple bucks, not to mention your Gameboy will not work until you replace that ribbon cable.

Chris Pavlik - 7. Okt 2018 Antwort

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Gently lift the motherboard from the front housing.

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Schritt 7 Power LED

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Unsolder and remove the LED from the circuit board.
Click here for a guide on how to solder and unsolder

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Schritt 8

Insert new LED into the circuit board.
Make sure that the LED is in the correct orientation. The longer leg of the LED is the positive end, while the shorter leg is the negative end.
The positive lead should go through the hole closest to the edge of the circuit board.