1 Reply by Picturesandfairytales

(3 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

unexpectedbowtie wrote:

Sorry, I probably misread slightly...

If you still had vertical lines after trying to fix it with the backlight installed, why didn't you remove the backlight? It shouldn't be a difficult thing to do.

If it's the kind with wires underneath the bottom of the cable/ribbon where you run the soldering iron, it's possible you were over-cautious or missed certain bits... or didn't apply enough pressure/heat/time to make the fix stick.

Thanks for the reply ahaha. You know I never saw this and I am sure I had a few looks long after the date you posted.

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2 Topic by Picturesandfairytales

(3 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Hey Everyone,

I noticed some dead vertical lines on a Game Boy that I had backlit and intended to sell. After opening it up and going through the usual procedure to fix the vertical lines the columns remained and were still there after a few days. Luckily I sold it on as faulty, but wondered if this was due to fixing the lines with the backlight installed.

This has never happened before and I have never attempted to fix lines with one installed. Any tips/ pointers. Thanks

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