Recently my virtual boy began to display parasit horizontal lines. I know that it could be fixed by warming up some pieces but nobody told if it worked after trying. So ?
How long should you put the VB displays in for? I’ve cooked my VB displays several times, but after the first time (which made the displays worse) nothing has worked. The left display doesn’t show anything but twitchy lines, and the right display sort of works, but the images twitch and often are all fragmented or have sections missing. If I cook the displays for 3 minutes, at 90 degrees Celsius (around 200 Fahrenheit) will that be too much? I’m really desperate to get my VB working again.
P.S. w00t! 100th post! (Sorry if that seems a little n00bish. 😀 )
3 minutes is tooooooo long, I suggest about 1 min, (check VERY often) or take it out when its very close to being completely flat. and you know the drill, its on the site.
Ya know after I did the oven trick, I used two adjustable wrenches to squeeze the ribbon, glue and circuit board together. I would let it sit that way for an hour that worked pretty damn good but I still had some hit or miss problems. The same as Fwirt. That night I remember screaming to the moon “Why did Nintendo do something so stupid!!! Why Glue!!!” lol It works now but has small glitch. In Red Alarm for example I see the horizontal lines when I get hit.
Deadly-D wrote:
Ya know after I did the oven trick, I used two adjustable wrenches to squeeze the ribbon, glue and circuit board together. I would let it sit that way for an hour that worked pretty damn good but I still had some hit or miss problems. The same as Fwirt. That night I remember screaming to the moon “Why did Nintendo do something so stupid!!! Why Glue!!!” lol It works now but has small glitch. In Red Alarm for example I see the horizontal lines when I get hit.
in red alarm, thats the game, not the vb. Clean the cartridge.
get an electronics duster at radioshack.. Its a can that sprays air and comes with a straw so you can direct the air. (I’ve used it on the cartridges with no problem.)
edracon wrote:
get an electronics duster at radioshack.. Its a can that sprays air and comes with a straw so you can direct the air. (I’ve used it on the cartridges with no problem.)
And make or obtain a fine stencil or silk-screen. Use it to put some of the glue on each connection pad (PCB trace) and carefully stick on the cable.
It may also be possible to use a comb-like contrivance to scrape the glue from between the pads after spreading a layer over the whole area. It depends on the adhesion and viscosity characteristics of the glue…
I told you it was complicated and crazy… 😛
(BTW, I hereby disclaim all liability if you try it and glue your face to your VB, or something ;-))
My rarely used VB started having the horizontal lines problem on the right display yesterday when I brought it out of storage. 🙁
Quick question: once I get this thing apart, could I use a heat gun on extremely low heat or a normal hair dryer to heat the glue instead of using the oven? I don’t trust my oven to do a low enough heat. 😛
xl443 wrote:
My Virtual Boy has the issue, but I just left it because it comes and goes randomly. I know it’s weird, but It’s OK most of the time, so i’m good.
Yeah, some games do that. I was playing Space Squash, and during the non-gameplay screen, it was have minor lines. But the next time I played, there weren’t any lines.
Oh… nvm. They’re permanent now. And I’ll NEVER get the courage to do anything drastic (and risky) like taking it apart 🙁 But I found playing it while pressing my face into it but keeping my arms on the stand helps clear them up a bit.
My US system has them from time to time. I’m sure I’ll try the baking method when I get a chance. But I’ll probably wait till the issue becomes more serious.
