Hello everyone, I’ve never posted here before, in fact, I’m completely new. I purchased a Virtual Boy on ebay about two years ago; after moving last December, I pulled it out again, to discover that it was no longer functioning. I’ve been scouring the web, and many technical websites for a fix, that didn’t involve an unnofficial repair shop who ‘might’ be able to fix it (“Yeah…… I think I might be able to fix that… Gimme a couple weeks, parts labor…” Geez.)
Anywho, I really appreciated the information. For those who, in the future, try this fix out; I would like to note, that the first time I ‘cooked’ the part it didn’t take, but in fact seemed *worse*.
After the second time, a little more thorough, the system was back to original status, working like new. Although, I’ll also note that there is no substitute for the real deal; when it comes to the tool bit for opening it. I personally found that mine (Dremelled from a faithful Craftsman screwdriver) kept snapping on the screws.
Anyways, thanks everyone, for all the info. I am definitely going to be browsing more of the info here, I’m interested in some of the popular projects people have done. (A rom-drive-type setup? Sweet.)
Thanks to this site I’m back into a little-known classic.
