There’s a few Virtual Boy servo mechanisms for sale on eBay, would I better off switching out the current one with one of these, rather than trying to repair it myself?
Well, I opened it up and took a look inside. Other from the stiff IPD control (which I assume could just be fixed with some lubricant?) everything looks relatively normal. There doesn’t seem to be any kind of damage to the mirrors or lenses, or any bulging capacitors on the mainboard. The mirrors move freely as I assume they should and there doesn’t seem to be anything obstructing them. I turned the system on while it was open and the mirrors don’t seem to behave normally though. I looked at a video and it seems like the mirrors should be moving back and forth at a constant speed. Instead, once the system is turned on they continuously speed up until they start doing the buzzing thing I mentioned, then they slow down and speed again several times until they stop moving altogether. Is this a sign of misaligned mirrors, and if so how would one go about realigning them?
