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[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

Hmmm ... it seems I cannot get my hands on an ohmmeter so easily. AFAIK, those things are expensive. Do you think I definitely need one for the fix?

No - I'm not a soldering freak to be honest. Perhaps a friend of mine can lend me one.

Also - of course in my last post I was talking about the _right_ pin having black spots around the attached area - sorry.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

No - I'm not a soldering freak to be honest. Perhaps a friend of mine can lend me one.

Also - of course in my last post I was talking about the _right_ pin having black spots around the attached area - sorry.

Do u have an ohmmeter?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

OK then - after having a closer look, i would say that the left pad (see picture above) is still in place. If you look at spot where the left pin of the cap is attached to the board - you can notice some black spots around the solder. That may indicate that the right pad was in fact lifted. I bought a desoldering wick today. Should I detach the new cap?

If you did we can find somewhere else to solder. But need to know specifics.    

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

Sorry, I meant: "If that turned out to be true ..."
I'll need to check first.

Which pad was lifted?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

I that turned out to be true - can you think of a way to fix it? Thanks.

The thought occurs that one of the solder pads may have inadvertently been removed when you took off the old cap.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

Yes the unit did in fact work before. However the display went dark after some time leaving the backlight on. When I removed the old capacitor, it seemed that it had actually bled. Please have a look at the picture, to check if the new cap is correctly installed. For me it really appears to be.



hints?   O:)

need more information to really give some guidance. Did this unit work before for you? Did the install go smoothly? Do you have pics of the install area?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress/PC Engine GT: Video Fix]

Hi People!

alas - I was so happy when I found this repair guide, because my PCE-GTE had exactly the symptoms described here (backlight + sound but no piture). I have thorougly followed the instruction and replaced the capacitator. Unfortunately the problem did not go away. The cpacitator seems to be firmly in place. Any hints?