NEVER REPLACE ANOTHER CAPACITOR! | New CERAMIC Capacitors for the SEGA Game Gear! | Retro Renew
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Published 2020-10-29
So here's what you will find in this video:
► 0:00 Intro
► 1:09 Upgrade Process And Parts/Kit Overview
► 2:10 Replacing the Game Gear Capacitors
► 3:48 Review and Thoughts of the Kit
► 9:03 Conclusion
Have a Happy and Safe HALLOWEEN everyone!
Ceramic Capacitor Kit for the Sega Game Gear:
retrosix.co.uk/Game-Gear-Capacitor-Kit-p141462762
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#Halloween #GameGear #Sega
DISCLAIMER: This video is only for entertainment purposes. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of tools, equipment, or from the information in this video is the sole responsibility of the viewer and is to be used at the discretion of the end user/viewer and not Macho Nacho Productions or Tito Perez. If you are uncertain about any step of the process or feel unsure about your skill level, seek a more authoritative source
All Comments (21)
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Half the screen is out. "fantastic."
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Me: oh no, black bars Tito: sweet! The perfect candidate for a screen upgrade! Haha good job giving it new life!
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The editing is so good it “kills” me.
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great video , about to attempt this myself. thanks for making a thorough walkthrough
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Your production is top notch. Congrats, man.
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I was just looking at the RetroSix capacitor kit earlier today, I couldn't find anyone talking about it or installing it so I'm so happy this came up in my Subs. I'll definitely be completing my purchase and fixing up my GG with these!
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Future mods including LCD replacement! Perfectly timed video, cheers Tito.
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the adhesive they used to keep those caps down is god tier haha
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He's alive.... ALIVE ! Hype for this future Game Gear screen modding , + what a edit, a really enjoy it !
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This is perfect, been waiting to fix mine up. Can’t wait for the LCD Mod upgrade! Thanks!
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Can’t wait for these capacitor kits to be available for every console, I’d love to never have to worry about those leaky caps again!
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Love the Halloween theme Tito. Thanks for this quality tutorial for the game gear next one i need to give a try. Happy Holloween!
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Keep up the great videos Tito, I have a feeling your channel will be huge down the line. It's too good not to be!
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im glad you didnt let that intro go to waste!
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I love the spooky intro,its so cool!
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Can't wait to see you installing a McWill screen on that! By the way you have done a great job with video's intro! Amazing!
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Tito, I missed this episode, but this is proof that you work your ass off. Stay awesome like that.
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Great video! Love the Halloween theme. Can’t wait to see the McWill install on this unit as I’m attempting one soon myself
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You're killing it! I recently found your page, now I'm knee deep into building a couple Boxy Pixel GBMacros.
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You have so much patience my friend, I don't know how you do it!
