SYF Game Gear Mainboard unpopulated
SYF Game Gear Mainboard unpopulated
Game Gear Mainboard 315-5535 v1.7 / 315-5378 v1.2
This is a brand-new manufactured replacement mainboard, powerboard and soundboard for your Sega Game Gear. This board makes it possible to repair your VA0 or VA1 model Game Gear which suffers from PCB damage caused by leaking capacitors or batteries. The boards are not populated with any parts. BOM is available from here:
Game Gear Mainboard 315-5378 – SYF
Game Gear Mainboard 315-5535 – SYF
Game Gear Sound board – SYF
Game Gear Power board – SYF
Installation is done at your own risk. I do not take responsibility for damage resulting from installation. Experienced soldering skill is needed – do no buy this kit if you do not know how to solder fine pitch SMD chips.
Before installation, please join the BennVenn Discord via https://discord.gg/f8AbftjEMs and look for the #game-gear-mainboard-kit channel!
Recommended tools are:
- Soldering iron with 1-1.5mm chisel or gull-wing tip
- Hot air rework station
- Desoldering gun or pump
- Flux (ChipQuik SMD291)
- Isopropanol alcohol (IPA)
- Multimeter and/or oscilloscope
- Soldering wire
This product includes;
- SYF Mainboard (depending on chosen variant)
- SYF Stereo soundboard
- SYF LiPo powerboard
Recommended to buy is the SYF Mainboard parts kit