How to Repair a Dead Game Boy Color | No Power, No Sound, Dark Screen

I bought this broken game boy color off of eBay, and while it looks to be in decent condition from the outside, it's super dead on the inside. I'll attempt to fix it by cleaning the motherboard, replacing the power switch, repairing traces, and replacing broken and missing components on the PCB.

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Resources:
Soldering 101:    • iFixit's Soldering 101: Beginners Guide  
Introduction to Microsoldering:    • Introduction to Microsoldering with Jessa ...  
Game Boy Color PCB Schematic: https://wiki.console5.com/tw/images/e...


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Materials I Used:
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Tools I Used:
(in order of appearance in the video)
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:55 Disassembly and Cleaning
2:22 Power Switch Replacement
4:00 Diagnosis and Power Trace Repair
8:25 Dark Screen Repair
13:23 Goodbye!