How to Remove Capacitors from Sega Game Gear VA1 USA Motherboard

This video demonstrates how to remove the defective aluminum capacitors that are known to fail on the Sega Game Gear VA1 USA Motherboard. I demonstrate a couple different methods to make removing these fairly easy with only a set of tweezers and a soldering iron. These capacitors are also held in place with epoxy, which is what can make removing these tricky. Luckily the vast majority of these handhelds are so old the epoxy has lost some of its strength and heating it with a soldering iron is a simple and effective way to break the bond between the capacitor and the printed circuit board.

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What you will need to do this:
Soldering Iron
Tweezers
Flux
IPA & Qtip for cleaning

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0:01 Intro
0:51 When I start removing capacitors
12:18 cleaning PCB with IPA/Qtip
13:35 Removing the big capacitor near the power input
15:59 Outro and future video
16:11 Picture identifying capacitors that need to be removed/replaced