Gemini Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 The headphones jack on my Game Gear, which I've had almost since its launch, has always only generated sound in one ear. (I forget which at the moment.) But it's recently come to my attention that some Game Gear games actually support stereo sound! Is it possible my Game Gear headphones jack is defective or is that a common problem with certain Game Gear models? Also, the speaker barely works anymore. At full volume it is practically impossible to hear. Is it possible to fix/replace it? What parts/tools do I need should it require replacing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Sounds like you have bad capacitors on your GG's sound board, which happens to be a really common problem on the GG. Check this out: http://www.smspower.org/dev/docs/ggsoundfix/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Yep, bad caps and possibly a bad jack. The page you will see tells how to replace both caps, and that's what you need to do. Please be careful in there--some parts of the mainboard pack an electric punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted March 31, 2008 Author Share Posted March 31, 2008 Ack. That sounds like more effort than I thought it might be... There's a repair shop in my city that handles video game equipment, even stuff as old as the NES... wonder if they can handle it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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