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Difficulty
Difficult
Steps
10
Time Required
15 - 30 minutes
Sections
4
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Back Housing
- 2 steps
- Motherboard
- 2 steps
- Power LED
- 4 steps
Flags
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Locate the battery compartment on the back of the Game Boy Color.
- Push down on the tab and hinge the cover downwards and outwards to remove the battery cover.
Locate the battery compartment on the back of the Game Boy Color.
Push down on the tab and hinge the cover downwards and outwards to remove the battery cover.
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Step 2
- Remove the batteries from the battery compartment.
Remove the batteries from the battery compartment.
Step 3
Back Housing
- Using a Y1 screwdriver, remove the six screws on the back of the device as pictured. The bottom two screws are located inside of the battery compartment.
Using a Y1 screwdriver, remove the six screws on the back of the device as pictured. The bottom two screws are located inside of the battery compartment.
Step 4
- Gently lift and separate the back housing from the rest of the device. Now you’ve got the back housing out!
Gently lift and separate the back housing from the rest of the device. Now you’ve got the back housing out!
Step 5
Motherboard
- Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the 3 screws shown in the picture.
Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the 3 screws shown in the picture.
Step 6
- Gently lift the motherboard from the front housing.
Gently lift the motherboard from the front housing.
Step 7
Power LED
- Unsolder and remove the LED from the circuit board.
- Click here for a guide on how to solder and unsolder
Unsolder and remove the LED from the circuit board.
Click here for a guide on how to solder and unsolder
Step 8
- Insert new LED into the circuit board.
- Make sure that the LED is in the correct orientation. The longer leg of the LED is the positive end, while the shorter leg is the negative end.
- The positive lead should go through the hole closest to the edge of the circuit board.
Insert new LED into the circuit board.
Make sure that the LED is in the correct orientation. The longer leg of the LED is the positive end, while the shorter leg is the negative end.
The positive lead should go through the hole closest to the edge of the circuit board.
Step 9
- Solder the leads of the new LED to the circuit board.
Solder the leads of the new LED to the circuit board.
Step 10
- Cut the excess ends of the LED legs using the wire cutters.
Cut the excess ends of the LED legs using the wire cutters.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Soul Divide - Jul 8, 2016
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what is the brass color looking thing under the soldering iron in step 7?
John Smith - Aug 3, 2016
That’s called ‘Desoldering Braid’, it sucks up solder like a wick
and what kind of LED are you using to replace?
Erick - Jan 18, 2021
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This was great! Exactly what I needed with this. My GBC is looking good as new now!
