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Elrinth
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help me identify some caps

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There's a few caps I'd like to get help identify on a game gear rayearth edition.
I'd like to know uF and V.

Two of these are on the main board:
"R4
50"

Three of these are on the right side board:
"100
6S
5A2"

Two of these on the right side board:
"X1
47
4V"

link to image of my notes
http://elrinth.com/game_gear_rayearth.jpg
link to image of the actual board:
http://elrinth.com/game_gear_rayearth2.jpg
link to image of the side boards:
http://elrinth.com/game_gear_rayearth3.jpg

All caps in rayearth board:
4.7uF, 35V (1)
10uF, 16V (4)
22uF, 6.3V (1)
22uF, 35V (1)
33uF, 6.3V (1)
68uF, 6.3V (1)
100uF, 4V (1)
100uF, 6V (1)
100uF, 25V (1)
820uF, 6.3V (1)
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These are the caps I don't know what they are:
"R4, 50" (2)
"X1, 47, 4V" (2)
"100, 6S, 5A2" (3)

The only caps I found matching in the viletim cap kit were these:
10uF, 16V (4)
33uF, 6.3V (1)


Viletim kit according to read values on the caps:
0.47uF, 50V (2)
1uF, 50V (1)
4.7uF, 50V (1)
10uF, 16V (5)
10uF, 50V (3)
22uF, 16V (3)
22uF, 50V (1)
47uF, 16V (2)
68uF, 25V (1)
100uF, 10V (6)

Viletim kit according to note which comes with kit:
0.47uF, 50V (2)
1uF, 50V (1)
4.7uF, 35V (1)
10uF, 16V (5)
10uF, 50V (3)
22uF, 16V (3)
22uF, 35V (1)
33uF, 6.3V (1)
47uF, 6.3V (4)
68uF, 6.3V (1)
100uF, 6.3V (6)

Should I just say screw it and replace all caps with same uF just I take higher volt caps?
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The voltage rating on an electrolytic capacitor means maximum voltage before damage. It's perfectly fine to use a higher voltage cap as a replacement.
Elrinth wrote:Two of these are on the main board:
"R4
50"
'R' means '.'
So that's 0.4uF. Actually it's 0.47uF. They like to leave off the last digit sometimes to make it extra confusing. The 50 means 50V.
Elrinth wrote: Three of these are on the right side board:
"100
6S
5A2"
100u
6V
Elrinth wrote: Two of these on the right side board:
"X1
47
4V"
47u
4V
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thank you guys! <3 this probably means I can finish the cap soldering tonight. yay
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well got the Game Gear working and got the rgb tv-out mod working. However the image is slightly jumpy on my uhdtv. Losing sync every now and then on the framemeister.
Any clue?
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Elrinth wrote:well got the Game Gear working and got the mod working. However the image is slightly jumpy. Losing sync every now and then on the framemeister.
Any clue?
its easy to lift/break a pad on not know it on the GG. Trace each cap and make sure you have continuity between the cap leg to where ever it goes.
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Mabeye the gamegear needs some extra components on sync like the Genesis does? Not sure ive never added tv out on a gamegear but i have seen the same problem you describe on other sega consoles if an lm1881 is missing from the sync line.
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