REPAIR GUIDE - TurboExpress: Total Capacitor Replacement Chart

[mickcris]

Make sure the wiring for the inductor is still connected to its traces on the board. Sometimes when uncovering it one end can snap off. I've used a two part epoxy to cover it back up in the past when I've accidentally uncovered it. Not sure if it needs it but it can't hurt anything to cover again. I'm sure hot glue would work nicely as well.

Use any kind of caps you want.

Thanks, its still connected so ill just cover it back up to be safe.

edit:

replaced all the caps with ceramics/tantalum and its working great.  also covered up the inductor in hot glue as it was the easiest.

[scoobs22]

Hi all.. this is my first post here, and this looks like a really cool and helpful community. So this may be a hail Mary, considering the thread is so old... but here goes.

I bought a TE on eBay recently, and it was advertised as "in great shape." It works, and the headphone audio is fine, but the speaker hardly makes a whisper. There's a little bit of image ghosting on the screen, too. From what I've read, this is all likely the result of bad capacitors.

Now, I've done a little bit of soldering to replace batteries in NES games and such, but I'm still a total amateur. So this was a bit too much of an investment for me to feel comfortable messing with it myself. Is there anyone here located in the US who could replace all the capacitors for me? If you're experienced with TE repair and can do the job, please do send me a PM.

Thanks!

[MotherGunner]

Welcome! Hit up guys like thesteve, and keith courage.  They will do the repair work for a price that's well worth it.

[780racer]

I just want to thank everyone in here who has helped make this place so awesome. Got some replacement caps, and last night replaced them all in the express I got from a local retail store for dirt when they found out it didn't work.

I can not OBEY on the GO!. Woot. (I'm just excited I fixed something that was broken... Its always exciting)

[Keith Courage]

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