Repair & Schematics
Virtual Boy

Lens Ribbon Repair (Virtual Boy)

1min

A common fault with the Virtual Boy is the lens ribbons fracturing over time with the movement.

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This can result in no display on screen at all, or constantly flickering vertical lines, doubling up of graphics or other visual glitches.

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There are several replacement ribbon kits on the market that you can use to replace and re-solder on a new flex ribbon to fix this issue.

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These replacement ribbons solder to the green PCB and plug into the motherboard, just like the originals.