Full refurb on a BROKEN Atari Lynx. Can we fix it?

Never give up hope, lad. It will work this way. You must learn to Believe in Yourself!

lynx like jaguar dont work if u dont put a game in it....

I'm a Doink when it comes to stuff like this so the only thing I would have done is to clean the game contacts on the inside of the system. If that did not work then I would give up and buy a another system that worked..

Oh no
U can have it
LOL GOOOOD LUCK

Q11?

Maybe the screen is dead

shame Eye of the beholder was nearly converted for lynx. That would have shifted some units.

Moron replaced zener diode with ordinary diode. Why not to check power supply to al ic's before resoldering parts? Maybe because he is a moron !

I had a very similar problem. The Screen turns on but there is no change in brightness when the knob is turned. I changed both main chips, no change. It turned out that U11 (HC74A) was fried (probably when the Power circuit was not working and put 9v through) and was not putting out a clock signal. I replaced the chip (10 chips €10 on Ebay) and hey presto! It worked. Hope this helps. Keep up the great content!

under the shield you will find the cpu , which might have corrosion , i almost guarantee you this is it, also you can test the voltages on the cpu pins ,

I think the Wonder Swan also tried the whole dual-orientation thing for a few games. Sliiightly less unwieldy to play vertical than the Lynx, but still a bit awkward. Neat idea, anyway.

I also have two Lynxes I could not repair. Similar issues as you.

My first thought; dead CPU.

Noob question: Why did he remove the solder with wick and applied new solder right after? Couldn't he use the same blobs that were already there?

Man have you checked how the unit behaves wwithout the cartridge? This can help you differenxiate between a bad reading/damaged cartridge or even a damaged track on the board.
Ive just recently started watching your videos and i think they're great. Stay cool man.

Fully re cap and voltage kit change usually works, if it's been repaired before, anything could be wrong with it now.

I had one of these it was fun but chewed batteries lol

dead Hayato

I praise you for you skill and perseverance! Hope you get to the root of the issue.

I loved my lynx, it was awesome!

Until my brother inserted the power adaptor into the headphone jack an from that point on, no sound 😢

Poor little guy. I just want to see him pull through

Oh also..is it not possible both those games are shot? I know not likely but still could be worth a shot to try another game if you have access

Right next to that last thing you replaced I saw the little resistor was not connected did you see that closest to the metal

I bought an Atari lynx back in 2001 from a dude for $30 at the dog track.

There’s a person selling two of these on FB marketplace near me in NorCal.

If you get a little too creative. Bad thing can happen.
(Points at the Atari jaguar)
🐆😭

I had one of these. I loved it.
It is kind of like the Atari 800 (extra cartridge slot), in that its full potential was never explored.
Too bad.

You needed to adjust the brightness control wheel on the top.

I used to wake up early before school & play California games under the duvet.. Fond memories of it.

I don't see how you can measure some of the things you measure with the components installed. When a component is installed onto a board, there are potentially other circuit pathways that you are reading through. All components should be measured before installation.

Is it fixed yet?

I had a lynx back in the day that my uncle gave me, it chewed through batteries in about half an hour.

I have one of these, i just did the switching regulator mod. There was so much wrong with the diodes, those 3 big diodes are abused in how they handle power.
So i swapped out most of the power circuitry and plopped in a LDO switching regulator.
The only catch... The way they originally designed the lynx, the way it abuses the diodes, allows the batteries to drain really low, so you get to really take full advantage out of the batteries. But even with an LDO regulator, you'll be leaving a bit of juice on the table.
You can either use a joule thief setup to milk every last drop of power, or use rechargeable batteries.

My lynx has been collecting dust in my basement, so i'm actually thinking of getting an LCD mod for it, and a lipo mod and then selling it on. I even have the California Games for it.

Did we verify that the games themselves work?

What a unique and interesting design

trashcan next modification .

I have 2 Lynx 2 you can have for parts if you would like.

In case nobody else has told you, the power on button on the Lynx II is supposed to be recessed like that.

Viking child is a brilliant game

When will part 2 come?

Amazing channell love it

you didnt try everything... i didnt see you punch at it even once.

Your the Bob Ross of electronics.

Have you really not considered that the screen itself might be broken? There's some white artifacting and stuff I can see in there that makes me curious about whether that's the case.

If you don't recapp and replace the power jack you create a electrical short in the lynx

Ok lynx need to have all caps replaced and the power jack for the ac adapter replaced as well

There is no guarantee that the 2 cartridge you bought are in working order ... it is improbable both won't work but shit can happen

The real question with a Lynx would be not can it be fixed but can anyone be bothered to, yes obviously or this video wouldn't exist but it's still a fair point, not planning it too much as I have one

I would recommend picking up the first Lynx Model. They seem to be better made.

I can’t speak per se for the model 2 Lynx, as own two model one Atari Lynx systems, but the model one was notorious for having a bad voltage regulator. I replaced the voltage regulator on both of mine with a more modern voltage regulator. Supposedly if that voltage regulator fails, it can kill other components on the board.