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[Nerdy]

Hello guys, i bought an atari lynx this morning on a car boot sale where i live, when i came home and tried the system, the screen seems a lil fuzzy and with some black lines



Unfortunatly im not very familiar with atari hardware so im kinda clueless, if you guys can help me with i fix i would really apreciate it

Im okay with repairs, soldering and etc

[chris_lynx1989]

Have you cleaned your cart or port?The only other thing could be your screen ribbon has slipped a little out of it's socket or your LCD has a leak and is failing.Also,were you using it close to a microwave or other high RF/magnetic interference source?The lines do remind me of LCD panel failure,just haven't had it on a Lynx like that.I have had an LCD ribbon age crack through and fail though,could be your case too. If so,that's a $25+ problem for you,the last I knew.

[Nerdy]

chris_lynx1989, on Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:36 PM, said:

Have you cleaned your cart or port?The only other thing could be your screen ribbon has slipped a little out of it's socket or your LCD has a leak and is failing.Also,were you using it close to a microwave or other high RF/magnetic interference source?The lines do remind me of LCD panel failure,just haven't had it on a Lynx like that.I have had an LCD ribbon age crack through and fail though,could be your case too. If so,that's a $25+ problem for you,the last I knew.

Already cleaned the cart's and the port, and its stil the same, checked the LCD for any damage or leak, and nothing, seems mint. any idea? I really would love to repair this baby, got it so cheap :/

[chris_lynx1989]

Did you try to reseat your LCD ribbon to socket?If not,you loosen the tension clip on each side carefully to remove/install ribbon.Pull out/push in gently as a slight thump will be felt/heard each time.If not that,it is your LCD leaking probably.If you or a friend have a "Lynx Diagnostic Cart" you would know if there is a problem elsewhere too with Mikey or Suzy or etc.They are a neat item,I've had one since 1997. It does like 6 tests on a Lynx.If you need a LCD or cart,Brad has both.Let me know

[jaguar_fan]

Looks like a LCD ribbon cable issue to me. Removing and reseating the cable should probably help.

[chris_lynx1989]

jaguar_fan, on Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:50 AM, said:

Looks like a LCD ribbon cable issue to me. Removing and reseating the cable should probably help.

The only thing is,when I had my ribbon slip I had vertical white bands or a blank white screen.It's why I said a LDC might be of help too.The screen reminds of an LCD leak and failure also.It isn't a ribbon crack they say.

[BillyHW]

Gameboys used to do this a lot, but with vertical lines.