AJ1982 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Hello everyone I'm new on here hoping to find some advice. I picked up a Atari Lynx 2 console from eBay none working hoping I could breath some life into it never had a Lynx when I was younger but always wanted on and I don't mind tinkering about with stuff so thought it was worth a try. Anyway after lots of googling I still can't find the answer I'm looking for, it turns out its most likely the Q12 MOSFET that needs replacing which I have no problem doing but my knowledge of mosfets and things like that could fit on the end of a match stick. Can I use any mosfet? Or does it have to be specific like a capacitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matashen Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 most important to start is a game. without a game the lynx dont turns on. secound thing is Q12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1982 Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 I have a game and I get sound and the screen lights up but no picture. And it only turns on when I bypass the q12 with a wire from negative battery to the earphone negative Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Sounds like Q12 does need replacing. If there's a game in you should see the screen, unless there's a second fault. You do need to get an equivalent part - any old MOSFET probably won't work. You can replace the MTD3055E with the STD12N06. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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