Game Link Cable Repair
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CAN'T TRADE YOUR POKÉMOUILLE ANYMORE?!
Fear not. Old GB link cables, specially third party, tend to eventually suffer from contact failure. Connectors are usually OK, but the wires not, which will give much headache if the link is used to transfer data (hello corrupted saved banks, hello wasted last night).
The fix is easy though, cut the defective parts and solder back the… possibly much shorter… new cable.
___________ ___________ | 6 2 |---------------------| 6 2 | \_5__3____/ \_5__3____/ Connector 1 Connector 2 Connector 1 2 SOUT Data Out Black 3 SIN Data In Blue 5 SCK Shift Clock Yellow 6 GND Ground Red Connector 2 (may have data wires color reversed for optimised assembly line slavery) 2 SOUT Data Out Blue (!) 3 SIN Data In Black (!) 5 SCK Shift Clock Yellow 6 GND Ground Red SOUT ---------- SIN SIN ---------- SOUT SCK ---------- SCK GND ---------- GND
Here is a dodgy 4 plugs GB/GBC link turned into a working 2 plugs GB link:
