two questions for gba sp | Game Boy | Page 1

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:14 PM

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Is this normal, the backlight turns off when I fully extend it back. Second question is, is the charger supposed to be forced in a bit or something is blocking it. Taking it apart when I get the screwdrivers

little ridge Mar 29, 2023, 5:16 PM

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no that shouldn't happen, and are you using an original power cable or a 3rd party? got any pics of the charging port?

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:21 PM

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little ridge no that shouldn't happen, and are you using an original power cable or a 3rd par...

Third party

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This is the one I got and yeah I’ll take a picture soon

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It seems to work, I just have to set it right or it won’t charge. Ig that’s the price of getting a cheap charger, it says it has a ic chip to prevent overcharging so ig it’s not too bad

brittle forge Mar 29, 2023, 5:28 PM

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its likely just a dirty charge port

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and charge control is done by the console itself.

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:29 PM

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Planning on getting qtips and 91% ipa alcohol, would that be good to clean the ports

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:29 PM

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brittle forge and charge control is done by the console itself.

Oh okay, on the thing it said it had a chip to prevent it so idk

little ridge Mar 29, 2023, 5:30 PM

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i use a pipe cleaner since q-tips dont really fit unless you squish them

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:30 PM

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Oh okay, planning on getting acid brushes too to clean the motherboard and stuff

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Just waiting on the Mario shell and screwdrivers

little ridge Mar 29, 2023, 5:31 PM

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somthing like this is what i use https://www.gordonbrush.com/brushes/metal-free-tube-brushes

GordonBrush

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but i feel like metal might be okay if you removed the battery

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:32 PM

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Could I maybe use a soft tooth brush for the ports with ipa?

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And also the motherboard. I want to clean it all, idk if I should keep it or sell it after I’m done

little ridge Mar 29, 2023, 5:34 PM

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wouldn't hurt to try it, i use them on the motherboards all the time just be careful

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the best brushes would be "static free"

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:35 PM

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Oh okay, I really want to get the ribbon cable fixed but I might just leave it

little ridge Mar 29, 2023, 5:38 PM

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its a good candidate for a screen upgrade, if you want to keep it original I know there's a ton of us who have OEM screens you could wait until you can make a post on the marketplace and ask for one there

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 5:40 PM

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A bit tight on money right now so I’ll probably hold off on a screen replacement unless the problem gets worse, audio is good and everything else seems good. Just gonna have to bear with it when it’s fully extended, thanks for the help and everything

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 8:37 PM

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Here’s how the port looks

little ridge Mar 29, 2023, 9:39 PM

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Yeah looks kinda corroded, see how it works after cleaning

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 11:10 PM

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Oh okay, should be getting the qtips and stuff sometime soon. So ipa alcohol definitely won’t mess with the ports or anything? Is there a specific amount or just don’t overdo it

brittle forge Mar 29, 2023, 11:13 PM

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apply to the qtip just enough to have a lightly damp

compact minnow Mar 29, 2023, 11:15 PM

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Alright, thanks

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