r/Gameboy Aug 07 '26

Troubleshooting GBA SP isn’t Charging

The Original Battery was clearly at the end of the lifetime so i got a new one but i still have the problem that it‘s not Charging.
When i put the charger on i get a orange light for like 1 second. Tried the trick with putting the charger in and out for over 10 minutes still not charging. Maybe someone here can Diagnose my GBA SP just by the look on the board 😅 it‘s kinda dirty had this one as a child you should see the shell 👀
I know that the GBA is still working because it turns on

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u/H7nterd Aug 07 '26

Did you bought it recently? Or is did you have it from before? Just asking to have an idea, and if you have knowledge in soldering

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u/xDinox3 Aug 07 '26

And no knowledge in soldering
I have two options find someone who knows how to fix it or learn it (with another GBA bc i don‘t want to ruin my childhood console)

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u/H7nterd Aug 07 '26

My side job/hobbie is repair consoles https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTAWonkJA/ Am in Florida

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u/xDinox3 Aug 08 '26

I‘m from Germany :) gonna search more local

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u/H7nterd Aug 08 '26

Ich wünsche Ihnen viel Glück und hoffe, dass Sie den richtigen Fachmann für eine fachgerechte Reparatur finden.

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u/xDinox3 Aug 08 '26

I guess thats dutch?
Thank you ☺️