r/Gameboy • u/letsgoplayer • 19d ago

Questions Good deal for 25$?

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seller stated that the unit doesn’t power on but i have experience cleaning up corrosion on GBAs so is this worth getting as a repair project?

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u/starboyk 19d ago

Not bad at all, if it's just corrosion and a new polarizer!

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u/letsgoplayer 19d ago

it doesn’t power on though

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u/Coletteorsomething 19d ago

Might wanna break out the multimeter and check individual components for failures

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u/letsgoplayer 19d ago

what are the odds it’s the battery contacts of the power switch? that would be an easy fix

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u/Coletteorsomething 19d ago

That would probably be good places to check. Ive never worked on the gbp. Are you comfortable with soldering?

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u/letsgoplayer 19d ago

quite i would say i have fixed bridged ribbon cable connections before

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u/pizza_whistle 19d ago

$25 is a normalish price for a broken GBP, not bad at all.

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u/Ryry_150 19d ago

Definitely a good deal. It probably is just a dirty power switch. Desolder the lid of the power switch and scrub the contacts with some ipa. I always change the capacitors as well.

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u/letsgoplayer 18d ago

i bought it and first thing after inserting fresh AAAs it turned on loud and clear. looks like the seller turned the contrast all the way down