Hardware gba sp won't charge

[johnnyg88]

hey guys, new here.

my gba sp won't charge, i'm sure you've read it before. when i plug the charger in, the orange light flashes for a second and then it turns off. i tried 'bridging' fuses f1 and f2 to no avail. the stickers on the mobo indicate water damage. any ideas out there??

thanks

jg

 

[ronfar23x]

Have you tried replacing the battery? If it got wet it could have destroyed the battery.

 

[johnnyg88]

tried 2 other batteries. all 3 batteries that i have successfully charge in 2 other gameboys.

this gameboy was given to me and i don't know anything about it besides the pink water damage stickers. i suppose anything could be broken on it!

I don't want to give up on it because the brighter screen is so much cooler than my other 2 regular front lit gameboy sps.

thanks!

jg

 

[sunnytimes]

i have the same problem with a gba i was given today .. ever figure this out ?

 

[Todderbert]

Sounds like a bad motherboard, possible damage to the step-up converter.

 

[sunnytimes]

actually i just fixed this today , it was the F2 fuse blown because a supercard with bent pins shorted it out .. i fixed a GBA and a DS Phat this morning , first 2 i've ever done.. i removed the fuse and bridged it with a blob of solder , both work great again.