Gaming Help! My Revo K-101 wont turn on

[go-vegan]

guys HELP!
my REVO wont turn on no matter how long i press power button,
so far i tried: reset button with and without charger plugged, power + reset together, removed battery and put it back on, a lots of other combinations and nothing worked.
green power light is on as long as i keep power button pressed and goes out when i release it.
yesterday worked fine, today i put it on charger for a few hours and when i get back, it wont turn on

*found this guy had same problem;
click me
-he solved it by pressing reset button while on charger + power button, that didnt worked for me.
what scares me the most, guy in video was unable to start his REVO for a whole year.

 

[go-vegan]

I did some research and it looks like REVO bricks itself if you let battery runs completely dry while device still turned on.
This happens rarely, but happens, and i found few cases same as mine:

Revo K101 wont power on
⇧ this guy, he made video describing problem (he solved a year it later by "WhoRuJudge" method)

Saving issue on Revo K101 had been solved by new firmware!
⇧ this guy also

Saving issue on Revo K101 had been solved by new firmware!
⇧ this guy ("WhoRuJudge") had same problem but he figured out how to solve it.
If i understood it correctly, he put REVO on USB charger and pushed POWER+RESET buttons at the same time until REVO booted firmware.
For some reason this method didn't worked for me.

So these 4 cases suggest there is some bug where REVO bricks itself if u let battery deplete completely.
If you guys find solution, please let me know.

 

[thaddius]

Have you sent a message to the manufacturer?

 

[go-vegan]

i did, they think it is hardware problem and suggested me to bring it to my local electronics shop and they will pay for repair,
but i think it is not hardware problem, it can't be.
besides, my town is a little one, i can't think of any shop that will be able to do repairs on such console.
we have some official nintendo and playstation shops that do repairs on their products only.

 

[Silentsurvivor]

I know this doesn't help but you really should have gotten a GBA SP and a flashcard instead...

 

[go-vegan]

I know this doesn't help but you really should have gotten a GBA SP and a flashcard instead...

that was my first idea, but then i got REVO and it is wonderful device, really is.
well as long as it works.

 

[go-vegan]

guys from "[email protected]" suggested me there is something wrong with battery connection so it can't be charged (although battery is charging).
so i opened it and checked battery connection:

i checked battery connection for conectivity with multimeter and everything looks fine.
overall, everything looks good, nice and firm.
i have another same type of battery from one cellphone, so i tested with it and makes no difference