Changing the rechargable batteries in a leapster l-max

https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-LEAPFROG-LEAPSTER-EXPLORER-CONTRACTOR/dp/B078YSHYKZ

https://www.leapfrog.com/en-us/store/p/leapstergs-explorer-recharger-pack/_/A-prod39950

https://ourpastimes.com/how-to-change-the-batteries-in-a-leapster-lmax-13583044.html

There is no definitive way to check if your battery will hold a charge besides actually using the device itself.

Change the batteries to all new ones of the same brand. Most of the rechargeable ones are not powerful enough. My kids have that problem every time the batteries get low.

I also had this issue. I had gotten two, one for each child. I took the battery pack from the one that was working and put it on the one that did not. That still did not work. When I put on the original back on it started to work. Maybe the connection was bad? Maybe there is an identifier on battery pack that got reset?

A cheaper alternative is to use the rechargeable battery pack.
Regular nicad batteries are not equipped to handle electronics like this.

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if you have a digital camera use the battery recharge pack that comes with it

It is tcalled the leapster Recharging station.
http://www.epinions.com/review/LeapFrog_Leapster_Recharging_System_32724812/content_175570718340

eBay is the best way IMO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/LeapFrog-30616-Leapster-2-Recharging-Station_W0QQitemZ260335821717QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item260335821717&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4%7C65%3A15%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

call customer service 800-701-5327 they might be willing to replace it even after warranty has expired.

I have the Cobra Microtalk 4100 FRS radios with charging base. After changing the batteries with new nimh rechargables the charge light would not illuminate and the unit would not charge. I noticed the original batteries had a metal band around one end. This band makes a small connection inside the battery compartment on the first battery. Seems to be a cheap way to ensure you dont try to recharge the unit with non-rechargable batteries installed. I rapped a small piece of tinfoil around one end of the first battery in the new set then popped it back in and now they will charge correctly again. Dont try this with non-rechargable batteries! I would recomend buying original replacement batteries.

Had the same problem. I could randomly make it turn on by some bazzarre combination of pushing buttons. Now won't do anything. Call Leapster 800 #, and thought I was getting a bunch of b.s. from a "tech" person, however IT IMMEDIATELY RESOLVED THIS PROBLEM. Remove the battery pack and batteries. Take a pencil eraser and rub/clean the contact point where each battery goes in on the tray (except the coil sides). Reinstall the batt's back in the trey. Use the eraser to do the same thing to the outside contact points on the outside edge of the tray as well as on the Leapster itself where the tray goes. Finally reinstall the the battery tray, and BINGO ! Crazy....I would have lost a bet on this "fix".