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Anonymous Posted on Jan 09, 2014

My prized game boy color wont turn on i had it checked but it still wont turn on

When i try new batteries it wont turn on.i think there is something wrong with the battery springs.someone please help.when i was 4 years old my uncle gave it to me as a gift!

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Some times the springs and plates in the battery compartment need cleaning. Did this to my classic Gameboy and the thing works like it's new.
Extreme cases the Gameboy Color has 2 fuses that can burn from age or voltage input is too high these are easy to replace or just patch if you have skill with a soldering iron.

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    Dakota Caler Jun 04, 2014

    Some times the springs and plates in the battery compartment need cleaning. Did this to my classic Gameboy and the thing works like it's new.
    Extreme cases the Gameboy Color has 2 fuses that can burn from age or voltage input is too high these are easy to replace or just patch if you have skill with a soldering iron.

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SOURCE: Wont charge or turn on

usually when cords are wrapped around the base of the plug, it creats a short in the cord. And most people *do* wrap cords around objects to create convienent space. basicly it was the cord not the system.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 02, 2008

SOURCE: my game boy color doesn't turn on

theres a broken connection somewhere if even the LED doesn't even come on. I doubt theres even an internal fuse on the gameboy.
The only thing you might be able to fix was a faulty on/off switch - have you tried shorting the switch contacts with something metal?


Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 26, 2008

SOURCE: My Nintendo DS won't stay on.

try charging it, or if that doesnt work,the battery might be in incorrectly, or one of the battery pins is broken or bent.if the battery is in incorrectly try putting it in again.if one of the pins is bent try carefully bending it back.if one is bro0ken,you might consider a new DS.there could also be forien material in thew battery compartment, in which case you would extract.if none of these solutions work,it might either be the battery(in which case you would buy a new one)or an intenal problem (which would lead me to consider a new DS)

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 10, 2009

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Got my son's to work. Used these instructions.

Question Why doesn;t my Leapster2 respond to the stylus pen? trnsp.gif Answer If your Leapster2 does not respond to the stylus pen, it needs to be calibrated. Calibrating the Leapster2 is easy:
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 29, 2010

SOURCE: Game boy color game won't play

You cant fix the cartrige as you will break it
overall its time to let go of the game boy color games try getting a DS its much better but back to your problem... IT IS NOT THE CARTRIGE!! your game boy will not accept the cartrige because of the mechanics in it deteriorating

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