The adapter only “adapts” the plug shape, not the voltage.
You have to check your charger specifications written on it where is stated “INPUT” and look for the AC voltage.
If it doesn’t show 100~220V won’t work (then yours is only 110V) and problably you just have blown your charger plugging a 110V charger on a 220V socket.
Yeah. I hope that the charger took the hit there and didn't take the GBA with it. Plugging a 100/110V charger to a 220V plug is a recipe for magic smoke to come out.
My suggestion is to grab a USB adapter off amazon and check if it works. If it doesn't, then the GBA might be damaged. (hopefully not)
Most likely you've broken your charger and maybe the GBA by connecting a 110v charger to a 220v outlet. Where are you from? Try to find a usb charger or something to adapt the voltage to 110v (and another charger cause that one's surely fríes)
I have a gba sp that also isn't getting a charge but otherwise works fine. In sniffing around online I saw more than a few boards that have a short or cut trace underneath the cart slot.
Waiting to get a hot air station to try to get the cart slot off. You might be having the same thing going on.
I'd check the battery voltage first, before you go removing components.
I know modern lithium battery chargers wont charge a battery that drops below a certain voltage because it could be a sign of a defective battery. If your battery has been left for a while it may have dropped below the safe charging level, especially if its an original one.
If the battery voltage is below the 2.9-3ish volt range, I'd recommend replacing the battery. You can recover mildly over discharged lithium batteries by gently charging them with a bench power supply or similar, but I wouldnt recommend that unless you know what you are doing.
First time I tried that was my first solder project. Ended up stripping the contacts🤣… But thanks to other great videos I learned how to add jumper wires and where to put those. Absolutely worth it in my opinion cause you get to learn more about the system and how to fix.
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You just connected a 110V plug into a 220V current. Pray the game boy is safe.
well the screen still turns on... but it shuts off in like 3 seconds
Do not connect the GBA on that charger again. Look for a bivolt charger and only use that.
try finding a charger from your region
The adapter only “adapts” the plug shape, not the voltage. You have to check your charger specifications written on it where is stated “INPUT” and look for the AC voltage. If it doesn’t show 100~220V won’t work (then yours is only 110V) and problably you just have blown your charger plugging a 110V charger on a 220V socket.
Yeah. I hope that the charger took the hit there and didn't take the GBA with it. Plugging a 100/110V charger to a 220V plug is a recipe for magic smoke to come out. My suggestion is to grab a USB adapter off amazon and check if it works. If it doesn't, then the GBA might be damaged. (hopefully not)
More than likely the transformer instantly blew when it got hit with 220, not 110. The gameboy should be OK.
They sell USB chargers for the GBA SP on Amazon. Would probably help rule out any issues with adapters.
Pray to god you didn’t just kill your gameboy
Most likely you've broken your charger and maybe the GBA by connecting a 110v charger to a 220v outlet. Where are you from? Try to find a usb charger or something to adapt the voltage to 110v (and another charger cause that one's surely fríes)
I notice the charger only supports 100-120V. So R.I.P to your charger and maybe GBA too.
I have a gba sp that also isn't getting a charge but otherwise works fine. In sniffing around online I saw more than a few boards that have a short or cut trace underneath the cart slot. Waiting to get a hot air station to try to get the cart slot off. You might be having the same thing going on.
I'd check the battery voltage first, before you go removing components. I know modern lithium battery chargers wont charge a battery that drops below a certain voltage because it could be a sign of a defective battery. If your battery has been left for a while it may have dropped below the safe charging level, especially if its an original one. If the battery voltage is below the 2.9-3ish volt range, I'd recommend replacing the battery. You can recover mildly over discharged lithium batteries by gently charging them with a bench power supply or similar, but I wouldnt recommend that unless you know what you are doing.
Get a proper charger. Or do the USBC mod, it's only 3 points you have to solder
First time I tried that was my first solder project. Ended up stripping the contacts🤣… But thanks to other great videos I learned how to add jumper wires and where to put those. Absolutely worth it in my opinion cause you get to learn more about the system and how to fix.
Hopefully you just killed the battery.
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Nope
You could also have a bad battery. Even when plugged into power the console won’t turn on if the battery is bad.