Fix GameBoy Advance SP Charging Problem (no battery replacement) 

Ngl this seemed too risky to for me so I decided to smack it a few times and it fixed itself. Yay for caveman solutions

Cleaning the actual connection is your first and best bet. Clean the plug too. Use alcohol and toothpicks. I’ve bought several handhelds for a couple dollars and just cleaned the ports and it worked. Also vinegar can corrode some metals. Alcohol works well

Thanks! It worked for me as well. I used compressed air to remove all the dust and dirt.

I just tried this and it totally worked! thank you for this tutorial :)

Just used the white vinegar on the charging port and it works perfectly, thank you so much!

Thanks, I fixed it by cleaning both charger and the port itself and somehow I was able to charge up my SP!

After watching this video I proceeded to blow into the connector and now it works. Lol

Didn’t need all the extra unscrewing... but mine was having the same issues. Thanks for the help!!

This is a problem that can relate to many reasons besides just being corroded. The charging /earphone port for the SP is one of the worst ideas Nintendo ever came up with. I don't even waste my time with them anymore, I just replace them with a USB-C port and........ done.

Brush, Q-Tips, and White Vinegar For Game Boy Advance SP

Thank you for the effort I tried cleaning the port without opening it... Didn't work... Tonight I'm gonna open it up and hopefully it'll work 😁

BRO I feel so dumb.. I was ready to re solder it back on but you saved me from having to do all that. Tysm!

Wow it seems working ! Thanks a lot for the video 👍

wow this is exactly what i did & it worked!!! it was having issues for a moment so i searched this up but turns out it just needed a moment to settle or something. really glad this didnt require a soldering job, thank you

Fantastic thanks! I just cleaned the port with an old toothbrush and it's back to normal.

Followed this tutorial.... and guess what. It works! thanks again!

Just ordered a triwing screwdriver, going to try this out as soon as it gets here! I have two SP's but only one has the charging problem, but if it's as easy as you make it look then I'll probably clean out both of them while im at it :)

Cleaning the inside of the connector did the job. Thank you very much!

I had the issue where my Game Boy was not charging with the old battery and even a new battery that I recently purchased. I then assumed it was a console issue, but I was too nervous to break into the motherboard and attempt to fix the underlying problem. So I ended up purchasing an after-market battery charger off of ebay that allows you to attach your battery to a device that plugs into the wall. After charging this way, I popped the battery back into my Game Boy and boom, I have a fully charged battery that works as intended. It is a pain to have to unscrew the battery out for each charge, but I can happily game on my console now without the need to get it fixed at the shop or purchase a whole new device.

This fixed mine, and I didn’t even need to use vinegar or anything. Just opened it up and brushed off some dust. Thanks!!

Hey! I just wanted to say thank you for this video! I cleaned the port and the charger itself and - boom - it is charging now!! 🥳

Had the same problem, skipped to the cleaning port step at the end and it worked. I would start there before peeling your console apart

Thanks for this easy tutorial; I did the process myself.

i have the opposite problem. I am certain in my case it is the charger because I use it for both DS and GBA SP. Neither are charging and it worked on the DS before I unplugged it. What could be the reason?

Does it have to be white vinegar?

Unfortunately it didn’t work out for me, it still flashes

Thk, i have same probleme , i buy an other battery but no result, today i work with u'r recommendation.

Also, can you do a reshelling tutorial for the Gameboy? I have the same exact one as you in this video, but there's some pretty annoying external damage on mine and I'd like to get a new shell. Thanks! 😀

Just ordered the screw driver can’t wait to try this

What did u use to clean the port at the end? Vinegar?

What did you use to clean?

Omg thank you soo much I will finally will fix the charging

So I have one that the light goes off when plugged in. It will not come back on if I move the cable head around. However, if I plug and unplug the charger about 6-7 times the light will eventually stay on and charge. I do have a speaker that’s not as loud as others and from researching it seems like this may be a capacitor issue. Could this also affect the charging circuit? PS: I have installed a new battery and still have the issue. I have also cleaned the contacts within the charging port with ipa.

Why do that if you could just replace the battery?

Valeu demais mano esse vídeo salvou meu gba já não sabia mais o que fazer .

I have 2 GBA SP. One of each 001 and 101 and the 101 won't turn on nor will it charge. It use to work just fine but idk why it won't turn on now. They have both been in the same drawer for a while. I swapped the battery to test that both batteries work fine in the 001.

I just changed the battery and it works even better

Hi u said clean the GBA with white vinegar instead of isopropyl alcohol?

OMG THANK YOU !! it worked for me

What size of bit did you use for the Phillips Screwdriver? And do you know how to fix a battery cover that wont stay on?

What mm is the tri wing and where did you buy it?

Cleaning the port did it for me

For me I did the first step unscrew the back and it did toke the battery out put it back in and it charged I didn't use this but thanks for giving me hop that I could still charge it

I just had to give it a little push, but this helped me know what’s up with it!

Works for me as well... don’t bother opening the console. Try to clean the plug on the exterior first like in the video. Most of the time you’ll don’t need to clean the interior

If I turn mine on, it stays at Green led, but the audio and screen doesn't do anything. Do you know the problem?

I GOT IT TO WORK! ⚡️

Can you use air duster to clean it

I will give your methods a try! Fingers crossed that it works!

Did you use white vinegar to clean the charging port too?

From where can i got as your blue screwdriver??

My cousin has this mini console from 2002 and it have very little battery until this day

Does isopropyl work to clean/ fix it?

With mine, the charging light stays on but only for acouple of seconds. So idk if my system just charges fast or its something else. But it doesn't seem like there is a connection issue. So I honestly don't know.

THANK YOU thuuis solved my prblem

Can you please link the charger ? I bought one off Amazon for 7.99 but it doesn’t work //: please

What are the links to the screwdriver heads?

Mine has the same problem

i have 3 sp but none of them working , there's nothing wrong with the screen or the charger the games just doesn't work it just give me the white screen without the "nintendo'' in the bottom. if i change the battery will it work or nah ? sometime it will work but crash after few minets( my english is bad but i hope someone understand)

THANK YOU SO MUCH

please tell me my game charge means the light on but doesn't on ??

I see you have the of 001 model very nice

Thanks I want to try it you said white viniger right?

Are you sure using white vinegar safe?

What do I clean the inside the the connector with?

Can someone help me with how I should clean my gameboy with vinegar if I don’t wanna take it apart?

Or just do is i did. Try to do it like int the vid, give up because you don’t hade the weird tool and then just trow your Nintendo on the bed with the charging cable in it and then it will start to charge

That is to risky

Can I brush it off with a q tip or a toothbrush

Thank you

will my gameboy work it turns on for a second he light turned redish green is it dead or am i dumb and doesnt chargee it

I will try it

cleaned charge port as shown light stays on, hopefully battery ok

Did not resolve my issue.

where you using water on the cotton stick ?

I wanna try this but I don't have the other screwdriver. :(

My charging light doesn't even turn on

its the same with my gameboyy,, its charger but not longer charging

Hi, man! I have a big problem with my GBA SP and I don’t know what to do. My GBA SP turns on the green LED, but no video and no sound. Simply don’t boot. What should I do?

Great video :)

Lo que busco no está en mi idioma rayos

"to remove the dirts"

Tengo el mismo Gameboy

Honestly the beginning was to slow so I had to speed it up 2x

99% alcohol is best cleaner make sure it drys before put together

Someone could summarize the problem and the solution, I do not speak Spanish and a comment would help me.

francais non?

imma do this tomorrow, wish me luck

400th like :)

Subtitulado a español no entendí ni verga