Gameboy Advance SP EM8 Fix (No Charge)

[@hamzaelmouden3291]

thanks a lot I was losing my mind to found what was wrong! yo saved my sp , the em8 apparently dropped when I was giving the pcb some heat to replace de charge port with an usb-c port.

[@vwhooligan59]

Thanks, sir! This one helped me out! My EM8 was still there, but needed to be touched up a little like yours. Working great now! :)

[@TheRetroStation]

Glad it helped!

[@makho]

Nice. Regarding that intermittent charging issue, I had a SP console that one of the pins had lifted from the PCB on the back of the connector. It's pretty easy to fix but in my case I needed some tweezers to hold the pin down for a few seconds so it didn't immediately lift off again when removing the soldering iron.

[@TheRetroStation]

Yeah, I'll definitely go over the charge port with the soldering iron to ensure the port has a solid anchor. Thanks!

[@lukmandanish96]

Bro why my GBA SP's red light is not turned on at all however my GBA still can be turned on as usual.

[@chafacorpTV]

Thanks mate, now i know how to bring my own gameboy back to life

[@papasmurfington5264]

Hi, now a subscriber and gave you a thumbs up. I checked continuity and my EM8 has connectivity on all 4 points -- are there other areas that are common problems? I need to fix my GBA! Thanks for the great vids!

[@TheRetroStation]

I'm not that familiar/have much experience with GBA SP's, so I would suggest joining the discord (link should be in the description) and asking on there :)

[@silverden8706]

Ah yeah I just managed to do this! Sadly I found this tutorial too late, but still very well explained

[@TheRetroStation]

Ahh no worries - hopefully you got yours fixed for good anyway :)

[@brenenbrown7713]

Hello there! Thank you for such an informative video. I have 3 boards with this symptom. If I were to test the EM8 would I use the same vías you did? Thanks!

[@TheSorceler]

Brother I need help with my sp 101, I have tried alot of thing but I cant turn it on. Got an intermitent orange light when I plug the charger in but I can not turn it on. Have checked the fuses they were not working but I take them out and patch

[@Hotdogman351]

is there a polarity with the filter?

[@mgsvulcan]

I made the contuniuity test on em8 its find so where is possibly be the problem please

[@ZTwo221]

I swapped the standard charging port for a USB-C the handheld works fine, powers on and plays etc but it will not charge at all, plug in and light blinks orange and thats it, if the EM8 swap doesn't work (haven't tried yet) is there anywhere else I need to look? Thanks in advance!

[@mgsvulcan]

In which appliances can we find the em8? please because i don't have scrap gameboy.

[@lincruste]

It's good to see the interesting parts are speeded up and the continuity check is hidden by the top of your hair, I hate it when people show off their skills and are informative.

[@TheRetroStation]

Why would you hate when people are informative? And sorry about cutting it off with my head - needed to get a better view of what I was doing. I would love to have other angles setup so if I do obscure the camera with my head then I can cut to a better view, but I don't have the money to buy a second camera. But at 7:13 I show a close up picture with colour coded via's and where to test for continuity if that helps. I am always trying to improve so hopefully I dont make as many mistake in the future. :)

[@lincruste]

@@TheRetroStation yeah well, I guess I was frustrated to miss the desoldering, continuity check and re-soldering parts and needed to be a dick to feel better. I'll sure check out your next videos, you did not deserve an acid comment.

[@TheRetroStation]

I too am frustrated I can't get a better angle/shot of the desoldering etc, but I am planning on improving soon :) Thanks for checking out my other videos.

[@mgsvulcan]

Its copper in your right please?

I also heard that you can just take the component off and bridge the connection. Not the best solution but it will get your battery charging.

[@russelliberhysaj6157]

By any chance what kind of magnifying glass is that

[@TheRetroStation]

Just a cheap one from Amazon: amzn.to/2TbkCYu

[@greek308]

Very good Thanks my friend.

[@alexharmon5598]

Rad video! Where did you get your work matt from?

[@TheRetroStation]

I got it from Amazon - should be a link in the description :)

[@tomascontreras1579]

Gracias volví a soltar el EM8 a mi gba sp y volvió a funcionar la carga

[@Blehstor]

Hey, if you bridge the EM8 or EM10 connections side to side with a piece of cable, do you think it could work?

[@TheRetroStation]

Possibly but they serve a purpose and bypassing them could lead to problems either in the future or for other components on the board.

[@Blehstor]

@@TheRetroStation i just tried it and it works

[@-Chrome-]

@@Blehstor Does it still work?

[@Blehstor]

@@-Chrome- yep it still works with no issues

[@skadragon]

@@Blehstor which point exactly did you connect?

[@moondocks2492]

I accidentally broke one of the little cubes on my gameboy does anyone know what it’s for and how i can fix it

[@TheRetroStation]

You would be better taking a photo of the component you knocked off and maybe posting to Reddit or joining the discord. There people can have a look at your board and hopefully tell you what component you knocked off. EDIT: Just realised you already posted a similar comment on another video - hope you have gotten it sorted/some help.

[@moondocks2492]

@@TheRetroStation yes thank you I’m gonna try soldering it but would appreciate it advice maybe if I could send you a picture of the motherboard and the piece I’m trying to fix. But thank you

[@TheRetroStation]

Yeah could upload the image to imgur or another image sharing site and just link here in a comment

[@Darktrooper99]

@@moondocks2492 Did you get it fix?

[@moondocks2492]

@@Darktrooper99 yop 👍🏾