One Microscopic Short Rendered This Pokémon Sapphire Inoperable. Can I Fix It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- A user on Reddit reached out and asked if I could fix their copy of Pokémon Sapphire that isn't booting past the Nintendo logo. I took a quick look, and did I find the problem?
Need a repair? Reach out to me via e-mail: corey@imod.systems
I offer an affordable mail in game battery replacement service. $20 for the first game, $10 per game after that. The cost includes the return shipping. I will backup and restore your save (if available) and polish the edge connector. I will also seal any exposed traces caused by the game rubbing against the cartridge shell.
Thank you so much for the repair I really appreciate it. I’m a novice to all this so I’m glad to have someone who knows what’s up take a look at it.
Thanks for sending it along. I'm glad it wasn't something serious and I could get you back to playing quickly.
Sometimes easy to fix but hard to find. Good job 😊
Looking at it with the naked eye I don't think you'd see that pesky short. It was pretty obvious when I looked at it under the microscope. Thanks for watching and being a subscriber!
Huh so weird. How do u think that CPU short spawned? Unless it was worked on before by somebody.
My guess is that it got some solder splash when the owner removed the battery.
Great video. I see this way too often when I pick up games that are sold as "not working" and the issue was due to a poor battery replacement job.
All…. the….. time.
It's funny how something so small can cause such a relatively big problem
For real. Couldn't even see that solder ball with your naked eye.
Is that a backlight modded gba?
Yup, that's using the laminated FunnyPlaying 3.0 IPS kit
Would you ever consider posting links to equipment you use for these repairs? Also do you have any kind of specialized training in this or work in this field (electronics repair)? I’m interested to learn and possibly find a job doing this type of stuff for other applications as well. You definitely have a lot of technical knowledge.
Thank you, I appreciate it. No specialized training. I have a passion for technical hobbies and I find myself engrossed in them. My advice to you would be working on stuff you find interesting. It’s risky but be patient with it. If you’re not skilled enough to pull off a repair shelf it for a while until you build your skill level up.
wait, how come there was no dead battery message before the save select screen even though the battery was removed? does it only show if there is a battery installed that is dead?
You’re totally right, I didn’t catch that. I just hooked the game up to my GBXCart and the clock is ticking properly. I installed a battery off camera but when I tested it in the video there was obviously no battery there.
@@imod.systems And the save still loaded too, interesting
I have the exact same problem! I get the Nintendo logo, and then it locks on white.
That being said, I also accidentally installed the battery backwards. Will that blow any of the fuses?
Nope, installing the battery backwards won’t damage anything. You’ll just get the battery dry message still.
Thank for the input! If I am unable to find a short on the chip, would I be able to get your contact information? I don't see your email in the description
@@calebhayes7691Check the web version of TH-cam, it doesn't show in the app for some reason.
Which camera microsope do you use!? the picture is super clean!
The microscope is the Amscope SM-4NTP using a .7x Barlow lens. I have a Hayear 48mp 1080p camera hooked up to it using a .5x Barlow lens with a c to cs adapter. That’s feeding into a capture card.
My emerald is the same, except I’m pretty sure the sram chip needs to be replaced because it’s missing pins, would I need a donor or where can I get a replacement?
If you’re missing pins on the eeprom (Emerald doesn’t use SRAM) there’s most likely PCB damage too. You’re probably looking at doing a ROM swap with a donor board, check out my Shiny Emerald video. You can swap to a Japanese version of RSE if you don’t want to put it on an aftermarket PCB.
If this is something you’re interested in, send me an email. My contact info is in my channel description.
gotta love the repair video always popular fix? I have a Pokemon og red thats having issues would you want to fix it for a price of course. let me know
Sure, send me an e-mail and we can work something out. My contact e-mail is in my channel description.
I have the same issue from my first attempt of soldering a good while ago frustrating isn't the word 😂
It’s a common thing, unfortunately. Just repaired another one that was much more complicated.