Gamegear won't power on

Post by **ubelaffe** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:49 pm

So, I got a gamegear for free and now it won't power on. I thought that maybe my batteries were old, so I got a brand new pack and those don't work. I don't have a power cord for it, so that's out. Could it be bad contacts for the batteries?

Anyone with any experience in this department?

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:52 pm

Uh yes, the Nomad and GameGear use nickle battery packs, many of which will have gone out by now, my advice is take out the battery pack and use AA's, if that doesnt work, the connectors in the cartridge slot could be coroded (like mine). If it doesnt work after cleaning the connecters and using AA's thats all the advice I can give you without you taking it apart and sending pictures. Handhelds are my thing when it comes to taking them apart and fixing them.

Post by **ubelaffe** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:33 pm

sorry, by pack I meant package of AA's. The contacts aren't corroded, just everything is old.

Post by **RyaNtheSlayA** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:13 pm

ubelaffe wrote:sorry, by pack I meant package of AA's. The contacts aren't corroded, just everything is old.

so does that mean that its working, i have to try mine about 5-10 times before it will boot the game.

Post by **ubelaffe** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:37 am

no, I just meant I wasn't trying to use some old piece of crap powerpack. It still isn't going on.