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An upgrade of the Nintendo Game Boy Advance, the Advance SP was released, in North America, on March 23 2004 with a square structure and clam-shell design.

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Power briefly when plugged in, no charging.

Found an AGS-101 for a dollar at a tag sale, trying to get it working. Battery was swollen, replaced it, cleaned up the gunky case and buttons. Here’s where I’m at now:

  1. Battery won’t charge while in the system
  2. System won’t turn on when power switch is flipped
  3. When charging cable is inserted with power switch off, charge light illuminates briefly, whether or not battery is present
  4. When charging cable is inserted while power switch is on, system powers on long enough to display the Nintendo logo on the screen, then powers off, whether or not battery is present.
  5. When charging cable is inserted, I’m not reading any voltage on the battery pins
  6. I’m reading continuity across the F1 fuse

I’m not sure how to proceed here, as my board looks a little different from others I’ve seen pictured here. I think my F2 fuse is blown, but would that cause this behavior? The board is here, with what looks like the F2 fuse outlined. Am I looking in the right place?

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Have you checked continuity directly downstream of the battery? That could a cause. If the power and charging cable power converge before doing stuff in the board, it sounds like there could a broken solder contact somewhere.

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I had this issue with my old gameboy sp try cleaning the charging port with isipropal alcohol and a tooth brush also where its connected on the board make sure you let it dry fully before connecting, same with the charging connector. mine had a bunch of dust and gunk and that helped solve my issue.

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@aspirant_fool post some pictures of the complete board (both sides). Looks like there may have been some corrosion on the board. Use something like this guide Step 11 fwd to clean it. Repairing iPhone Liquid Damage Could be a fuse but could also be some other component. Use your multimeter to check the fuses for continuity and check your DC circuit for the same. Make sure that your GBA gets power.

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