gameboy advance sp wont turn on

[dimefan90]

i just bought a gba sp at a yard sale. it will not turn on or charge, i have taken the battery out and tested it in another sp and it works fine so the battery is not the problem. what else could be causing the console not to work?

[joeyjoe9876]

try taking it apart and check to see if theres any blown fuses. also how much did you buy it for? i would have tested it before i bought it

[dimefan90]

it was $5 Australian, there was no charger so i couldn't test it, i thought it just had a flat battery, the case is in better condition than my other one though.

[dimefan90]

i can't really see anything that looks broken, but everything is so small how would you tell?

[palmertech]

The fuses are probably dead.

[dimefan90]

if that is it, where would i be able to get a replacement? does the original gba have the same one because i have one that i can butcher.

[joeyjoe9876]

just bridge the fuse that works for me most of the time

[Link83]

Sorry to slightly bump this thread but I have a GBA SP with the same problem but would rather replace the fuse than just bridge it, so can anyone tell me what rating/value fuse I should be replacing it with?

Thanks in advance