broken gameboy

[madc0w]

i picked up a gameboy, link cable, ear phones (still not sure why they came with it) tetris and packaging for everything. i hjave two questions:
1. is that a good deal
2. the gameboy doesnt work. it turns on, but no video or sound. the games all work on other gameboys. whats the problem?

[SpongeBuell]

1. is that a good deal

um, it helps to say what you paid for it

[madc0w]

sry, forgot to. $10. oh, and i got a macdonalds happy meal lunchbox to hold it in from the flea market guy. also, i thought i saw an atari for a second, then realized it was an answering machine

[Reaperman@home]

for #1, you didn't mention a price, but for a working gameboy (~$5), ear buds (~$0), link cable (~$0) and the pack in game, tetris (~$.25-$1), I'd say about $6 is fair.

for #2, the problem is, your gameboy is broken. is it even getting power? does it post (descending text followed by a beep, IIRC)? They're usually not worth fixing, because they're generally $3-$6 working, and never worked that well to start with.

Have you cleaned the cart contacts yet?

[madc0w]

ok, its getting power, but its not getting any video imput, because theres no text or anything, but you can see the sceen blink on and off. i might use the case for something or try to fix and case mod it

[soundwave]

If you give up on it, I'll give you a few bucks for it.

[Reaperman@home]

even without a game in it, a gameboy should scroll down a dark block and beep on startup. (it shouldn't blink) I agree with using the case for something, because I wouldn't try fixing her either.

[madc0w]

does anybody know a site on how to fix it? it would be fun for me to try to fix it and it would give me an excuse to do something crazy with it.

[vb_master]

Obviously the batteries are dead.

[Metroid fan]

That's what I was thinking.

[madc0w]

1. they are brand new batteries
2. the light turns on and is bright
3. switched the batteries, still no video or sound

[vb_master]

Maybe the screen ribbon cable is loose, or the cartridge is not making contact with it?

[madc0w]

if the cartidge wasnt making contact i would still get the black block. ill take it apart within the next week and see whats wrong

[soundwave]

Maybe power got messed up between the LED and the main stuff?

[G-force]

Eh, just sell it in the trading post for someobody making a NESp in a GBO case. And learn the lesson, never buy hardware without testing first.

Or you could blow on the contacts with canned air, insert new batterys, open it up mess with it, then sell it. Whatever.