Hi
Like so many on these boards I am a long time member and eagerly awaiting the Pyra for emulation purposes
Last year about this time, I bought a GP2X MK II unit from ebay to tide me over until the Pyra. It looked in great condition with the screen protector still on. I switched it on and it worked fine. No problems. I put it away as I was too busy too use it
I recently got it out to use it and had a look at the batteries. When I took them out (with some effort) I saw that the battery compartment was badly damaged and contacts appeared corroded (See attached pics) When I put them back in the unit wouldn't power up until I managed to fiddle around with them and eventually the unit turned on
What could have caused this damage and can the unit be repaired? There are screws on the back of the unit so can I replace the battery compartment with spare parts from another MK II unit?
I am not too technical about these things but I do have some soldering experience so will be happy to try myself if any soldering is required..
I know that I am very late to the scene but I really want to use this device as it was a great retro handheld in it's time with lots of homebrew
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
Like so many on these boards I am a long time member and eagerly awaiting the Pyra for emulation purposes
Last year about this time, I bought a GP2X MK II unit from ebay to tide me over until the Pyra. It looked in great condition with the screen protector still on. I switched it on and it worked fine. No problems. I put it away as I was too busy too use it
I recently got it out to use it and had a look at the batteries. When I took them out (with some effort) I saw that the battery compartment was badly damaged and contacts appeared corroded (See attached pics) When I put them back in the unit wouldn't power up until I managed to fiddle around with them and eventually the unit turned on
What could have caused this damage and can the unit be repaired? There are screws on the back of the unit so can I replace the battery compartment with spare parts from another MK II unit?
I am not too technical about these things but I do have some soldering experience so will be happy to try myself if any soldering is required..
I know that I am very late to the scene but I really want to use this device as it was a great retro handheld in it's time with lots of homebrew
Can anyone help?
Thanks in advance
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