My Gameboy color won't turn on

[OG Style]

It worked last time I used it about a year ago. I went to use it yesterday with new batteries, but I'm not even getting the led to light up. I tried running it off a power brick and still nothing. I tested the power switch and fuses and there all fine. Dose anyone have any idea why its not turning on?

Thank you

 

[crunchyg]

The next step would be to test if the power brick works with a different system. Also, clean the battery contacts.

 

[OG Style]

I was able to figure it out. One of the traces was damaged on the dc-dc converter. It was a pain to figure it out. I couldn't find a schematic for the dc-dc converter.

 

[crunchyg]

How did end up being corroded? Had you worked on the motherboard before or was this a second-hand unit?

 

[OG Style]

I got it at a garage sale about 10 years ago. It had no damage. I've has it put up for a few years and I just got it out. It was just one trace. I have no idea how it would have happened.

 

[OG Style]

Here is a image of the damaged trace. It's the only damage on the unit. It had to be something from the manufacturing process.

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[crunchyg]

Thanks for sharing that