I Bought a RARE iQue Game Boy Advance

I Bought a RARE iQue Game Boy Advance - But it Won't Turn On

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7 ай бұрын

I Bought a RARE, iQue Game Boy Advance - But It Won't Turn On - I love buying rare game consoles and I love buying broken consoles so I was excited when I found this one. The battery is slightly bulging and very dead but, as you would expect, that isn't the only issue.
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@rodrigo53 7 ай бұрын

Have you seen the dkoldies video where they destroy 2 iQues because they thought they were fake. It’s a horrible horrible sight.

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

YES! Agreed...a horrible sight!

@Fynimus 6 ай бұрын

Finally someone who is not stupid

@YaaSalty...0_o 5 ай бұрын

Thee most dedicated and professional gaming enthusiast 😂 not.

@AliAli-ju2ke 4 ай бұрын

Even if it was a fake...like why destroy it? What will that accomplish? Completely stupid and childish behavior

@Lumilicious 7 ай бұрын

"Rising Sun - international organized piracy" seems like a legit game you've got there. lmao

@brendonbone1459 7 ай бұрын

My copy of lego Bionicle doesn't have the language menu either.

@frankfuller975 7 ай бұрын

My thought as well lol

@djgarf1210 7 ай бұрын

rising sun was a piracy release group for gba games back in the day so its certainly not an original

@djgarf1210 7 ай бұрын

@@brendonbone1459 it has a language selection as its the european version

@brendonbone1459 7 ай бұрын

@@djgarf1210 oh damn that's cool

@notesysnook 6 ай бұрын

Love your videos! I have repaired my own Game Boy Advanced SP as well as bought, repaired and sold a few others. Watching your expertise and vast knowledge of boards and chips has helped me broaden my own abilities in small electronic repairs.

@iheartdiscgolf 7 ай бұрын

Best way to start my Friday. Love watching you work and seeing you fix stuff.

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! So glad you enjoy these!

@mattwillis4562 7 ай бұрын

What happened with that flatpack lead is that when you accidentally bumped it to the side, the heel dropped down into the trough between the mounting pads. Instead of trying to force it sideways with the dental pick or X-Acto blade, you should have used a micro tweezer and pulled the gull-wing lead straight out and slightly up to lift above the edge of the mounting pad and let it spring back into place. Takes about 5 seconds. I could recommend a set of micro tweezers that I use at work if you're interested.

@joe_higachi 7 ай бұрын

He knows what he’s doing 😂

@TimeShrike 7 ай бұрын

@@joe_higachi you can always learn more mate. Be curious.

@Charlies_Factory 7 ай бұрын

@@joe_higachiNever once did Op say he didnt? Even master plumber thats been working since they were 12 still learns new things regularly.

@joe_higachi 7 ай бұрын

@@Charlies_Factory man I bet he never thought to use tweezers before 😅😭

@brucepreston3927 7 ай бұрын

I would be interested in a recommendation for a good set of micro tweezers! I use them all the time, but mine are not very good...

@grahambaker7563 7 ай бұрын

Another entertaining video, Steve! Just love watching you doing these repair videos! Keep up the great work!

@dave_s_vids 7 ай бұрын

Nice repair! - Anyone else notice the "Organised Piracy" logo at 11:50? From China you say...

@jochenwuerfel 7 ай бұрын

I did ^^

@SGTSHOOTnMISS 7 ай бұрын

I typically don't like to backseat, but just for future reference, you don't have to remove the hinges from the SP to remove the screen. Not removing the hinges saves you a bit of time and effort, especially on the brittle shells.

@OliverMay1 7 ай бұрын

"Let's Flux It Up!" (at time 4:37) would be perfect on the next range of Tronixfox merch 😉

@Amphium 7 ай бұрын

Fun fact that cartridge seems to be a repo card as that rising sun intro is from a cracking group that used to release roms back in the day.

@rairai5114 7 ай бұрын

This was so cool! Man, I love when it is all fixed under the microscope!

@WillM. 7 ай бұрын

I love watching these videos!

@mavowar72 7 ай бұрын

You should have a link in the description to your eBay store. Love the videos

@losingmyfavoritegame8752 7 ай бұрын

All of my nostalgia juices are over-flowing! I grew up with an Advance SP and it surprisingly powers on now without having charged it in like 7 years!

@fla_vrossi 7 ай бұрын

Nice video, as always! Just to mention that iQue was an AGS-101 model, not an AGS-001. Anyway, it's great to see this badboy back to life!

@CrashFan03 7 ай бұрын

doesn't he say that himself

@fla_vrossi 7 ай бұрын

@@CrashFan03 you're right, i didn't noticed, maybe because the replacement screen is a AGS-001. Sorry!

@CrashFan03 7 ай бұрын

@@fla_vrossi looks like a 101 to me, it's probably just dark because of the lighting. You can't exactly swap 001 and 101 screens without modification if memory serves

@abdelali9279 7 ай бұрын

not only an iQue GBA but also an AGS-101 SP, it is so great to see that working again!

@seguramlk 7 ай бұрын

Nice piece of history there, man 👏

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I found it interesting

@brianritchie75 6 ай бұрын

This man is needed in the auto repair industry. Obviously repairing game consoles is much more fun. Huge fan of this channel

@chrisyboy219 4 ай бұрын

I dunno, if any part of my car looked like the leg he repaired on that IC, I wouldn't be too happy.

@tank2045 7 ай бұрын

Okay I come to this channel to relax while learning something new, but today I'm more stressed than ever watching you fiddle with the pin on that chip. 8^) But seriously, well done getting that GameBoy working...

@leftcoastdrifter 7 ай бұрын

Very cool repair video. ❤

@Navinrjohnsonspecialpurpose 7 ай бұрын

Like your "turn the page" shot transition. Clever. Love your channel and how it has grown!

@tevinhair5267 7 ай бұрын

I think it would be neat to see you buy a bunch of un-labelled Nintendo cartridges that are broken and try to fix them and see if you can turn a profit on the ones you fix, maybe even find a gem in it.

@mtshark7 7 ай бұрын

Nicely done Steve!

@richardbriansmith8562 7 ай бұрын

Awesome Video tronicsfix

@raymondburris5108 7 ай бұрын

Love these videos they help pass the time at work.... Perfect thermal paste till I die!!!😂

@albertbermudez9269 7 ай бұрын

Another victory for Tronics fix!!!

@tinystar3010 7 ай бұрын

Wtf! That was an exacto knife? This really shows how incredibly tiny these components are when zoomed in this close that an exacto knife looks like a thick butter knife on camera. Definitely takes a skilled hand to repair these.

@LS-ed2mk 6 ай бұрын

same, I thought he was using a shard of glass at first with how thick it was until he turned it sideways. Perspective is always crazy

@briandoss9232 5 ай бұрын

Nice work!

@XENONEOMORPH1979 7 ай бұрын

it is a lollypop stick 🤣😉nice vid ste.

@MGlBlaze 7 ай бұрын

I actually didn't know there were more iQue branded consoles (They actually go from the GBA SP to as recently as the 3DS) other than the original iQue Player. So this is a fascinating little bit of trivia. From what I can tell, none of them were particularly well supported so that probably factors in to their obscurity.

@MizuhoChan 7 ай бұрын

GBA actually, not just SP.

@heavyarms55 7 ай бұрын

There was an N64 variation too!

@kylekartgaming 7 ай бұрын

The iQue Player is the N64 variant iirc.

@RocketboyX 7 ай бұрын

The last time I was this early, everything was still working.

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

Ha, ha, nice!

@vibaek78 7 ай бұрын

Would have been epic if the non-labeled cartridge had rickrolled you with a pixelated Rick Astley. Thank you for your videos and for showing us that a lot of your projects are repairable

@MyRegardsToTheDodo 7 ай бұрын

Well, it's a pirated copy, the funniest thing is that the pirates seem to have taken a rom dumped by Rising Sun.

@Kangamoos 7 ай бұрын

That's so interesting, I hadn't heard of iQue before

@DanielOliveiraViolao 7 ай бұрын

Great, dude!

@TimeShrike 7 ай бұрын

11:51 that Rising Sun bit was interesting tho, on a blank cart.

@lookitskazzy 7 ай бұрын

it's a bootleg cart that uses a ROM downloaded from the internet. Rising Sun is a warez/scene group that put their intro on the ROM.

@beefbmx 7 ай бұрын

Man that xacto knife looks huge at the level wow haha

@jeremypalmer5695 7 ай бұрын

Fun vid. Next time could you explain what makes them special earlier in the video. I was confused for a good chunk of the video. Love your vids.

@joe_higachi 7 ай бұрын

OL on the fluke meter stands for “out of luck” 😂

@maxdoingtech 7 ай бұрын

Good job👏

@TheSkaldenmettrunk 7 ай бұрын

Love the AGS 101❤

@koford 7 ай бұрын

You where lucky, that leg twisted a little from chips itself, internal connection to the leg could had been broken. But it works, that awesome.

@stuartcollins82 3 ай бұрын

One if my dream collection consoles is the iQue Dragon SP from the beijing olympics. Still havent seen one for sale.

@TheFiftyQuid 7 ай бұрын

A little Novus 2 plastic polish followed by Novus 1 Plastic Shine will get those surface scratches out easy peasy.

@geo2262 7 ай бұрын

Did you have any issues with the buttons being less responsive when you put it back together? I know the GBA SP has self tapping screws and I ran into the issue of not being able to tighten them as much as needed, leading to the buttons not being as responsive.

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

No, I did not have that problem. Usually if you can get the screws in the same screw tracks as they were originally and you don't overtighten them they're fine.

@geo2262 7 ай бұрын

@Tronicsfix Ah okay. I must have mixed up a screw or two from their original locations. Thanks!

@blastufat 7 ай бұрын

@@geo2262 a good way to ensure the screws go back into their original thread tracks is to rotate them counterclockise before actually screwing them in! You’ll hear the screw “pop” or set into the original track. Its good for when you are constantly reopening a console with self tapping screws!

@geo2262 7 ай бұрын

@blastufat1769 wow that's a really neat trick to keep in mind. Thanks for the insight!

@edwardmclaughlin719 7 ай бұрын

lol, works for any screw or screw top from a gas tank to a bottle of milk@@geo2262

@bikkiikun 2 ай бұрын

You might want to try trickle charging the battery, with very low current to get it over the low voltage limit. Although... it is possible that the protection circuitry on the battery itself might try to prevent that.

@brisingr14 7 ай бұрын

Ayyy the Bionicle! Nice!

@TheLaMa57 7 ай бұрын

I bought a gameboy advance sp off ebay and was having the same issue with the amber light only turning on for a second before turning back off. If you repeatedly plug and unplug the charger eventually it will stay on. I had to charge mine for a few hours before the battery had enough juice to power the system.

@OQuinn-nv3rz 7 ай бұрын

Hey I have a question for you do you know how to fix 3d printers I just wanted to know how to fix a boot up screen issue I tried every possible thing to fix it but I haven’t had any luck 🍀 I love your videos you do a great job 👏 that’s why I wanted to ask you

@MrFullbladder 5 ай бұрын

I have one of these iQue Gameboys. I didn't know they were considered rare because in my years of living in China I've seen hundreds of them at random computer markets.

@ThatGuy68580 7 ай бұрын

Can you make a soldering video, I watched your ps4 pro disassembly video because mine was making airplane noises and when it got to the part where you used a tweezer to remove the 4-pin power from the connector on the motherboard it broke the cable?

@scott5minutes 7 ай бұрын

10:02 AHHHH!!!! Folicles!

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

Lol

@AkiraPoland 7 ай бұрын

Have you considered repairing guitars for the Guitar Hero series? They are no longer produced, but the series has a large fan base, so the price is only going up. Even the repairable ones are quite expensive. Just a suggestion.

@jasonputtock4428 7 ай бұрын

I would love to see a motherboard from a pc to be fixed by you. that would be awesome

@willfultrain6779 7 ай бұрын

I've still got my original graphite/onyx gba sp, unfortunately I had to do a shell swap because my cat knocked it off my shelf and broke some pieces off the original one.

@Violaetor 7 ай бұрын

No one going to point out that the game is a pirate/bootleg cartridge? 11:50 "Rising Sun - International Organized Piracy"

@Canna-Forest2424 7 ай бұрын

THE BEST EVER!!! MY TEACHER!!!

@madmadworldful 7 ай бұрын

Steve, you should sandpaper and then polish top cover

@allfather885 3 ай бұрын

Was the power LED indicator working there at the end? Supposed to have a green light when the unit is on, but I couldn’t see it. Might have a bad LED.

@daniel070487 7 ай бұрын

that pin benting got me almost an heart attack

@GuffWantsGifts559 7 ай бұрын

Hello, I got a Nintendo 2ds, the bottom screen is a little dim(faded) when I play games it’s more noticeable on other games then others… what do you think is the problem? Since the 2ds is all the screen for both displays

@jonsmith5087 7 ай бұрын

Yeaqh sometimes it dont look pretty but best to quit while ur ahead - ive snapped one off messing around to much - and in reality you will hever see it

@JCN14 5 ай бұрын

Quick question about the repair, does it matter what fuse you use or can you juat use any fuse?

@MiguelPerez-cn4ee 7 ай бұрын

My WWF WrestleMania 2000 (N64) from my childhood does not boot up. I have to take it apart and clean it with IPA for it to work for a while. Any idea Tronics?

@Bo2_mastery 7 ай бұрын

Hey, I have a question, earlier I drop my ps5 about 2 inches from my gaming setup, will the Liquid Metal inside be ok or will it drip into the gasket or even worse, leak out of the APU

@mercuraz 7 ай бұрын

Did you check to see if the battery charged ok? I'm guessing it did but it pays to check

@leonardpayne8795 4 ай бұрын

11:51 Is that a Pirated/Cracked Copy of European Version of Bionicle for Game Boy Advance by Rising Sun?

@slapchip5042 7 ай бұрын

nice when you always have replacement parts

@TheMegatron673 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I had that black version back in the day.

@DanielIanRuizdeMendozaLafont 7 ай бұрын

Do you do something to prevent dust from getting on the screen when doing a screen replacement?

@timehunter9467 7 ай бұрын

I miss my SP, spent hours on it.

@sobertillnoon 7 ай бұрын

Cotton bud? Like, he's your little swabbing buddy?

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

Lol!

@tobycrystal 7 ай бұрын

You should make a shirt that says "I'm here to flux things up".

@hawkfeather6802 7 ай бұрын

9:54 I found out the hard way you can't replace the screen lens on a gba sp ags 001 without messing up the frontlight

@Houtka86 7 ай бұрын

Replaceable batteries what a time we used to live in

@KosmoCrisis 7 ай бұрын

I'd live to see you fix a PSP Go with a broken slider mechanism so I can do how it's done. 😢

@thegees 7 ай бұрын

nice repair, 'if it works then it aint sketchy' aha

@ChodaBoyUSA 7 ай бұрын

Did the original bulging battery take a charge?

@Duxa_ 7 ай бұрын

"Lets check the bulge" "There is a little bit of a bulge there " Love your videos, some humor there too!

@GForceGaming-mr1lk 2 ай бұрын

You just have spare ags 101 screens laying about 😮

@JiuJitus1210 7 ай бұрын

Where else will you hesr, "Actually, I don'twant this to work." ? 😂

@andrewhaydon8212 7 ай бұрын

Hey tronics! I think I found your website (I hope I did) and sent an email with some questions and I just wanted to make sure that this is your website.

@joemint5666 7 ай бұрын

Ain't that a rare beauty.

@JB-zd2rk 7 ай бұрын

Question do you repair phat ps3?

@itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208 7 ай бұрын

That FOLD! 😆😁🧐

@alextoppen 7 ай бұрын

That pin is a no connect anyway, isn't it?

@heavyarms55 7 ай бұрын

OMG I had that Lego game as a kid. XD

@MrWill7980 6 ай бұрын

Did you try smashing it? It worked for dk oldies

@striderskorpion 7 ай бұрын

It looks like that cartridge may have been a bootleg. Rising Sun was GBA piracy group, and it looked like their logo appeared at boot.

@mikegrey5663 7 ай бұрын

Not related but I have been playing Red Dead 2 on Xbox one for a while but couple weeks ago I went to play it and it was doing where these black (sometimes white) dots would randomly pop up in different spots on the screen and then it does where a black square appears and it gets bigger until it covers the entire screen and all that is visible is the map and when pause it the pause screen is normal any idea how to fix this

@dylanleach1604 7 ай бұрын

Hi I have an Alienware laptop with what I believe to be 2 fried smd's do you have any advice on finding the replacement chips?

@dylanleach1604 7 ай бұрын

The chips are stamped fkj0041

@KSW3567 7 ай бұрын

I have one with a broken speaker where should i get a replacement???

@Tronicsfix 7 ай бұрын

Idk...maybe eBay or console5

@mysticaxolotl8215 7 ай бұрын

I recommend Retro Games Repair Shop or Retromodding for replacement parts!

@bryanwages3518 7 ай бұрын

What I've learned to do when fixing pins is to take a sowing needle and use the part the thread goes through and grab the pin and move it back to its orginal location. Works really well on cpu sockets on a mother board

@freddiesanchez3424 7 ай бұрын

haha he said (i don't want this to work) 1:18

@smile-tk2zp 7 ай бұрын

my XSS startup indicator light remains on for about 1 minute and then goes out. The fan stops after running for about 15 seconds. May I ask if this is a problem with the motherboard or SSD?

@PenguinYayOne 7 ай бұрын

So how was that iQue branded battery doing at the end? You forgot to conclude that part of the story

@gqinc1202 7 ай бұрын

that battery's been drained for so long theres a good chance it will no longer take a charge, and it was measured at 0.0v, when the voltage gets below a certain point on a battery it can't recharge anymore

@TheMegatron673 7 ай бұрын

I don't care what nobody says but nothing is more difficult to than a reball of ps3 and a 3ds repair and then reassembly. 😁

@thematthewlondon 7 ай бұрын

i was thinking "oh he should use an exacto knife" then he brings in the exacto knife and it looks like a 2x4.. it's so incredibly disorienting zoomed in

@eliasskopelitis4886 7 ай бұрын

Before you ditched the lcd screen,did you see if maybe there was damage on the ribbon cable and was causing these artifacts.Nobody is making 2.9 inch 240x160 lcds anymore.