Exactly the video I wanted!! Been looking all over for a guide on how to replace my port. Thank you kindly!
@sovietbirdz2 жыл бұрын
I haven't gotten through the whole video yet, but I just want to say thanks for showing how to do the multimeter check. I'm still a novice with electrical diagnostics and I was panicked when you said not to attempt the repair if you haven't narrowed down the issue. That helped me confirm the port as the problem.
@tsquares663811 ай бұрын
Your videos are always so helpful. Thanks Mahko!!
@mathew85434 жыл бұрын
What are the odds that my gameboy happens to have a broken charging port and I was about to try and replace it. Same coloured gameboy too! Great vid
@gunterxvoices41013 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@abrahamrohm68864 жыл бұрын
I did one of these a few months ago before lockdown. I had trouble bending the two outer pins, so i extracted the unbroken ones from the old port and transplanted them onto the new port, meaning i only had to bend the front four. I also, lifted a pin too, i don't have hot air station either.
@JimmyGFromDayton4 жыл бұрын
The video was great as always, love the new camera.
@jettdexter67193 жыл бұрын
A trick: watch movies on kaldrostream. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies lately.
@zyaireesteban33613 жыл бұрын
@Jett Dexter definitely, been watching on kaldrostream for years myself :D
@iSupermanCKi4 жыл бұрын
Any chance you can give us a Type C tutorial with parts that are regularly available?
@makho4 жыл бұрын
Did you not see the link in the description? I already did.
@-HDR4 жыл бұрын
These ports are pretty strange, i wonder if they are originally meant for something else.
@makho4 жыл бұрын
I think they are the right ports but that the manufacturer skipped a few steps
@chamoo2324 жыл бұрын
@@makho The DS fat uses the same port but I don't think it's a pass through either. Most likely you are right and the manufacturer just doesn't bother bending them in the right position as it's not just a standard 90 degree bend.
@flyingchic3n2 жыл бұрын
if god ment for humanity to solder, he would have given us three hands
@makho2 жыл бұрын
you clearly lack foot dexterity
@mmaaurraa42334 жыл бұрын
Another great vid :)
@MunkEMann Жыл бұрын
Iron slipped back while getting the glob on the 4 pins and now 3 of my CPU pins are soldered together. It's so over.
@makho Жыл бұрын
It's not dead even if it's above your current skill level. Charge port mods in the SP are not what I'd consider beginner friendly. The GB discord is probably the place to go to seek help on this but they're going to tell you to start with a solder practice kit (and they're right) and learn to embrace flux.
@MunkEMann Жыл бұрын
@@makho yeah, I've done a ton of soldering on wires and automotive electrics, but this is like my second time soldering a circuit board.
@pkendall99 Жыл бұрын
Why don’t you just replace it with a usb C one?
@makho Жыл бұрын
I have done that too. Some people want OEM ports for accessory compatibility.
@eye-zitt4 жыл бұрын
Hey, I checked my port and got 5.2 V off of a 5.2 V charger and both of my fuses have continuity as well, but my SP isn’t charging still. Any other tips to get it charging?
Me, never having soldered anything: Yeah I could probably do this
@makho2 жыл бұрын
One of the worst jobs to learn how to solder. I highly recommend starting with practice kits and coming back to this specific project after many hours of experience.
@phenheyden60945 ай бұрын
I tried to remove my charge port like this but I ended up ripping up a trace. I thought I'd just run it without a charge port till i had a chance to fix it but when I turned it on, the screen went bright white before it stopped turning on completely. 😢 any suggestions?
@frunkchungusАй бұрын
jumper wire time
@Porygonal643 жыл бұрын
fucking hell. Just bought one of these damn charge ports and of course none of the pins line up. Why would they? It's not like it's an electrical component or anything.
@makho3 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend just doing a USB C mod if you need to replace the port
@chrisortiz26403 жыл бұрын
What triwing screwdriver do you have? By any chance can you send me an exact link as to where you got them? The ones that I have cannot even open mine.
I destroyed 3 of my pad, damn those crap, I got the USB C mod, best decision I made for today, lucky enough, if was the one of the last pad standing lmao
@MizuhoChan4 жыл бұрын
Are you feeling ok? Lots of sniffles.
@makho4 жыл бұрын
FUCKING ALLERGIES I'm ok
@MizuhoChan4 жыл бұрын
@@makho Good stuff. And yeah, I think USB-C is the way to go on this. If only I could print those spacers.
@Ruslan.882664 жыл бұрын
Nice!👍
@debbiebesser95823 жыл бұрын
Pin number two is the only one that works all the rest are broken. will this still work anyway?
@jaehyuklee23293 жыл бұрын
이거보고 고쳤어요!! 감사합니다!
@davidusdavis71613 жыл бұрын
In my gameboy The golden square is on the right side, does that matter?
@BashoStrikes Жыл бұрын
So I discovered an, apparently, unique problem with an SP board I recently aquired. The sound and volume through the speaker work great, as does the volume slider, but the sound through the headphone port is almost absent. It charges perfectly. I've cleaned and did a contact reflow - no difference. I've found absolutely nothing on the intertube about this - nada. Any ideas?
@makho Жыл бұрын
probably the port or your adapter
@BashoStrikes Жыл бұрын
@@makho Yeah, the port is a done deal. I switched it out for a usb-c. Thanks for the reply.
@devilangel777 Жыл бұрын
I have to replace the link port. I assume the process is similar. The video is old so do you have any tips?
@makho Жыл бұрын
Link port is easy since all the pins are through hole. Just hit the eight pins with a solder sucker and then maybe you have to walk out the anchors. Otherwise should be very straightforward. Could even just run hot air against the bottom of the board since there's nothing underneath the link port.
@jonathanmurphy72692 жыл бұрын
I tested my charge port like you did but I am only getting at most 3V. Does that mean it is potentially the charge port? I also know it isn't my charger because this issue was consistent with 2 of my chargers
@makho2 жыл бұрын
high resistance can look like that. Try cleaning your port.
@Youtubeiscool8653 жыл бұрын
Sooo.. uhh what happens if you lift the traces? Cause.. I know a guy that may or may not be me that tore some traces off..
@makho3 жыл бұрын
if they're audio traces, then just cleanup and move on. Four of the six traces are for headphone support. If you messed up the other two, you'll have to patch it.
@Youtubeiscool8653 жыл бұрын
@@makho patch it with what? Is there a tutorial? Thank you for the reply. Please help :(
@makho3 жыл бұрын
@@KZfaqiscool865 wire
@m.emreak2 жыл бұрын
i f- up the place where w shoulc solder the new port so is there gadget or way to charge batter directly
@makho2 жыл бұрын
Based off how you're phrasing this, I think the best course of action is to read more about circuits and practice soldering on something a bit more forgiving. When you're ready, the schematic can help you github.com/Gekkio/gb-schematics
@m.emreak2 жыл бұрын
@@makho Thank you for your reply makho but it's the pcb i think you know the place where you need to solder new port's pins one of the six places is gone with the old one. so i suppose only way is charging battery outside of the gba i dont know like dslr battery chargers
@Blues83Clues3 жыл бұрын
the original port has 6 pins, the replacements i can find only have 4. do we lose anything like sound via port with the new connector?
@makho3 жыл бұрын
no, the replacements definitely have all six pins
@Blues83Clues3 жыл бұрын
@@makho thanks. the photos i see online dont make it seem like there are 6 pins. are 2 bent under each other?
@makho3 жыл бұрын
@@Blues83Clues it's the exact same part I used in the video.
@reynafajardo9502 жыл бұрын
Not sure if you figured it out but 2 pins are hidden behind the 2 outer front pins
@PivotBeginner1007 ай бұрын
@@reynafajardo950 just thought I bought the wrong port and saw the hidden pins, thank you!
@jhlords24 жыл бұрын
bruh i just orders a normal port and you said i could do it with a type c i should stay longer
@BashoStrikes4 жыл бұрын
Could you mask the close points with kapton and use solder past with a heat gun?
@makho4 жыл бұрын
Not sure how well that would work. Unless you mean to remove the port, then yeah, that would work great. I just didn't have hot air at the time or I would have done that from the start.
@BashoStrikes4 жыл бұрын
@@makho I have one that needs replacing and I'm going to give it a try pretty soon. I'm confident about a proper flow at the contacts of the the port, but not so sure about other things not melting out of place near by. I feel the typically "tough" Nintendo solder will stay in place, especially if I use low temp solder paste. I will let ya'll know of the result.
Broke the pins on mine unable to get them into place, is there really no manufacturer that isn't skipping a step with this worthless trash part?
@makho3 жыл бұрын
like I just mentioned in reply to another comment, this port was made and intended for 3rd party docks and accessories, not for GBAs specifically. Someone just found a stockpile of new-old stock (NOS) SP parts including the charge ports so if you really want to keep it stock, grab some of those to replace it. Otherwise, do a USB C mod. It's not worth trying to get one of these things to work.
@pomalejj Жыл бұрын
Hi, I am getting 4.936. Is this good?
@makho Жыл бұрын
?
@dioxideuniversal3 жыл бұрын
It's annoying that these parts don't even match what they're meant to replace.
@makho3 жыл бұрын
These aren't really intended to be for GBA SP consoles. There are aftermarket docks and such that use these through hole ports and that's what they're intended for. With enough elbow grease, as I showed, they do work in a SP, however.
@benjaminfuenzalida67654 жыл бұрын
Tried to do this and i f*cked up all the traces under the port while trying to desolder it. Half of the pads fell apart from the motherboard. My motherboard is all ruined now.
@makho4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry that happened. I'd recommend getting more solder practice under your belt before trying again.
@benjaminfuenzalida67654 жыл бұрын
@@makho yeah i think it was my fault while trying to desolder the pins under the port, so i was told that i can still save the motherboard (it still turns on) by modding it with the usb c port mod. Sorry if i was an asshole with my first comment, but i was very frustrated after damaging the board trying to fix the port, your channel has rly helped me a lot to fix different issues
@Stry-Glitch3 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminfuenzalida6765 you run just 1jumper for the Type C mode ;) it's not ruined :p
@benjaminfuenzalida67653 жыл бұрын
@@Stry-Glitch already sold the motherboard as junk product, got like 20 bucks for it
@AgreeableDetail3 жыл бұрын
@@Stry-Glitch this is old and random but I lifted the third pin from the left. Just wondering if you might know where to run a jumper from if I just decide to do the usb c mod? Thanks !
@j.a.styles5473 жыл бұрын
Looks much easier to do a type c mon than this..🤔hmmmm