<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> 2015-07-08T13:07:22Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/16827/is-the-64m-cart-battery-or-the-cart-itself-dying/ <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> TEOMAWKI wrote:

Were you using the same set of AAs in both game boys?

No, different set of batteries.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/metatronaut 2015-07-08T13:07:22Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232313/#p232313 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> Were you using the same set of AAs in both game boys?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/TEOMAWKI 2015-07-08T13:03:36Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232312/#p232312 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> I'll probably contact the seller about a possible refund.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/metatronaut 2015-07-08T12:56:05Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232311/#p232311 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> BennVenn wrote:

Both game boys though, common point between the two is the cart...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/metatronaut 2015-07-08T12:55:33Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232310/#p232310 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> Both game boys though, common point between the two is the cart...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BennVenn 2015-07-08T10:37:49Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232308/#p232308 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> You can try for instance to plug a game cartridge and see if the gameboy is still getting hot...

]]> https://chipmusic.org/garvalf 2015-07-08T06:54:07Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232301/#p232301 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> I doubt it was caused by the cartridge.. its more likely you've got a short circuit or something on the Gameboy itself. Hence the reason it rebooted. Do you normally run it on batteries or from a mains power source?

I've had my gameboy do the weird numbers thing before when someone turned my charger off at the mains with my gameboy still on. I fixed it by going to load a different song and making sure I didnt save it before loading the new one it seemed to revert back to its previous save state and fixed everything try that.

These things happen to people all the time, its old hardware.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/J3wel 2015-07-08T06:37:56Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232300/#p232300 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> Maybe time for a new cart

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BennVenn 2015-07-08T04:00:13Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232295/#p232295 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> BennVenn wrote:

Maybe wait to see if anyone else has a similar setup to yours, could be that the mods plus flash cart are using more than the power supply can produce. Unless this has only just started happening?

It just started happening yesterday. the GBs were working perfectly before.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/metatronaut 2015-07-08T03:59:24Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232294/#p232294 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> Maybe wait to see if anyone else has a similar setup to yours, could be that the mods plus flash cart are using more than the power supply can produce. Unless this has only just started happening?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BennVenn 2015-07-08T03:56:36Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232293/#p232293 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> BennVenn wrote:

Any mods on the GB? Backlight?

very unusual problem. Sounds like something is up with the cart

biverted backlight with prosound on both.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/metatronaut 2015-07-08T03:53:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232292/#p232292 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> Any mods on the GB? Backlight?

very unusual problem. Sounds like something is up with the cart

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BennVenn 2015-07-08T03:51:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232291/#p232291 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> BennVenn wrote:

EMS64? I wouldn't think the power supply in the GB could provide enough current to damage anything downstream from it which would suggest it is the source of the smell. Which part of the cart is getting hot if you can pinpoint it?

around the center ish, I'm only going by memory at this point cuz it happened like 30 mins ago.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/metatronaut 2015-07-08T03:47:57Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232290/#p232290 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> EMS64? I wouldn't think the power supply in the GB could provide enough current to damage anything downstream from it which would suggest it is the source of the smell. Which part of the cart is getting hot if you can pinpoint it?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/BennVenn 2015-07-08T03:42:41Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232289/#p232289 <![CDATA[Re: Is the (64m) cart battery or the cart itself dying?]]> BennVenn wrote:

I don't think a bad battery would cause a burning smell... If the cart was failing it is possible for the GB to run code it is not supposed to and corrupt your data. Is the smell coming from the cart or the gameboy? Is either getting hot?

The gameboy is producing the smell, and the cart got a tad hot.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/metatronaut 2015-07-08T03:40:31Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/232288/#p232288