Ok this is weird, and I'm just throwing it out there because you never know.
Firstly, I did a dumb thing. It didn't seem dumb at the time, but in retrospect, it was dumb. I plugged my GP2x into an AC adapter. Oh, I didn't do it lightly. I researched this forum to try and find the best kind etc etc, and the wisdom seemed to suggest that any 1A adapter with the correct voltage would do.
So I plugged it in, and it seemed to work fine. I plugged in the TV out, and lo and behold, I was using the GP2x as a video player cooooooooooool.
Only after about 10 minutes it went dead, and was pretty warm to the touch. I presumed I'd bricked it. I mourned. For days I was inconsolable.
Then on a whim I picked it up, shoved some batteries in it and switched it on. Huzzah! It's ALIIIiiiiiive!
But it's not the same.
It now eats a fully charged set of batteries in about 30-40 minutes. I have tried different brands, same result. The thing boots, and within moments the red low-power light comes on.
And here's another weird thing. Sometimes it won't boot. Out of frustration I discovered that if you remove the battery cover and (with the batteries still in it) rub the batteries up and down so that they roll a bit, then it will start fine and run for the usual amount of time before expiring.
Any ideas? Can this be fixed? Or do I now own a zombie GP2x, not bricked, yet not fully alive?
Firstly, I did a dumb thing. It didn't seem dumb at the time, but in retrospect, it was dumb. I plugged my GP2x into an AC adapter. Oh, I didn't do it lightly. I researched this forum to try and find the best kind etc etc, and the wisdom seemed to suggest that any 1A adapter with the correct voltage would do.
So I plugged it in, and it seemed to work fine. I plugged in the TV out, and lo and behold, I was using the GP2x as a video player cooooooooooool.
Only after about 10 minutes it went dead, and was pretty warm to the touch. I presumed I'd bricked it. I mourned. For days I was inconsolable.
Then on a whim I picked it up, shoved some batteries in it and switched it on. Huzzah! It's ALIIIiiiiiive!
But it's not the same.
It now eats a fully charged set of batteries in about 30-40 minutes. I have tried different brands, same result. The thing boots, and within moments the red low-power light comes on.
And here's another weird thing. Sometimes it won't boot. Out of frustration I discovered that if you remove the battery cover and (with the batteries still in it) rub the batteries up and down so that they roll a bit, then it will start fine and run for the usual amount of time before expiring.
Any ideas? Can this be fixed? Or do I now own a zombie GP2x, not bricked, yet not fully alive?
