Turning On My Gp32 Problem

[TomVS]

My gp32 works excellent once I get it running...
When I power on the screen shows : nothing or... stripes,... my flu lights up all the time, so does the power on light...
When I keep trying the device kicks in and I can play for hours with no problem...

Does anyone have similar problem, does anyone has a repair suggestion ??

Thanks.

 

[GP32MAD]

Leave et fer 3 millenias and et will be fine

to make time go by stick yourself in your freezer it's like cyro freezing

 

[dr.no]

does only the screen not work, or the whole console? is it possible to launch games (you could notice that from the sound) or does nothing work at all?

what?!@gpmad

 

[TomVS]

when the problem occurs, nothing works... I cannot get the boot screen (game, mp, pclink)....

 

[Vimacs]

hm i dont get your problem

 

[TomVS]

When I power the gp32 on... nothing happens the screen just shows stripes or stays blank... after a few tries (turning power on off on off on off....) the gp32 functions normally and I can use it normally

 

[spray]

Have you tried replacing the batteries?

 

[Dozer]

If it's new, send it back and get it repaired/a replacement.

 

[TomVS]

Hmmmmm. This stuff always happens to me... I have my gp32 for a few months now... I never wanted to send it back, because it works in the end. But now it seems I am the only one with this problem...

Thanks for the support guys.

 

[true karma]

Like Spray said try replacing your batteries, or maybe get an adapter.

 

[TomVS]

batteries are not the problem... It tried that path already...

 

[phoda]

I would send this back. This erratic operation at startup is definitely a hardware problem which "kind of" works now but might fail permanently later.

 

[mattmagoo]

Something like this happened to me coz my cousin kept turning the GP off then back on emmidiatley, although that method doesnt mess up a Gameboy it hurts the GP32 i think

 

[lek]

When you turn a GP32 off then on again very quickly, it doesn't get time to turn off properly, and will be in a "hung" state with a messed up screen. (<--- maybe this causes permanent damage to the GP32 like mattmagoo said)

Maybe when you are turning your GP32 on, the movement of the switch is causing a dry solder joint/poor connection on the switch to cause the GP32 to momentarily lose power and then regain it, thus causing the above?

After a few attempts you may move the switch "on" in such a way that the connection isn't momentarily broken and thus the GP32 boots up fine...

 

[TomVS]

Mmm... I will inspect the on off switch by opening up the device...
This could be the problem...





Thanks

 

[DaveC]

Mmm... I will inspect the on off switch by opening up the device...
This could be the problem...





Thanks

Sounds like a bum switch to me. The stripes always happen when the GP32 it turned off it is just the LCD. So it sounds like a bit of power is coming on for a moment and then cutting off. It could be a cold solder joint or a bad contact inside the switch.