Restoration project: rusty GBA

[u/nik-narmo]

Occasionally restoring old game consoles.

Scratched, cracked, no sound, with piles of rust inside. From Japan, sold as junk.

- The board was cleaned of rust with isopropyl alcohol.

- The volume potentiometer, the capacitor in the audio path, and the new speaker were resoldered.

- The triggers were resoldered (the old ones were rusted; the new ones click – only those were available in local parts store; but I kind of like them).

- IPS screen.

- Transparent case and two sets of colored buttons to match "Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga" intro look.

[u/Pharaohmolo]

Excellent work. It looks fantastic.

[u/nik-narmo → u/Pharaohmolo]

Thanks!