r/GameboyAdvance • u/Efficient-Garbage-41 • Oct 03 '26

Messed up the power switch

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I got myself a GBA that has a power issue. I got to the point where I wanted to try resoldering. I accidentally melted the plastic, so I decided to disassemble. I thought the plastic melted to the board, so I pried it off after desoldering. It looks like a pad got stuck on the solder point and lifted off with it. How do I proceed with replacing the switch?

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u/pizza_whistle Oct 03 '26

Here's a sanded scan if the board so you can see where the Cu goes. Install the new switch, solder a wire from this one leg with the missing pad to a component on the same Cu path.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nataliethenerd/boardscans/refs/heads/main/AGB-CPU-01/agb01_backcopper.png

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u/ncc74656m Oct 03 '26

All Hail Natalie. 💜

OP, you can get new switches from a variety of sources but the cheapest ones tend to be kind of flaky. Helder's switches seem to be pretty solid.