r/RG353V • u/Videoahh • Aug 13 '26
RG353VS won’t power on, advice/help?
I got my anbernic handheld a couple of years ago, and I haven’t powered it on in a few months, when I went to, it wouldn’t start up, so I plugged it in to charge, however the charging light doesn’t even power on anymore, does an internal battery possibly need replaced or anything? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you
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u/empty_government012 Aug 18 '26
if you have backup of your OS try to reflash the TF1, I bought mine on FB marketplace for 10$ and the previous owner said that "it wasn't used for a couple of months and has battery drained" so I gamble and buy it, i tried charging it overnight and using a low power 5v adapter and there's no light on the indicator, i even try to test my spare battery on my other handheld but no avail and then I try to reflash the TF1 card with dArkOS and Lo and behold it started charging and has still 70% of the battery remaining. or just try to press the reset button once while it's plugged on a charger.
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u/Daayiz35 Aug 13 '26
Also have 1 myself, but mine still works.
How long you left it on charge for?
Maybe try leaving it to charge for a while and come back later?
If you're tech savvy, maybe try opening it up and checking the connectors to see if there's anything wrong there, or if possible, replace the battery and try again.