I am glad to say no. But it had us a little upset earlier. About 10 months ago we replaced our sons Leapster LMAX with a new Leapster 2 (see link: Leap Frog Site). He plays with this learning toy non-stop. The other day he told us it was broken… turns out he dropped it on the carpet and it just stopped working. A kids toy should not break when dropped on the carpet… oh well. Anyway, after calling the Leap Frog support number I found that not only was it out of warranty but it was also not covered because it was dropped. So I took it apart… DOH!
Here is what I found… it would turn on if a jiggled it a little and held it still. As soon as I moved it or squeezed it at all it would turn off. Something loose right? I looked at it and saw nothing loose… but then it hit me that when I pressed on the battery cover it would turn off. I checked that the terminals were in contact with the battery and they weren’t… I bent them towards the battery and voila! … it works perfect. Happy son, happy pocketbook. :)
Picture 1 – Take off the 5 screws on the back…
Picture 2 – Bend the battery contacts away from the edge (towards center)…
That’s it! Just be careful with the ribbon cable that runs from the backing to the main board.
1 comments:
LOL at hacking a educational toy :)
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