Ngl I feel pretty good right now, even though the problem was my own fault lol
So I was installing a new power switch into my spice orange GBA because the one that was in there was pretty wonky - the battery light flashed red and green all the time because the old switch was pretty dirty, and no matter how I cleaned it it still did that. So, I decided to swap in a new power switch. I got all the pads save 1.5 desoldered fine - half of one remained, but I completely ripped off the other one. Luckily, the two affected pads were just grounds! So using the half good pad, I just bridged the two pads together, put the GBA back together, and was super relieved when it powered on no problem. Whew!
So I was installing a new power switch into my spice orange GBA because the one that was in there was pretty wonky - the battery light flashed red and green all the time because the old switch was pretty dirty, and no matter how I cleaned it it still did that. So, I decided to swap in a new power switch. I got all the pads save 1.5 desoldered fine - half of one remained, but I completely ripped off the other one. Luckily, the two affected pads were just grounds! So using the half good pad, I just bridged the two pads together, put the GBA back together, and was super relieved when it powered on no problem. Whew!