piece of cartridge stuck in leapster2 after 1 wk: Has anyone else had an issue where a piece of the cartridge broke off in the unit?
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I thought my daughter broke a piece of cartridge off in her Lepaster2 but it turns out she didn't, every cartridge on the inside has a gap in the metal strip that fits inside the Leapster2 slot. So it looks something like this ___ _______ So if your's has a gap in it like the line I drew above, then you didn't break the cartridge.
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This happened to me today. As long as you didn't throw out your old cartridge you're fine. Just remove the little circuit board on the top of the original cartridge and swap it out with the one on the new 2inkjet cartridge. Once I did that my printer automatically recognized it and everything worked just fine! It's super easy to take the circuit board off, just be careful not to lose it!
1617319
It does not happen to me. I have no problems. Try and change the cartridge maybe it's bad.
243018
I guess that I had a similar experience. I replaced the black cartridge several times and worked with help desk. Eventually it came down to replacing the entire print engine. At this point I took the printer to the dump. Sorry you had a similar experience.
1513455
I dropped it on the floor and the projector stopped spinning, so naturally I thought I broke something. Then I realized that right under the slot where you put in the cartridge there's a slidey thing that says "disk lock" on it. You have to make sure that is slid up so that it locks the cartridge in place. I did that and, lo and behold, it started spinning again. I have to admit I don't use the projector very much so I can't speak to the durability of the motor but in my case the problem was user error.
2138525
Some of my games work and some don't. I think you should try to clean the cartridge. If it still doesn't work, i don't know.
603067
Yes. I've found this is usually because the cartridge is not seated properly in the clip. The rubber sometimes doesn't seal completely around the bottom of the cartridge so you have to wiggle and fool around with it to get it to seal.
1301932
Twist all the way open to unscrew then pull out the used cartridge and replace it. It didn't break.
69748
My machine stopped working after I replaced this new cartridge ,,was working from begining ....so I don't know what's going on. U better ask Elos gustomar service make sure before u purchase this cartridge. ( I tried to contact for help but not success )
1631276
Giselle, I believed, Amazon, or the supplier sent me a label to return the old cartridge back to them. FYI. great buy, it works very good and last enough!!!
628702
Had the same experience as well with a cartridge. I purchased a new one and replaced it then it started working properly
789975
Hold the small reset button down in the cartridge. Or, uninstall and re-install. However, after the 2nd time, I did nothing and it just resets after a period. I don't even pay attention now.
219703
Contact the company. They replaced the one my machine did not like, no charge. The other cartridge I had ordered worked perfectly. No complaints at all. Great price, great service.
1213889
Needs new cartridge an if that doesn't fix the problem that mean it's broken
208910
NO! it works with leappad 2, and leapster explorer. leapster 2 will only work with original leapster cartridges. they are much thicker. The leapster explorer cartridges will not fit in the leapster 2.
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Now the black cartridge doesn't go in at all. The other cartridges fit in. I have gotten frustrated and dismantled the printer. Thanks for replying.
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I was having this issue too. I thought I had a defective piece and was about to send it back, but thought I'd call the company first. I got through to a rep almost immediately and she made me do the same thing I was doing before but somehow it worked. To summarize: 1. Push the green cartridge away from the top, towards the cup. 2. Hold the bottom part on the floor, line the top with the bottom and push the top part in really, really hard. If you are able to pull them apart with your hands, then it's not hard enough. I really had to use my full body weight to push it in. 3. Slide the green cartridge into the joint and you are good to go. The rep told me that normally you don't need to use that much force, but with some of the pieces, the assembly is not perfect and needs a lot of force. Hope that helps.