Tamagotchi P's shut off?

Angelgotchmaster · Nov 10, 2017

Alright, so this is a more recent issue which I have not encountered before on any Tama I own.

So I started my Tamagotchi P's up two days ago. I added new batteries, as the last ones were dead. It ran well for a while, but an hour or two later, I went to press the buttons to check on my Tama, and the screen wouldn't turn on/wake from sleep mode. The tamagotchi was completely unresponsive. I naturally opened the back to perform a reset, but that didn't work either. I had to instead remove the batteries and put them back in to reset the tamagotchi and get it to turn on again. This seems to happen every day. Two or 3 times yesterday and then again when I woke up this morning I found it had done it again. My poor Tama will never grow if this keeps happening! To my knowledge, nothing has specifically triggered it. Whether I have used the tamagotchi seconds ago or an hour ago, it still seems to happen. It's also very random, as there is no battery warning, so I can't imagine they're just dying I am really not sure here. I could use any help.

The batteries I put in were brand new, and when I got this tama I had gotten it new in box. I definitely cannot afford to have to get a new one, so hopefully there is some kind of fix.

daintydiana · Nov 10, 2017

I know you mentioned that the batteries are new but i recommend perhaps trying another batch of batteries? (from a whole new package) Maybe the batteries you have are faulty :huh:

Better that than your tama! Or instead you can perhaps test those batteries out with another electronic device to see if it reacts the same way your tama did. Either way I really hope it works out!

Angelgotchmaster · Nov 10, 2017

daintydiana said:
I know you mentioned that the batteries are new but i recommend perhaps trying another batch of batteries? (from a whole new package) Maybe the batteries you have are faulty Better that than your tama! Or instead you can perhaps test those batteries out with another electronic device to see if it reacts the same way your tama did. Either way I really hope it works out!

I'll try that as soon as I can get new batteries!

Also it happened again today. It restarted while I was out, and then just a bit ago I was buying something from the bus (That comes when you go outside) and the screen went white and froze. This was fixed by pressing the reset button though.

jirachi-potato · Nov 11, 2017

How are the battery contacts? Does there seem to be any leakage from the batteries on them? It sounds like you've let some dead batteries sit in there for quite a while.

It's recommended that you generally do not leave batteries in electronics for extended periods of time, as they can corrode and destroy the contacts.

KidRetro64 · Apr 4, 2018

Its Probably not the Tamas Fault, it might be the batteries. This happens with my V4 so I wound reccomend checking the screws on the motherboard. Maybe just some mis-contact!