Gameboy Advance maintenance/display stand

This stand comes in handy to repair or mod Gameboy Advance handheld consoles.

Repairs usually require taking apart the whole system, which can be challenging to put back together.

When placing the device face down on a flat surface, the buttons and silicon pads are pushed up, which means that you have to hold things in place as you are screwing everything together.

Using this stand, the frame holds the device in place, and the buttons are left "floating", allowing for a nice maintenance/modding/repair experience.

It may not be required for anyone looking to do a bit of occasional cleaning of their console, but if you are looking into repairing a lot of them or doing some modding, it can be pretty convenient.

Also, you will be less likely to scratch the plastic screen cover, as it will not touch any surface.

Update (2021-03-21)

I have made some adaptations to the model:

• It was a bit too snug in places. While the model is still usable, a bit more space went a long way, making this stand more comfortable.
• I have made some other adaptations that allow the GBA to be also placed face up

Update (2022-05-01)

I made a few more adaptations to the model:

• The frame has been made smaller. Less plastic, same features.
• The stand now allows you to place the GBA console face-up with a cartridge in the back.  Previous versions of the stand did not allow for this, and there are some legit edge cases where this could be desired.
• Small cut out have been added to the sides to allow placing the GBA without removing the wrist strap.

Those last two things above are not useful if you need to open the console to do whatever you are doing since you would need to remove both if you want to take it apart.

However, it is nice to have those features.

You can use the stand to rest your console on it when you are not working on it.
No need to leave it on the table anymore.