Well I could agree on the backlit ones as they are completely enclosed, If the pins that hold it together could be straightened, I guess I could try like the gameboy repair trick to fix it but I dont want to make it worse or if its the tape that is the issue because it is power initiated. It is like white to start then turns black, kinda like the backlight shines through it then it gets dark. Never seen that before, but never had one before.