<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/11908/lsdj-power-issues-with-dmg/ Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:12:56 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180725/#p180725 jefftheworld says:

The contrast thing is very common, I wouldn't worry about it.

]]> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 01:12:56 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180725/#p180725 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180721/#p180721 Jazzmarazz says:
SecretAgentLuna wrote:

UPDATE!

The LSDJ cart started acting the SAME way with my other gameboys, so I replaced the battery and now it works on all of them!
The only thing I can note with the DMG is that when you start playing whatever notes you have tracked out, the contrast on it goes up a tiny bit.
Is this normal?
I still have the option to send it back to the person who sold it to me.
Should I do that?

Very normal. And I quote...:

Everything you wanted to know about The gameboy... wrote:

NOTE: DURING THE ALL SOUND OFF MODE, GB POWER CONSUMPTION DROPS BY 16% OR MORE!

Full article here.

]]> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:54:34 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180721/#p180721 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180718/#p180718 SecretAgentLuna says:

UPDATE!

The LSDJ cart started acting the SAME way with my other gameboys, so I replaced the battery and now it works on all of them!
The only thing I can note with the DMG is that when you start playing whatever notes you have tracked out, the contrast on it goes up a tiny bit.
Is this normal?
I still have the option to send it back to the person who sold it to me.
Should I do that?

]]> Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:46:34 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180718/#p180718 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180374/#p180374 Jazzmarazz says:

NiCd is not a brand...

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 02:17:16 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180374/#p180374 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180368/#p180368 katsumbhong says:

I use Energizer rechargeable batteries and have never had any issues with my backlit/prosound DMGs and 64M carts.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:34:10 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180368/#p180368 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180367/#p180367 Timbob says:
SecretAgentLuna wrote:
Timbob wrote:

Bear in mind that lsdj is quite a heavy program to run, and backlights do add extra strain on your batteries, so some contrast/light reaction is normal.

It also depends sometimes on how the backlight was attached. There are various points to choose, and some respond more to power fluctuation then others.

Anyway, in short: yes, maybe, could be, could be not.

Also, I hear a lot of people talking about replacing the battery inside the EMS when the gameboy starts to act weird.

Now it could be just me, but isn't that battery not just for saving the ram? How does an empty save battery effect the rest of the gameboy?

Agh! You're probably right! But would taking the save battery out ruin/delete my LSDJ saves?

Yes, if you replace the battery, it will wipe the ram. So back up first before you do that. After that you can just re-upload the sav and all is peachy.

I do see a difference between my two EMS carts tho. With the older one the screen light/contrast seems to react more to lsdj then a new version, but it could also be a board revision.

With my drag 'n derp I get very little interference.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:33:43 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180367/#p180367 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180366/#p180366 SecretAgentLuna says:
Jazzmarazz wrote:
Timbob wrote:

Addition!
Rechargeable batteries are usually not as strong as normal batteries. They also provide 1,2 volts usually instead of 1,5. So there's that as well.

Right. Are they NiCd batteries? These also have the lowest mAh output.

Nah, they're Energizer. But they do have 1.2 volts like Timbob said. This might be the problem.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:26:42 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180366/#p180366 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180365/#p180365 SecretAgentLuna says:
Timbob wrote:

Addition!
Rechargeable batteries are usually not as strong as normal batteries. They also provide 1,2 volts usually instead of 1,5. So there's that as well.

I did not know this.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:26:01 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180365/#p180365 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180364/#p180364 SecretAgentLuna says:
Jazzmarazz wrote:

What the DMG really needs is a fifth battery slot. xD

This is genius.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:25:32 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180364/#p180364 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180363/#p180363 SecretAgentLuna says:
Timbob wrote:

Bear in mind that lsdj is quite a heavy program to run, and backlights do add extra strain on your batteries, so some contrast/light reaction is normal.

It also depends sometimes on how the backlight was attached. There are various points to choose, and some respond more to power fluctuation then others.

Anyway, in short: yes, maybe, could be, could be not.

Also, I hear a lot of people talking about replacing the battery inside the EMS when the gameboy starts to act weird.

Now it could be just me, but isn't that battery not just for saving the ram? How does an empty save battery effect the rest of the gameboy?

Agh! You're probably right! But would taking the save battery out ruin/delete my LSDJ saves?

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:24:58 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180363/#p180363 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180362/#p180362 Jazzmarazz says:

What the DMG really needs is a fifth battery slot. xD

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:15:17 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180362/#p180362 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180361/#p180361 PanicPlant says:

Yeah ^

Rechargable batteries have always given me problems. hmm

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 01:00:05 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180361/#p180361 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180360/#p180360 Jazzmarazz says:
Timbob wrote:

Addition!
Rechargeable batteries are usually not as strong as normal batteries. They also provide 1,2 volts usually instead of 1,5. So there's that as well.

Right. Are they NiCd batteries? These also have the lowest mAh output.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:26:28 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180360/#p180360 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180358/#p180358 Timbob says:

Addition!
Rechargeable batteries are usually not as strong as normal batteries. They also provide 1,2 volts usually instead of 1,5. So there's that as well.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2013 00:01:23 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180358/#p180358 <![CDATA[Re: LSDJ power issues with DMG.]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180357/#p180357 Timbob says:

Bear in mind that lsdj is quite a heavy program to run, and backlights do add extra strain on your batteries, so some contrast/light reaction is normal.

It also depends sometimes on how the backlight was attached. There are various points to choose, and some respond more to power fluctuation then others.

Anyway, in short: yes, maybe, could be, could be not.

Also, I hear a lot of people talking about replacing the battery inside the EMS when the gameboy starts to act weird.

Now it could be just me, but isn't that battery not just for saving the ram? How does an empty save battery effect the rest of the gameboy?

]]> Sun, 11 Aug 2013 23:59:19 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/180357/#p180357