<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/18164/how-to-backlight-a-gbc/ Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:22:42 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241122/#p241122 Koji-Kendo says:
egr wrote:
Koji-Kendo wrote:

Correct!

Awesome. I'll post some results in this thread soon!

Cool, looking forward!

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:22:42 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241122/#p241122 <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241121/#p241121 egr says:
Koji-Kendo wrote:
egr wrote:

Oh! So the polarized film isn't 100% necessary (it just so happened that your transflective film was polarized)?

Correct!

Awesome. I'll post some results in this thread soon!

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:14:32 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241121/#p241121 <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241120/#p241120 Koji-Kendo says:
egr wrote:
Koji-Kendo wrote:

It certainly is!

This is actually the original gbc lcd screen. The reflective layer is embedded inside the glass so can't be removed. This is simply a light and polarity trick I discovered while fiddling with the transflective film of an old PDA on a tip from another GB Reddit user. Can't remember his name or I'd mention him as well.

Oh! So the polarized film isn't 100% necessary (it just so happened that your transflective film was polarized)?

Correct!

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:12:04 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241120/#p241120 <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241119/#p241119 egr says:
Koji-Kendo wrote:
Kuesa wrote:

This is super interesting! I always thought that it was impossible to remove the reflective layer due to it being glass, but I guess using a different LCD works too.

It certainly is!

This is actually the original gbc lcd screen. The reflective layer is embedded inside the glass so can't be removed. This is simply a light and polarity trick I discovered while fiddling with the transflective film of an old PDA on a tip from another GB Reddit user. Can't remember his name or I'd mention him as well.

Oh! So the polarized film isn't 100% necessary (it just so happened that your transflective film was polarized)?

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:08:58 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241119/#p241119 <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241117/#p241117 Koji-Kendo says:
Kuesa wrote:

This is super interesting! I always thought that it was impossible to remove the reflective layer due to it being glass, but I guess using a different LCD works too.

It certainly is!

This is actually the original gbc lcd screen. The reflective layer is embedded inside the glass so can't be removed. This is simply a light and polarity trick I discovered while fiddling with the transflective film of an old PDA on a tip from another GB Reddit user. Can't remember his name or I'd mention him as well.

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:53:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241117/#p241117 <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241115/#p241115 Kuesa says:

This is super interesting! I always thought that it was impossible to remove the reflective layer due to it being glass, but I guess using a different LCD works too.

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:42:19 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241115/#p241115 <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241114/#p241114 Koji-Kendo says:
egr wrote:

Thanks for posting! I've got several not-so-great GBCs that I'm experimenting on this week.

Did you use any particular method to remove the metal frame? Just careful prying or some solvent?

Just move slowly and carefully. Some kind of rubbing alcohol may help since its just adhesive strips holding it on. Happy to share, enjoy!

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:16:15 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241114/#p241114 <![CDATA[Re: How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241107/#p241107 egr says:

Thanks for posting! I've got several not-so-great GBCs that I'm experimenting on this week.

Did you use any particular method to remove the metal frame? Just careful prying or some solvent?

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 12:23:04 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241107/#p241107 <![CDATA[How to back-light a GBC]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241099/#p241099 Koji-Kendo says:

Figured this out about 4 months ago. Been short on time since. Thought someone else could use the info. and maybe even continue the work.:

http://imgur.com/a/ZONy5

]]> Sun, 06 Mar 2016 05:29:43 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/241099/#p241099