<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - GBC Frontlight is dim on playback]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/18717/gbc-frontlight-is-dim-on-playback/ Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:53:32 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: GBC Frontlight is dim on playback]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245779/#p245779 nanode says:
tenshun wrote:

Have you installed a resistor with the frontlight connecting to the positive rail? That might prevent it from draining too much energy when hitting play.

maybe a 100k resistor might work.

I haven't tried that.

I may have a few spare but I will check...

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:53:32 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245779/#p245779 <![CDATA[Re: GBC Frontlight is dim on playback]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245778/#p245778 tenshun says:

Have you installed a resistor with the frontlight connecting to the positive rail? That might prevent it from draining too much energy when hitting play.

maybe a 100k resistor might work.

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2016 22:02:58 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245778/#p245778 <![CDATA[Re: GBC Frontlight is dim on playback]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245736/#p245736 nanode says:
Ledfyr wrote:

Are you using alkaline batteries?
My frontlit gbc was dim on rechargeable (nimh). It took a while for me to figure out I had to use alkaline.
Seems like 1.5 V is needed.

That's exactly what I'm using though...

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2016 03:48:35 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245736/#p245736 <![CDATA[Re: GBC Frontlight is dim on playback]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245715/#p245715 Ledfyr says:

Are you using alkaline batteries?
My frontlit gbc was dim on rechargeable (nimh). It took a while for me to figure out I had to use alkaline.
Seems like 1.5 V is needed.

]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:55:18 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245715/#p245715 <![CDATA[Re: GBC Frontlight is dim on playback]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245675/#p245675 nanode says:

Bump

]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2016 15:06:29 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245675/#p245675 <![CDATA[GBC Frontlight is dim on playback]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/245513/#p245513 nanode says:

Hi everyone!

So I've been using my GBC for a few days now, and I've noticed that whenever I start playback on a song the frontlight gets extremely dim, and now has a much more noticeable high pitched hum. The batteries are fairly new, and this has been noticeable from putting them in.

Any ideas how to fix this?

Thanks!
-Sam

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