<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/6900/to-backlight-or-not-to-backlight/ Fri, 18 May 2012 14:55:07 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107373/#p107373 munchluxe63 says:

My Nuby scratches the hell out of my DMGs when I slide them on/off. hmm

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 14:55:07 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107373/#p107373 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107294/#p107294 an0va says:

Started using nubys myself, this way I can find any playable DMG and just go

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 02:54:56 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107294/#p107294 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107290/#p107290 Dauragon says:

Nuby forever.

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 02:31:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107290/#p107290 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107287/#p107287 basspuddle says:
SketchMan3 wrote:

Why not just use the lamp accessory that plugs into the link-cable port?

Arduinoboy, LSDJ keyboard, gameboy link, stuff like that.

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 02:17:16 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107287/#p107287 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107235/#p107235 kitsch says:

(not entirely sure if you mean a backlight or the lamp accessory).  but, you could always mod the plug-in light from an incandescent bulb to a LED, and draw less current.  like what people did to the nuby lights.  LEDs look better anyways.  i have no clue what the plug in things even have in them, there is one out there shaped like a blob monster though.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 22:30:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107235/#p107235 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107232/#p107232 barbeque says:

plus those things drain the hell out of your battery life.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 22:13:29 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107232/#p107232 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107225/#p107225 e.s.c. says:
AtomicSymphonic wrote:
SketchMan3 wrote:

Why not just use the lamp accessory that plugs into the link-cable port?

GENIUS!

are we seriously to the point where suggesting using an official accessory counts as "genius"?

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 21:45:48 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107225/#p107225 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107215/#p107215 Tken A.D. says:
AtomicSymphonic wrote:
SketchMan3 wrote:

Why not just use the lamp accessory that plugs into the link-cable port?

GENIUS!

Saw one on ebay for 5 bucks

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 21:02:00 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107215/#p107215 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107126/#p107126 AtomicSymphonic says:
SketchMan3 wrote:

Why not just use the lamp accessory that plugs into the link-cable port?

GENIUS!

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 05:17:41 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107126/#p107126 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107123/#p107123 SketchMan3 says:

Why not just use the lamp accessory that plugs into the link-cable port?

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 05:12:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107123/#p107123 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107119/#p107119 basspuddle says:
The Silph Scope wrote:

The real pros just hold a flashlight in their mouths wink

Or a headlamp like Homesweet. smile

Update: I successfully backlit my MGB, it turned out great. It's not incredibly hard, it just takes a steady-ish hand.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 05:05:23 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/107119/#p107119 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106143/#p106143 Vile says:
justinthursday wrote:

If you are good with soldering then I highly recommend desoldering the ribbon cable at the bottom of the LCD, peeling and cleaning it, then soldering it back together.

This is something I'm going to try on the next Pocket I backlight for sure, sounds 10x easier. My first few I did it the hard way.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 21:16:37 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106143/#p106143 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106093/#p106093 thedimitry says:
justinthursday wrote:

If you are good with soldering then I highly recommend desoldering the ribbon cable at the bottom of the LCD, peeling and cleaning it, then soldering it back together.

Yes! I did this and it wasn't too hard. All you do is heat the back side of the pads (thin board thingy) even if it turns black. The pads will get loose quick and you will have a clean job done.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 15:21:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106093/#p106093 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106091/#p106091 thursdaycustoms says:

If you are good with soldering then I highly recommend desoldering the ribbon cable at the bottom of the LCD, peeling and cleaning it, then soldering it back together.

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 15:15:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106091/#p106091 <![CDATA[Re: To backlight or not to backlight]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106090/#p106090 12ianma says:

Dmgs are really easy to get the film off depending on how you do it. The hard part for me is when I remove the screen holder (the white piece) it is hard to cut up and remove without cutting the screen/cables. But if you remove that it gives you so much room to remove film. On a poker I have been using a different technique than I used to. I may post a video of it. not sure how justinthursdays method of desolder img a pockets lower ribbon cable is, but this method I use is really fast, and hasnt damaged a screen yet

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 15:08:12 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/106090/#p106090