zaxxon
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(219) Indiana, USA

Rechargeable DMG

Tested Battery Life:10hrs 23min

New outside with added rca jacks and ltc pitch module (not closed up yet):

New insides (pitch module not hooked up yet due to the need for further testing)









insides:

All closed up:


Charging (before i put the charge jack inside the case):

Un Plugged:

Parts used:

* Charger:
http://www.batteryspace.com/smartcharge … AID=389818

*PCB
http://www.batteryspace.com/PCB-for-3.7 … AID=389818

*Battery
http://www.batteryspace.com/polymerli-i … isted.aspx

I also added an 1/8in jack, 1/4in jack, orange backlight, and easy_ps/2. (I plan to add more modifications and paint the case soon)

Last edited by zaxxon (May 27, 2013 7:55 pm)

Teh D3th St4r
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Santa Cruz, California

Excellent.
I have 3-4 builds that need this.

ashimoke
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Czech republic

Cool stuff. How's the battery life?
I did something similar with GBP but the charger is inside. This one. Makes it easy to charge everywhere.

Boddah
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Austin, TX

Been waiting for someone to do this, nice work!

dsv101
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Medina, Ohio

Nice dude big_smile

kitsch
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matt's mind

oh man, this is really awesome!  i'll post a pic of something similar i've been doing and share when i get to a regular comp, i like your approach though.  the thinner battery pack sure does save a lot of room...  (i'll post it in my own thread so i dont derail yours, this is a great doing you've done)

so, now that you've done this, how is it performing?  and dos/donts to share?

zaxxon
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(219) Indiana, USA

Thanks everyone! I'm glad you all like this project big_smile

@kitsch:
Well after I installed the battery pack I didn't notice anything unusual at all and the backlight and other modifications function normally too. I would recommend de -soldering the battery contacts off of the back board because if they touch any of the incorrect contacts on the battery this could result in an issue. I didn't do this yet but am definitely going to in the future.
@Teh D3th St4r
I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Also if any of you guys are interested in seeing a guide come out of this I'd be willing to make one later.

kineticturtle
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Matthew Joseph Payne

Reversing the headphone jack board to make space is WAY clever. Love it.

zaxxon
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(219) Indiana, USA

Thanks big_smile

Rei Yano
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California

This is something I have personally dreamed about for a long time. Good work man.

little-scale
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ad-hell-aide

Fantastic work.

Monotron
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Douglas, Wyoming

This is awesome I'll have to try something like this

zaxxon
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(219) Indiana, USA

Thanks everyone!

And @Monotron please do haha. I can't wait to see the projects that come out of this big_smile

soultron
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Wilmington,NC

I want this so badly.

Monotron
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Douglas, Wyoming
zaxxon wrote:

Thanks everyone!

And @Monotron please do haha. I can't wait to see the projects that come out of this big_smile

I was planning on doing a custom DMG pretty soon here and I'll see if I can implement this for sure, would save me a fortune on batteries lol

zaxxon
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(219) Indiana, USA
soultron wrote:

I want this so badly.

You can pm me later if you want one built. I'd be more than happy to work out an arrangement for that to happen smile