17 Reply by hexagonfuture

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Dude, that's awesome! Got a couple questions though...

Where have you hooked the power up to if you say you still need to rewire the switch / regulator board? I was planning on wiring it up to the battery contacts on the main board, which will preserve the use of the power switch and regulator board anyway.

You're gonna stick a USB port in the side? That makes sense - for mine I plan on using a USB to DMG cable like the ones Kitsch sells and wire that up instead of the USB port on the charge circuit.

How much runtime do you think you'll get out of the 1200mAh battery?

You know if you're planning on sticking the charge circuit in the battery compartment you could use a clear battery door so you can see the status LEDs through.

Nice work so far - looking forward to seeing where you take it!

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18 Reply by hexagonfuture

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freezedream wrote:

I have young kids and they love playing tetris on the original gameboy, but I think they've learnt some of my appreciation for old hardware. smile

This is why I have kept aside a DMG in all its original glory, so I can give it to my son when he's old enough to appreciate it. That and to make sure that there are some unadulterated DMG's left in the world smile

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19 Reply by hexagonfuture

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Digging around more on these boards, Kitsch mentions that the DC CONV2 DMG board also provides negative voltage for the LCD contrast - elsewhere I've read the LCD needs about -19v.

So I might not do away with the DMG's DC board until I can figure out how to get the negative voltage required...

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20 Reply by hexagonfuture

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Wii Fit battery arrived, but it was totally not what it said in the listing, so I'm sending it back.

Back to square one I did some digging and found plenty of good pre-assembled boards for charging LiPo batteries, so I'm thinking that's the way to go.

So I've been looking at the DMG's DC converter board. As I understand it, it converts the incoming DC current to 5v. If I use a circuit designed to output at 5v anyway, like this one, can I do away with the DC converter board?

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21 Reply by hexagonfuture

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Just bought this Wii Fit rechargeable battery - gonna crack it open and see if I can hook it up inside.

I chose this one because it has:
- An on / off switch
- An LED indicator for full charge
- A simple charging socket (as opposed to mini USB)
- Output of 6v
- Claims to have overcharge protection
- Has visible screws for disassembly

I'll let you know how it goes!

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22 Reply by hexagonfuture

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Yeah, I figured you'd have to cut the trace and rewire - it's the battery management circuitry that interests me.

I'm not too knowledgeable on electronics yet (maybe I should be a little less ambitious with my first mods). Presumably this is something you can buy preassembled? Or scavenge out of some other product?

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23 Reply by hexagonfuture

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Wow these Tim Follin tracks are awesome!

Don't know if you use it, but I listen to a lot of VGM on Shaun Inman's iOS app, 'NoiseES' - The music he recommends from 'Project S11' is awesome!

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24 Topic by hexagonfuture

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Hi All,

I've seen a couple of people who've modded their DMGs to house rechargeable batteries - most require making a hole in the shell for the adapter to connect and recharge the batteries, but I was wondering if it'd be possible to charge via the DC input jack already built in to the DMG and a USB-to-GameBoy power cable?

I never use it for its original purpose and so it makes sense to convert it to something more useful. Any ideas are much appreciated!

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25 Reply by hexagonfuture

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Hi All,

My name's Dan Gilmore, you'll find me on the web though as hexagonfuture. I've recently been introduced to the world of modding DMG's and I've gotten quite addicted!

I'm currently:
- Restoring an original DMG-01 - planning to retr0brite it to remove some yellowing
- Building my dream DMG for retro gaming pleasure and plan to try out LSDJ at some point. Gonna cram as many mods in as make sense / fit. Already done the easy stuff, custom case, silicone buttons, new screen protector, Density backlight...


If anyone has any advice for a n00b modder, let me know!

Dan

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