Figured it out. The chip wasn't at fault, it was where I had placed the cut on the board. Turns out I put it too high (above the little solder point) so I had to bridge the connection and cut lower. Working great now! Pics just for fun.
2 Oct 9, 2014 4:51 am
Topic: DMG Bivert help (3 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I'm doing a backlight/bivert mod and I've run into some trouble. I've lost all shades of grey. Light grey is appearing as white, and dark grey is appearing as black. Other than that, the bivert seems to be working ok. I've checked for crossed wires and continuity with a multimeter and everything looks like it should be fine. However, it's just acting like the bit 0 wire isn't connected at all. In fact, the screen looks exactly the same whether I have that wire connected or not. I tried resoldering to rule out a bad connection but everything appears to be fine. Any tips on this?
3 Sep 15, 2014 1:19 pm
Re: Just backlit my GB Pocket... (3 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
When you reassamble the Gameboy, try putting the screws in lightly, and stop screwing as soon as you feel any resistance, especially the top ones around the screen. Screwing it in all the way puts pressure on the screen which can cause problems.
4 Sep 10, 2014 9:04 pm
Re: DMG backlight/bivert problem (14 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Glad you got it working!
5 Sep 10, 2014 5:40 pm
Re: DMG backlight/bivert problem (14 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
From the third picture it really looks like the green polarizing layer is still there. The borders of the screen look to be greenish in tint when they should be blue.
6 Sep 10, 2014 5:01 pm
Re: DMG backlight/bivert problem (14 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Did you peel off both layers of film from the LCD? It should look almost clear without the polarizer behind it, no green layer.