All sold! Thanks everybody!
18 Oct 17, 2014 12:57 am
Re: Anyone have experiance with retr0bright? (16 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Sad update. I botched the blueboy. Today I decided to try just Oxiclean and water. I found the ratios on another forum and went for it. I checked it about every hour and no progress was being made whatsoever as far as yellowing goes. I always took it out and then dried it to check for the onset of bloom. Left to eat supper tonight and I came back and guess what? It had started to bloom. It's slight but very noticeable. Odd thing is that the blueboy is still yellowed but has the bloom effect over it in places. What makes everything worse is that I botched a Game Boy Color frontlight job too. With the frontlight hooked up it just flashes off as soon as you turn it on. If I undo it then it will work. I've tried everything at this point. Can't find any shorts. Nothing. It's a kitsch-bent kit and I did the loca method he links. So now I have a ruined blueboy and a ruined Game Boy Color. Life is good! I think I'm going to go cry myself to sleep now.
19 Oct 15, 2014 11:46 pm
Re: Anyone have experiance with retr0bright? (16 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
friendofmegaman wrote:
You need this http://amzn.com/B004OKDW20. This is 40%
I got your link to work by removing the period. The stuff you linked is called 40 Volume but it's H2O2 percentage is 12% not 40%. Hair products are listed as V10, V20, V30, and V40. The jump from each one is 3% H2O2. So V10 has 3% and V40 has 12%.
20 Oct 15, 2014 11:35 pm
Re: Anyone have experiance with retr0bright? (16 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I went out and got a black light so I could continue on into the night. I couldn't find anything better so I figured it was better than nothing. I know they emit more UV than a standard bulb but not as much as something like a reptile lamp. We'll see what happens I guess. If anything else I got a sweet light to expose the nastiness of my bed sheets. I'm joking. I just washed them... last month.
21 Oct 15, 2014 8:54 pm
Re: Anyone have experiance with retr0bright? (16 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
friendofmegaman wrote:
And most importantly please keep us posted and show the pics
Will do! Unfortunately I have no before pics. I'm using 15% H2O2 currently. I soaked them for 72 hours in 3% only when I was waiting for the xanthan gum to arrive. I was hoping it would sort of jump start the process. Thanks for the reply! I'll just give it more time and see what happens.
Also, the link isn't working for me.
22 Oct 15, 2014 5:46 pm
Topic: Anyone have experiance with retr0bright? (16 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I am doing this to a blueboy and a whiteboy currently. I soaked both of them in 3% hydrogen peroxide for 72 hours prior. I replaced the H2O2 every 24 hours. It made a big difference but my whiteboy still isn't a crisp white. In fact it hadn't made any progress for the last 24 hours or so I soaked it. Same goes for the blueboy pretty much. Progress on both of them is stalled and they are both still noticeably yellowed. I mixed up the original retr0bright recipe exactly as it said early this morning and put them out at around 8 in the sunlight. It's been a warm day so I've been reapplying the gel every 45 minutes. Its been almost five hours now and there is literally no difference at all. None. Nada. Zip. I have no idea why they both have stalled at this point and refuse to get any better. Does anyone have any insight into this? It's getting kind of frustrating because the many wet dreams I've had about this whiteboy returning to it's former glory are now becoming so distant it seems.
23 Oct 6, 2014 9:39 pm
Re: DMG Contrast Flicker (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Spoke to soon. Well that's odd. It seemed fixed and worked great for the few minutes I was playing it. Came back to test again and the problem is back.
Update: Swapped the contrast wheel and all is fine now for sure.
24 Oct 6, 2014 9:09 pm
Re: DMG Contrast Flicker (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Reflowing the solder on the rails and the contrast wheel worked! Which one fixed it I don't know. I should have isolated it so I could potentially help others. Alas, I'm an idiot and only think about those things after I'm done. Thanks everyone!
25 Oct 6, 2014 8:44 pm
Re: DMG Contrast Flicker (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I'll go in and reflow the solder around there too then.
26 Oct 6, 2014 8:16 pm
Re: DMG Contrast Flicker (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Nope. Still doing it. Could probably scavenge a contrast wheel and do a swap. I'd rather not though. I'm hoping someone has some ideas before I have to resort to that.
27 Oct 6, 2014 8:11 pm
Re: DMG Contrast Flicker (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Not brand new. Practically new though. They are my test batteries. Meaning I only put them in to test if a system turns on then I take them out. I just opened them last week too. I will try to find some new ones and get back to you though. Thanks for your time!
28 Oct 6, 2014 7:53 pm
Topic: DMG Contrast Flicker (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I just received a DMG that would not turn on. I cleaned the contacts and guess what? It turned on! If only people would check them before trashing them. It now has another problem though. The contrast flickers like crazy. No matter how you adjust the wheel the contrast just gets dark and then lighter in a loop constantly. It works great. I can tell the screen works when I put a game in but the constant adjustment of the contrast makes it unusable. Any idea how I can fix it? I'd hate to throw this one in the parts box too. Thanks in advance!
29 Sep 27, 2014 3:28 pm
Re: Found! (3 replies, posted in Trading Post)
Sale pending! Thanks everyone!
30 Sep 26, 2014 4:53 pm
Re: Found! (3 replies, posted in Trading Post)
PM sent and something I forgot to point out. I'm willing to buy just the shell. Thanks again!
31 Sep 26, 2014 1:45 am
Topic: Found! (3 replies, posted in Trading Post)
So I just got a hold of this bad boy and I thought I never would.
I'm now looking to add a blue one to my collection. I've been browsing the ones located in Germany and both of the ones listed on the Bay have problems with the text worn off. Anyone have one they're willing to part with? Not sure of what these really go for though. Thanks for your time!