Does the installation really not call for pins to be put through the pads? That's super janky. It's probably just not making full contact. Try adding a metal lead through the pads. Clip one off of a resistor or LED or something.
66 Apr 18, 2017 3:02 pm
Re: HEEBIE 2 - Freebie-GBs 2019 & Cartridges (64 replies, posted in Collaborations)
Haven't had an opportunity to reply to those that reached out just yet, but so far everything sounds great. I'll be getting in contact soon. Thanks!
67 Apr 17, 2017 6:55 pm
Re: DMG gets hot around my 1/8 pro-sound jack ?? (28 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I should rephrase that... Connecting directly to the battery terminals won't turn off the backlight when you switch off the gameboy. So yeah, power LED source is a good place to tap into.
68 Apr 17, 2017 6:14 pm
Re: DMG gets hot around my 1/8 pro-sound jack ?? (28 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
irony7 wrote:
What about running an extra regulator (buck/boost 5v dc-dc) parallel to the stock regulatorer to power the backlight? Could that work to relieve the stock regulator from overheating?
If you mean regulating directly from the battery terminals, yes. It's not even really needed to be honest. Backlights are plenty bright, and people connected them to the power LED source for years without any serious issues.
69 Apr 17, 2017 6:12 pm
Re: DMG gets hot around my 1/8 pro-sound jack ?? (28 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
That's connected to regulated 5v source. Connecting to the unregulated power source is not bad for the console, it bypasses everything. Putting strain on the regulator with the high current draw from an EMS cart and a backlight is damaging to the console.
70 Apr 17, 2017 3:53 pm
Re: DMG gets hot around my 1/8 pro-sound jack ?? (28 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
irony7 wrote:
Apeshit wrote:I'd desolder the backlight and add somewhere around a 47 ohm resistor and tap into the unregulated power source to bypass the regulator.
Unregulated power source = directly from the batteries, Apeshit?
Yeah, the battery terminals would work. Or the power LED source on the front board.
There'll be some dimming of the backlight as the batteries drain of course. But it's better than a roasted gameboy.
71 Apr 17, 2017 3:44 pm
Re: DMG gets hot around my 1/8 pro-sound jack ?? (28 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I'd desolder the backlight and add somewhere around a 47 ohm resistor and tap into the unregulated power source to bypass the regulator.
72 Apr 17, 2017 3:42 am
Re: DMG gets hot around my 1/8 pro-sound jack ?? (28 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Sounds like the regulator is overheating. Unrelated to the pro sound jack.
I'm guessing your gameboy is backlit. What kind of backlight/cart are you using if so?
73 Apr 11, 2017 7:17 pm
Topic: HEEBIE 2 - Freebie-GBs 2019 & Cartridges (64 replies, posted in Collaborations)
It’s back! Along with nitro2k01, we produced the first ever LSDj-based cartridge album back in 2014. A compilation of eerie tunes released on Halloween. It is made in a dedicated homebrew cartridge, using all new parts, and built from the ground up.
These cartridges require a considerable amount of time to produce, so we’re getting a head start on Heebie-GBs this year so that we can have cartridges in hand on Halloween day.
Contributing:
Send us over your portfolio, or a sample of your work to [email protected]. We will review your past work and proceed from there. If accepted, please send us over any of your art/logo assets for us to work with.
We may ask for adjustments made to songs if we feel there is a need for improvement. Please be prepared for that before submitting your work.
We do not like to operate on a "spec-work" basis, but If you do not have a portfolio, or if we were not able to accept you for this release, you are still more than welcome to submit a song. Although, out of many submissions done this way for our previous release, only one was ultimately accepted.
Requirements:
Songs must be newly composed in LSDj. No previously released work or covers, please.
Songs must adhere to the halloween theme of the album
You may submit more than one song
Submissions are due June 2017. This deadline may be extended if we believe they can be produced in time.
Compensation:
All contributors will receive a free limited edition variant, as well a fixed amount via PayPal for each accepted song.
74 Apr 7, 2017 3:53 pm
Re: Does any one know where the 5v in on a GBC is? (17 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Category wrote:
I made a custom GB to run on LiPo USB rechargable battery, I just soldered the 5v power to the pins where the powerpack port is on a GB. Works perfectly, and easily.
How are you powering the LCD? The LCD requires a separate voltage of -18v. So if you don't go through the regulator, you have no voltage to drive it.
EDIT: Never mind, I just realized what you meant. You are going through the regulated power. But the input voltage of a GBC is 3v, where as I'm assuming you're talking about a DMG which has a 6v input voltage.
75 Apr 6, 2017 10:06 pm
Re: ASM - PCB Mount Pro Sound V3 @ Retromodding (494 replies, posted in Trading Post)
Wow 2014... Been a while.
Although it’s been announced on social media and our official website, for the sake of posterity, I’d like to update this thread with what’s happening with ASM.
We’ve been on a long hiatus after negotiations for our product line to be carried on by another store went south. We lost over a year's time and had unpaid product in limbo. In this time, our remaining funds were going towards storing product that was considered sold. We banked on the deal going through so we could reopen, but it just never happened.
Thankfully, these past few months, we’ve been working with retromodding.com, and came to an agreement for our line of modding products to be sold through their store. I’m incredibly happy with this decision. Olivier has the passion and spark that drove me to create modding products in the first place, and I am confident this is the best decision for bringing our products back to the market. I’ve been working alongside him to order new parts using our tooling and my custom designed CAD files.
As for everything else? We will be opening up a new shop at the http://gameboylife.com site. We’ll be offering a cartridge reader/writer, homebrew releases, flashcarts, and more. It will also serve as a portal for tutorials, tools, any CAD files we decide to make open source, etc… You'll also be able to find us at http://gameboy.life and http://gb.life.
Thank you all for your patience. This is not the end for us. We’ve been working hard on new products, and I’m looking forward to reopening.
Be vigilant.
76 Jan 15, 2017 12:40 am
Re: Chiptunes 4 Autism Benefit Album (3 replies, posted in Releases)
it's the colon that's missing, not the "s".
did you try to manually add the URL tag? i think you can just post urls and chipmusic will add it automatically, unless it's broken
77 Jan 11, 2017 10:07 pm
Re: Cleaning DMG screen (18 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
HimsyPimsy wrote:
Man, that case you posted would make for an awesome Super Meat Boy if you painted it right.
oddly enough, he did paint it to look like meat.
78 Jan 11, 2017 1:47 pm
Re: Cleaning DMG screen (18 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
not mine, but i use it a lot because a surprising amount of people try to clean their gameboys with acetone.
79 Jan 11, 2017 1:34 pm
Re: how to start vizual for n00bs???? (17 replies, posted in Motion Graphics)
NullSlept wrote:
so how 2 do i would start that frm square 1?
dank pun
80 Jan 10, 2017 5:17 am
Re: Cleaning DMG screen (18 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
NullSlept wrote:
apeshit i tried to use acetone like u said............my gameboy is FUXKED UP now............im, so upset now i dont know what im, going to do when i play my show i dont have enuff money for another whole GAME BOY........
Are you sure it was 100% acetone and didn't contain any harmful solvents, such as water?