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Glad you like it man. Actually the backlight is inverted pink. I just had it laying around sink threw it in sonincan play it in the dark lol. I actually just changed it back to normal instead of inverted just now to see how it looks here's a pic:
And it's actually a 2led backlight from the side I had to bend the led posts do they formed around the backlight, I did it just to prove it could be done and you could still have a power led with a side lot backlight. The original tutorials tell you to remove it and say goodbye lol.
As for referencing anything for my case lighting...no not really. Ibe just been paying attention over the years to how the backlights wire up and almost with each new style of backlight they had a new way to wire it. I wired this backlight the way Kitsch and Apeshits new vb backlights wire up, added my own resistor of course so it won't explode on me. Wired the button lights using An old way to do a back light and the same for the speaker light. Just hunt down some of the old tuts for te old backlights and instead of using a backlight use LEDs. I've also found that using old resistors from damaged DMG boards work for every color led perfectly fine with no short circuiting. Works for me. Just mess with a DMG you don't mind possibly ruining and play around with it and have fun. Just tinker away man. I might write up a tutorial the way I do it but not right now. I know this is something people want and no one really has written a tutorial on it that I've found either. So i just may, but there's loads of other people that are better at this stuff than I am I just do it to see if I can. Lol good luck man.
Edit: And sorry for all the typos, I use my phone and I have fat fingers so I typo a lot while on it. Lol
Backlight installed. I need to adjust it a little. It's a side lit backlight. And I'm trying to make it work without taking the led out. I can get it to work just has to mess with it a little more.
This is the case guys.
And glad you guys like it so far. Its just a fucked up dye job boy that I mess around with from time to time. Also I got the buttons to flash using a board I pulled out of some flashing shudder shades. I want to wire it to the speaker actually but haven't figured that part out yet. Lol
Edit: @victory road, I don't read like red and green together reminds me of Christmas, and I don't like red and blue together cause it reminds me of my corrupt countries flag colors lol. This having both wouldn't help much. Plus red backlights seriously fuck with my eyes. I may go blue, but I think orange would look bad ass next to the green power led and against this burnt brown loom i got going on with the case.
I couldve sworn I had another Topic runnin already for my random projects but I couldn't find it. So here goes, I figured someone might like this and want to see it. Power led swapped to green. Teal buttons lit up blue and green speaker led. And best part is the speaker still works. Posting a video also, hopefully it works, to show the buttons in action.
And video...I hope.
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc4 … a0bd14.mp4
And I'm thinking an orange backlight might give it some nice color contrast all together. But maybe blue...I'm not sure yet. What do you guys think?
And thank you for checking it out.
Holy crap Justin I never thought of doing that. Lol nice I'm totally going to try that out.
Haha thanks guys. Just one of my random fuck around projects. I'm debating on doing sesame street themed ones. Like the cookie monster And Oscar and maybe Elmo. Thinking really hard about it. I'll do it if I get a good enough response about them. And they will all be modded and sold.
Yep, I'm totally buying a few of these in a few weeks. I need two whites and a black for sure. I'm kinda interested in some of these other colors two. Probably a yellow for a gameboy I'm working on. Not entirely sure what I'll be buying but I'm buying 3 atleast.
How hes looking with him new start/selects from kitsch. Button lit red.
*cough* stil waiting on those black buttons to get back in stock Matt. Lol
Kris k wrote:tweezers work too for that- they take up less room under the foil. however, they definitely make your fingers ache like hell afterwards. totally worth it though. FEEL THE BURN!
Not if you rockin some big ass tweezers like I do. Lol
And yes I know I'm a hairy ass mofo...
Saskrotch wrote:i did that with my first one. i find the safest / easiest way is to get a razor blade, use it to pull up the corners, and then use a set of pliers to slowly pull the thing off in one piece, pulling towards the board.
And that is exactly the technique i picked up and use now too lol. Rounded needle nose pliers are awesome.
I also feel your pain man basis the exact story Downstate has minus the fire. A lots spec of dust was bugging me. Took it apart to get rid of it put it back together then had like 10 lines of pixels missing it sucked. Some how i tore the cable while cleaning. I'm guessing there was a tiny tear already then me messing with it made it tear more. First one i did and it messed up done about 5 since and all good. Im about to backlight a project I'm on now but the screen is missing a single line of pixels on the far left so it doesn't effect any thing at all. So it won't bug me. And who knows maybe I can fix it while messing with it.. Or make it even worse lol. We shall see.
Damn I actually like your style too. I'm short on cash ATM but how much would you ask for a design?
kitsch wrote:if i had some of the cases to send, i would. same with battery covers. i only got two samples though, just a test pour.
i do have a spare DMG case (the original types) i could send though, its marked with a sharpie. maybe more than one i can check. just mention in the notes in your next order to send what i can, and i'll do it! just remind me, it'll slip my mind.
Oh man I wasnt askin for you to send one of your new cases. Lol I'm totally buying a few of those when they come out, no way I'd ask for one as a donation lol. Extra old and broken or messed up original parts however that's would be sick. I actually found a website that sells floack in all different colors and calories the air gun for really good price so I might invest in one and start selling some flocked cases. I'm going to try out just doing it by hand but if that does t work out and I like the feel and idea of the stuff I'm going to invest in the air gun.
Oh wow man! Hea got some mad skills! And I think ages a little nuts. I love his art style. I have a feeling he'd charge quite a bit and we cant afford anything that big right now. Great art though seriously if I ha the money I'd drop it all in his lap.
That is sick! Yea art is my thing and gameboys are my canvas. Lol I'm willing to try anything out if i think it might look good on a gameboy. I think I may take of making a fuzzy hello kitty amenity with ears and bow with yellow backlight maybe And some pink buttons. That Huichol beading looks intense. If I did make one I'd want to sell it and of its as time consuming as you say I'd probably want a shor ton for it which no one would probably want to pay so I'd be stuck with it. I have a few "test" cases I use to try stuff out on to make sure what ever I plan on using is actually going to work. Flocking one sounds like an amazing idea. Ill porobaly do a call out for broken battery doors to practice the technique in the traps and see how i can make it work if i can make it work. Speaking of which would you be up for sending some for the sake of science? Lol and if all else fails I'll just get one of you cases when they come out and flock it. Cause youre a damn genius and just solved that issue by not giving it traps lol. I'm excited as hell about this flocking idea. If I pull it off just let me know what color and I'll send you a case flocked for you since you're such a badass. Lol
kitsch wrote:please post pics! i know you will though...
You trying to say I post to many pics!? Got a problem!? Let's take it outside! I don't want to hit any bystanders.
Yea man I will definelty post pics. Since it was your genius idea ill probably tag you on the FB. When I'm working on it or when it's done. I just have to did the stuff first. I wonder if anywhere around here carries it and what it's running now.
Glad everyone seems pretty on board with the fabric idea. I'm totally down for taking some projects on. It really does feel amazing guys I wish you all could touch it...in a non dirty way.
Edit: yes it's trapping thank you lol. It was still bugging me too. Lol
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