a reflash isnt going to do it then...

someone correct me if I am wrong but isn't the damage physical and will require smt soldering?

lol so you're saying he bought one of the carts from Kitsch that was clearly listed as not working and in need of repair?

Nuclace... was this a working cart? or did you just purchase it from Kitsch?

Try cleaning it again. Q-tip and rubbing alcohol should do the trick.

Make sure that the cart is seated properly.

If all else fails... maybe try reflashing it like Telerophon suggested

Opening it wont do you any good. The contacts are still dirty or the rom is corrupt.

Have you tried putting a different cartridge in to see if it works? Maybe the connector in the game boy is dirty.

Have you tried cleaning the contacts?

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Thanks for the heads up Matt!

Any suggestions for a good, affordable hot air station?

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What soldering station do you guys use?

I have a Weller WESD51. Its been perfect for everything so far and even some light smt work.

Going forward, I was looking at the Aoyue 968A+ hot air rework station. The price seems fair and the reviews are good.

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Thanks Justin!

Awesome work as always dude!

What prog do you use to design your circuits?

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@nitro - This was my first attempt at building something like this and I don't have much surface mount experience. RS232 was the perfect place to start for its simplicity.  USB is next on the list wink

@telerophon - This is not my design, it is Reiner Ziegler's. I don't have the schematic in front of me but iirc, the only smt in the design is the USB controller.

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Here is the link to Reiner Ziegler's design >> http://www.reinerziegler.de/readplus.htm#Home made programming systems

It contains all the schematics. Picking the right components was a lil bit of a pain but I have a list of all the parts I ordered from digikey.

AVR Freaks is where I found some good reading about ISP and how to use my AVRISP mkII >> http://www.avrfreaks.net/

The youtube video in the OP is the exact tutorial I used to make the pcb. The vid also contains links to Jameco Electronics where you can purchase the materials as a bundle. I already had a Dremel so instead of purchasing the mini drill press from Jameco I purchased the drill press attachment from Dremel... worked great.

If you purchase all the materials yourself, I wouldn't mind assembling it. I'm assuming this would be acceptable being I would be doing it for free but if someone could chime in on this... it would be appreciated.

Success!!!

Used this tutorial for making the PCB >>> http://youtu.be/tWnfnt2rNO0 (also purchased the materials used in the vid)

Purchased this to program the atmega8515 >> http://www.atmel.com/tools/AVRISPMKII.aspx

The hardest part was flashing the firmware to the atmega8515 as I have never had any experience with in system programming. (to be honest I had no clue what ISP was until taking on this project)

Took a ton of googling, reading and scratching my head (also some cursing) but it was totally worth it!

Now I can finally flash a new version of LSDJ to my BB cart and as soon as they arrive.... my apeshit carts.

Any update on the betas shipping out? smile

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nice!

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dl link for unlimited bass no worky

*edit* double post