TylerBarnes wrote:
Dang, looks like I have to recreate an account to dA again. 
All your projects looks so awesome! 
1 Jul 19, 2014 5:50 pm
Re: D3th St4r Wild Builds & Nonsense (463 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
2 May 19, 2014 12:30 pm
Re: collapsing GMB ? (6 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I've heard that vinegar works quite well with cleaning battery contacts. Also light sanding might work. Kitsch is also selling new ones for 0.80 dollars.
Fixing dead (vertical) lines is really easy with soldering iron. Just remove small strip of rubber/plastic from the bottom of the screen, clean area from glue and slowly heat brown ribbon cable. 
3 May 13, 2014 9:23 am
Re: DMG Dilemma! How badly did I screw up...? (7 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Have you tried to install backlight without the switch or solder wires other way around?
Also, can you take some pictures of your soldering?
4 May 11, 2014 9:06 am
Re: Customized gear thread (1,206 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
It's awesome to see so many neat looking mods! 
5 Feb 17, 2014 3:05 pm
Re: D3th St4r Wild Builds & Nonsense (463 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
This thread has so much awesomeness inside.
6 Dec 19, 2013 1:59 pm
Re: Arduinoboy Strange (Power) Problems (4 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Check your soldering and wiring again. Trust me, I had similar problem with my mode switch button. I had accidentally soldered it to wrong pin.
And neither my red LED is working but everything still works.
7 Oct 10, 2013 2:02 pm
Re: Looking for Nintendo DS (original) (16 replies, posted in Trading Post)
katsumbhong wrote:
I found out that they have front light panels that can be used in lighting GBCs and are a lot cheaper to find than GBA SP AGS-001s... at least for me!
I have to disagree with you. Original DS actually has backlight which won't work with GBCs. If I remember right, there should be a topic in Benheck's forum about this.
8 Aug 14, 2013 8:26 am
Re: Found treasures at flea market! Also, Game Boy Advance question/error? (15 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Have you checked if a fuse is still working on your AGB? The fuse should be near power switch labelled as F1 or F2.
9 Jul 30, 2013 9:24 pm
Re: DMG "invisible" switch (20 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
thebitman wrote:
The Micro requires you use the L button in conjunction with the volume buttons to change the brightness. It would be super awkward to do with the R button if that function existed.
Dang, I remembered that wrong.
10 Jul 30, 2013 8:56 pm
Re: DMG "invisible" switch (20 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
IndigoChild wrote:
Well no but isnt that a little overboard for that. If you got a single color i like the contrast wheel idea. I think the micro uses the volume button for digital brightness setting. I used to have the afterburner installed on my gba and that used button press combos like thiis but i cant for the life of me recall what it was
Didn't Afterburner use thumbwheel- like potentiometer?
And for Micro you have to press right shoulder button and volume buttons to change the brightness.
What comes for button combiations, LSDJ doesn't use A + SELECT(?). Would it be possible to toggle colours using this combination?
11 Jul 24, 2013 3:33 pm
Re: What's wrong with my arduinoboy? (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
2PLAYER wrote:
Glad to hear you got it working! It can always be tricky your first go at it
For sure it's tricky! And when using such a small arduino as Nano it gets hard to squeeze everything to their own places.
I think I found a one problem though. When I start a track in FL studio, it seems like arduinoboy resets first and then starts to play the song. Otherwise I have been really happy about it.
12 Jul 24, 2013 10:13 am
Re: What's wrong with my arduinoboy? (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Last night my arduinoboy stopped to receive data from MIDI in port. I replaced opto isolator and diode, but even after that nothing happens.
Maybe I just have to rebuild everything again...
E: After checking Trash80's schematic I think I found where the problem lies. I forgot to connect one pin from the isolator! I feels so stupid right now.
E2: It works!
13 Jul 23, 2013 1:46 pm
Re: What's wrong with my arduinoboy? (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
I checked my wiring and resoldered few wires, but still no success. 
HOWEVER, when I press play or stop, DMG makes really faint squeaking sound. And when I add C5 I get (again, faint) knocking sound. No matter which mode I am using these sounds appear.
o_o
14 Jul 23, 2013 11:07 am
Re: What's wrong with my arduinoboy? (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Fudgers wrote:
If you didn't catch the edit, double check your wiring on the link cable. I spent days on the first one I built just because I got the pin numbers confused
Make sure you aren't trying to play midi notes that are outside of MGB's range. Test with a C5 or something.
I don't imagine your diode is to blame. To my knowledge those two diodes are basically equivalent.
I followed 2PLAYER's guide with DMG-07's cable. I'll recheck my wiring when I get back to home!
15 Jul 23, 2013 10:48 am
Re: What's wrong with my arduinoboy? (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Fudgers wrote:
Have you tried any troubleshooting beyond your soldering? Is your DMG solid (sound/link port working)? Are you sending midi notes on the correct channel and within usable range? Is your arduinoboy set to the MGB setting?
If the lights are blinking in response to midi information it seems possible that your Arduinoboy isn't the problem. Good luck!
Whoa, that was quick answer!
And yah, DMG is fine, I have tested arduinoboy with two different DMGs, no difference.
And I think I'm using right channel (arduinoboy supports channels 1-4 right?) and I have tried all possible modes.
This is my first thing with MIDI, so I might be missing something obvious.
16 Jul 23, 2013 10:25 am
Topic: What's wrong with my arduinoboy? (8 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)
Hi there!
Yesterday I built my first arduinoboy! It looks nice and stuff, but I can't get it to work. I've been trying to send notes through FL studio's MIDI out but all I get is arduinoboy's LEDs blinking, but DMG with mGB is silent. I have checked my solderings but I don't find any shorts or similar. Can someone please help me with this one?
As a side note, I used 1N918 diode instead of 1N914. Could that be the reason why it isn't working properly?