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Clear ASM DMG: $110
-Teal backlight (mild LCD cancer. does NOT cover any pixels)
-ASM PCB Mount Prosound
-White buttons and screen protector.
Black Kitsch DMG: $100
-Pink backlight
-Pink screen protector
-Neon blue silicone buttons
Thursday Customs themed Pocket: $100
-White backlight
-Clear front case painted teal. Fades at the top for light leak from the white backlight.
-Yellow back case
-Nintendo logo sanded and backlit
Atomic Purple Pocket: $100
-Purple backlight
Green Pocket: $80
-Green backlight
-Green buttons
Will add mods upon request.
Email [email protected] to order!
We've also restocked Hex DMG and Hex Switch v2 on the shop!
http://store.thursdaycustoms.com/product/hex-dmg
http://store.thursdaycustoms.com/product/hex-switch-v2
I find that this is usually caused by bad capacitors. Get a cap replacement kit from kitsch-bent.com
I made the link port guide more descriptive and useful:
Oh man sometimes I wish this forum had a rep system. herr_prof would get so much rep right meow.
Hey guys.
We've been talking back an forth about it. I always add resistors to backlights because they're always too bright. That helped the regulator issue(I left the Game Boy running an LSDJ track for half an hour with no over heating). All of my carts worked with no issues before and after cleaning the cart slot again. It's a bit of a mystery on this one. I offered to have him send it back(I was just going to replace the DMG-CPU board and start fresh. He has already sent it over to someone else though.
duo wrote:I'm surprised more people aren't modding in rechargeable Li-Ion packs There are several very tiny units that are built around 1-2 cells with tiny regulator/charge boards for very cheap. If you remove them from their pen-style housings, they can be slipped into dmg cases without much fuss.
I get asked to do this mod all the time. I never recommend it because I think two sets of rechargeable batteries is more practical in the long run. If you think of how any cell phone or Nintendo DS works it's annoying to have to plug it in to recharge it. It kills the "portable" functionality I would much prefer a phone, DS or even Game Boy to have a rechargeable pack. And I would want two. One that stays in the device and one that stays on the charger. Well, now I have a new product idea. Thanks!
Are you using the resistors? You need a 220ohm resistor for the black wire for red and a 150 ohm for blue and green each. Also make sure that the exposed wires connected to the backlight aren't touching each other. They can move around a bit and it has caused problems like this before.
herr_prof wrote:wow that Max Dolensky video is really making me consider picking one up. How easy is it update the code on one? can that be done over usb as well?
It's very easy to update. You'll just need the Arduino and Teensy software and a USB mini cable. The software is on the noizeinabox blog but there have been no updates. I've updated the mGB file so that there are no skipped notes anymore.
Forgot to post that USB-Boys are restocked!
Get it here:
http://store.thursdaycustoms.com/product/usb-boy
Bad photos but you get the idea:
It's easier to leave the crystal in place. You would need a different device entirely if you were to remove the crystal in order to be able to revert to normal clock speed. Kitsch-bent has the "Quint" but it's a biggish external device.
If it works once and then crashes it sounds like you may have a bad switch. The Game Boy is picky about how the frequency is switched. I would recommend picking up a better switch if possible.
One pin from your pot should be connected to 5v and the other is connected to pin 3 of the LTC1799. Use a 10k resistor between the pot pin(the one that is not connected to 5v) and pin 3 of the LTC1799.
Looking at the PCB it has a high limiting resistor of 3k. The CGB needs a resistor of 6-8k depending on what your running to prevent it from crashing(6k tends to be good for games, 8k is good for LSDJ). Try turning the trim pot to the slowest point and then try hot switching. You will still get occasional crashes when hot switching but it should work most of the time.
Cancer is the black spots on the LCD where the liquid crystals have broken loose. It's called cancer because it can't be fixed and usually spreads over time.
Honestly if I had known what I know now about Game Boy LCDs I may have thought twice about going all in with thursdaycustoms. I lose a lot of money on LCDs that seem to be good and then once I open them up there is some cancer in the corners or the contrast wasn't set just right so you couldn't see the horizontal lines or something like that. Luckily most of the time it's vertical lines and they are fixable 9/10 times. It can get very frustrating be really it always ends up being worth it in the ends when a project turns out perfectly. Just keep trying!
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