chronoglyph
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Hi,

Been a while since i've been a part of these communities - I was a member of 8bc until whenever it went under.

Long story short, I've recently picked up the gameboy again and have been putting some sounds together. Found a sync device made for me little-scale many years ago - still works perfectly!

In order to be gig-ready I'd really like to add back lights to my DMGs, but... I live in Viet Nam. Which means ordering anything through the post is basically impossible.

I seem to recall that early backlight mods didn't use the excellent designs being shipped about now but instead relied on simpler LEDs that were readily available.

As I live in Viet Nam I can buy basic components easily and cheaply, but more complex stuff isn't available and vanishes in the post.

I can't seem to find any info or examples of simpler back lights installs...

Can anyone help?

Thanks smile

Tronimal
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Hey chronoglyph!

The first backlight was made in 2004 by "Der Warst" and it's totally DIY.
http://www.der-warst.de/warstware/other … backlight/

I think you can make a better one by using better leds or a few smd leds if you are fine with that.
Plus you could use diffrent solder points etc, like they are used with modern backlight kits to get a better result.

I once built a DIY backlight with 3 smd leds and some foils instead of the cd case plastic plus some silver foil sticker to tape the edges of the new built screen to have a better light reflecting inside.

Sadly I didn't document it. I don't own the device anymore so that i can show.
I can just say, take a look at the old DIY backlights and a the new "professional" ones and try to find a solution in between! wink

Last edited by Tronimal (Jun 17, 2016 8:18 am)

nitro2k01
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http://blog.gg8.se/wordpress/2009/12/06 … backlight/

Here's one I did a few years back from materials scavenged from a broken monitor, a couple of random 45 degree angle LEDs and som PCB material. The sandwich turned out slightly too thick but might be good for inspiration.

Don't know if the extra money would be worth it for you, but maybe you can ask if any of the regular sellers can send something through a delivery company such as UPS, DHL, FedEx etc. Also, are you sure that insured mail isn't more reliable than regular mail?

donotrunwithpixels
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Swansea, UK

Lol! Loved reading the "Der Warst" guide after years of not seeing it! We've come SO FAR fam! BE PROUD!

chronoglyph
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excellent! i knew there would be some advice from some folks on here.

thanks very much!

@nitro i'm not totally certain that the mail is rubbish... but it is pretty bad. and things often go missing, or taxes are added or invented to recieve crumpled packages that have been ill-treated.

all word on the street says no, but my personal experience is limited... but i'm too poor to order things and have them vanish inexplicably!

unicorn wizard
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donotrunwithpixels wrote:

Lol! Loved reading the "Der Warst" guide after years of not seeing it! We've come SO FAR fam! BE PROUD!

installing a backlight is stressful enough this is freaking crazy