Trying to get homebrew running on your PSP? Want to add a screen light to your Game Boy? Trying to figure out how to work your GP2X? By popular demand, discuss it in here! (This forum is for pre-built handhelds, NOT custom made portables!)
Alrighty, Im new here and thought id share this with all of you..
Now my question is this. I bought two broken GBA SPs. One was one of the old ones that has the frontlight, One was the new one that has a backlight. I took the lighting out of the backlit one and want to use it with the plastic and such from the frontlit one to frontlight my GBC. I have tried hooking the light up from the backlit SP up to the GBC power but it wont power it. Is there anything I can do, or will I just have to use the crappy dim light from the frontlit SP?
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Hmm. Thanks for the reply. I have the light out of the backlit SP and it looks like the same type of light as the older one only it uses 4 lights instead of 1. Does anybody know If i need more voltage or what?
Before you do bad things, let me tell you that frontlighting with the old SP's equipment is the way to go. Palmertech and I have done more than enough research on this subject. The thing you should do though is get antireflective film and put it on the LCD first so the colors do not wash out.
If you want info on pulling voltage, mounting the panel and fitting the wires, just ask, since I've got diagrams and such for just this.
Bibin wrote:Before you do bad things, let me tell you that frontlighting with the old SP's equipment is the way to go. Palmertech and I have done more than enough research on this subject. The thing you should do though is get antireflective film and put it on the LCD first so the colors do not wash out.
If you want info on pulling voltage, mounting the panel and fitting the wires, just ask, since I've got diagrams and such for just this.
So I would just put AR film right on the front of the LCD? Is there anywhere I can get it apart from ordering it on the internet? I guess Ill just use the old Sp's frontlight.. I just thought id at least try to use the backlit version since its brighter and all. Thanks for the reply!!
This is like 3 months old Coleslaw, make sure you check the dates of the thread before you post.
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Banned indefinitely if you desperately need to contact me STOPPHONESPAMPLOX Please dont be a dick and call for something random like "HEY YURDRUE DOO U HAZ SPAM?"
wallydawg wrote:
chainfire95 wrote:220V I believe
I think we should check to see if you can withstand 220 volts
I am making mine with an LED strip from a DS Lite, I am hoping that the extra light does not wash it out. If it works well, and I can make another boost reg, then I am in business!
I finally got around to finishing it today... I've had the stuff for a while, but am lazy and a bit ADD. PICS1!!11!!!ONE!!
Best thing about it is that I was able to wire it up so that the frontlight turns on and off with the gameboy, no extra switch
Edit: I also replaced the GBC speaker with one from one of my broken SPs, I can kind of tell that it sounds a bit louder, but I may be imagining things.
Thank you! No internal pictures.... I probably should have thought of taking those before I closed it up. I have another GBC mobo that I can take pictures of to show how I wired it up if anyone is curious though..
Now my question is this. I bought two broken GBA SPs. One was one of the old ones that has the frontlight, One was the new one that has a backlight. I took the lighting out of the backlit one and want to use it with the plastic and such from the frontlit one to frontlight my GBC. I have tried hooking the light up from the backlit SP up to the GBC power but it wont power it. Is there anything I can do, or will I just have to use the crappy dim light from the frontlit SP?
This is like 3 months old 
Coleslaw, make sure you check the dates of the thread before you post.
