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Great video, thank you so much for sharing! I installed both the charging mod and the LED at the same time. Since the case I used is transparent, I placed the LED between the headphone jack and charging port and then cut a 90 degree elbow from a water jug lid. I then placed it in the space over the LED to act as a sort of light pipe. It diffuses the light really well and looks natural!
So excited!! Just got my freckleshack screen and installed it! All seems to be working fine and it looks great although the wait was pretty disappointing the screen was worth it!
That was one of the locations I was contemplating, but for ease of installation I went with the speaker grill. Totally agree that aesthetically it would look way better behind the lens. Cheers!
Good location for the charging LED. You could probably place it near the power LED and it would cast enough light to be visible through hole in the the glass lens for the power LED.
Thank you Stephen! You read my mind! That was actually the other place I was thinking of putting it. I ended up with the speaker grill since it seemed a bit easier. Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions Ahem. I wish RU-vid notified me in a way I knew how to see.. It went pretty well, I popped the power LED off the board, and used some breadboard to make a common ground rail for the three LED'S - GB power, charging, and charged LED's and then ran the wiring up there. I did have to add some diffusing material, though, as the SMD LED's were considerably brighter than the factory LED. I've since moved over to a Boxypixel alu shell, though, so it wasn't as necessary. I did a similar mod on the GBP I put a rechargeable battery in though.
I question the people who actually want this, holding the system with a cable attached and a hefty one like a VGA would make it uncomfortable. Your just butchering the case for something that people will basically never use plus after all these upgrades it's you could go for a SNES and Gameboy player 2 for cheaper and you get controller functionality...
How about this?... the Battery mod uses a single 1.5V battery but ramps the voltage up to 3V in order to get it to the GBC Motherboard. Using 2 batteries In Parallel (instead of in Series) should double the Battery Capacity while keeping the voltage to 1.5V. Modding the contact springs to face the same way at both battery bays. Maybe cutting them and resoldering in the appropriate layout can take care of this, with little to none shell trimming.
I did the usb charging mod over the summer. The unit will no longer charge so I need to take it apart and check all the wiring to fix it. Since I'll have it apart I will definitely be adding this LED indicator.
One of the best retro modding channels out there! Period! Keep up the great videos, Tito. If I may, Id recommend that you do a video covering the GBAccelerator. Theres very few videos on it and I think a video covering features and installation would be a great resource for the community. Cheers!
Thank you Mityman64! I really appreciate that! I will definitely add that to my list of videos to do. Can't guarantee it'll be anytime soon but I do see the merit of making a video on it! Thanks for the suggestion dude! Cheers bud!
I would desolder the USB mini and replace it with a USB C port with resistors to comply with the USB PD standard. Then add a second battery cell in the second AA slot wired in parallel with the first battery you installed. I really like your LED mod though!
Or you can buy any micro USB/ USB type C to any lithium battery charger board with led indicator already built in for 1-2$ a piece I bought 5 of them for $4 USD.
The only shame is that it uses the old mini USB, but for the price is definitely worth it, and it provides a more than decent playing time! PS. I discovered today your channel and your videos are outstanding. So clean and calm, you definitely have a new subscriber!
I've done this mod and it's a little confusing, with or without the battery inside the led light will power on when a USB is connected, I noticed if you put the battery in while the cable is already connected the led lights gets brighter, no indicator on when it's full as the led light won't turn off unless USB is disconnected.
So the video for the wireless rechageable battery mod for gba is ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4YVQiYM82ts.html Edit: Be sure to give credit to the creator if you do make a vid about it
Is it possible (in theory) to replace the mini USB port with a USB-C one, leaving everything else on the board unchanged? Or would further modifications be needed for it to work correctly?
I think I’m theory it could be possible, however it would not be straight forward since the pin out of the usb c is most likely different from the usb mini.
I've always liked your production values of these videos. What's your camera setup like? I've been wanting to set up a similar hobby type room and am trying to price things out.
Hey Yellow Jacket Guy! I have a pretty simple set up that took me several years to accumulate and get just right. I mostly use Sony cameras and glass. The A6500 and an older A7S. I am thinking of doing a tour of my mini studio as a video sometime in the future. Feel free to ask any questions about the setup. Cheers!
Their should also be different colors for the different charging levels id like to see that maybe like a 10 dollar mod kit where this is all available or an option
Hey Macho, Any reason why the led would be faintly turning on? Like it takes a second to get power from my guess, Not to familiar with whats happening here. My other mods on the gameboy are a TFT backlit display and a CleanAmp.
I’m wondering if you’ve seen the retrosix battery mods for the dmg. They have them on handheldlegend. I just got mine in the mail today and I’m excited to get it installed. I’ve heard they’re working on similar mods for the other game boys as well
Yes! The retrosix/handheldlegend battery for the DMG looks awesome! I cant wait to get my hands on one to test out! That would be really cool if they are working on some mods like this for other Game Boys! Thanks for the heads up Brian! Cheers!
Hey Modzville! Apologies for the confusion. If I said polymer, I definitely meant lithium ion. I bought 14500 li ion batteries. Again, apologies for the confusion. Cheers dude!
im thinking about a wireless rechargeable mod for my backlit gba.have you tried one of these days? another great video Tito,i was a bit late to the party but im like 49!
Great question! I just tried it right and it doesn't work unless the battery is installed. It would have been cool if it could work when plugged in without a battery. I hope this helps. Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions Yes it does, thanks! I tried to start the gameboy without a battery, because shipping takes a while. I thought I destroyed it because I heard the speaker for a millisecond but it doesnt want to start up...^^ So I still have the chance that the mod will work as soon as i get a battery. U got a new subscriber, best regards! :P
Hola, te has planteado traducir los videos al español? Ganarías 100.000 vistas mínimo por cada video en castellano del mismo que tienes en inglés, y sólo te tomaría el tiempo de la lectura del texto. Gracias por tú trabajo y saludos! Like y suscrito!
Gracias nekrosante nabu! Desafortunadamente no hablo demasiado español. Yo uso el traductor de Google. Pero buscaré subtítulos para mis videos. Tal vez pueda obtener ayuda de mi padre. Gracias por la sugerencia amigo! ¡Salud!
Thanks buddy! Glad you like the video! I have been thinking about that, it is on the long side. I need to think of a way of shortening it while maintaining the same feel. It took me a long time to make the intro which is why I am hesitant. I will most likely shorten it in the future. Thank you for the comment! Cheers!
