![]() Not satisfied with this, I started making two speaker versions of my macros and this has become one of the most appreciated features of my builds. ![]() The other interesting I realized is that macros mostly had one speaker and the use of headphones was encouraged. When I started building these macros and posting the pictures, I realized how much people liked to personalize their handhelds, so I began creating many distinct color combinations and utilizing many different acrylic rods (the light tubes) to produce a stunning final result. The distinct feature of the “Neon Advance” is the light tube that adorns it between the hinge posts.Ī few months later, inspired by Joe Bleep’s masterpiece and motivated by YouTube channels like “ This Does Not Compute” and “ The Retro Future”, I began my modding journey and eventually got the confidence to build my first Game Boy Macro. I don't know if this is some peculiarity about my particular hardware since this doesn't seem to be a widely reported issue, but if you're having battery life trouble with your Macro with a fresh battery, this might be worth looking at.In 2018 Joe Bleeps created the “Neon Advance” and I immediately fell in love with it! The “Neon Advance” is basically a Game Boy Macro – a modified Nintendo DS Lite that is meant to play Game Boy Advance Games. I shifted the speaker connections to SPL0 and Headphone pin 1 (which disconnects when headphones are inserted) I started playing with different placement options, SPL0 to VGND, SPR0 to VGND, trying the original speaker, soldering to the top screen ribbon cable pads, all of those options yielded the same battery life result sadly.Īfter poking around with the multimeter in continuity mode a bit more, I discovered that the Audio ground on the headphone jack is not electrically continuous with the ground at the power connector! I didn't let it run to completion, but with headphones, it was running over 6 hours.Īfter doing some probing with the multimeter, ruled out everything but the speaker. I also re-ran the test with headphones plugged in. The 330 Ohm resistor, speaker across SPL0 and VGND, and removal of the top screen ribbon connector were the only modifications to the board at this point, so I checked that the resistor was correctly installed, that all of my solder joints were good, and I desoldered the old ribbon connector point and inspected with a loupe to check for bridges.Īfter reading into some threads. So I figured there had to be something wrong in my setup or on the board. Knowing that DS Lites are known for their battery life, and that it's only powering 1 screen, I figured it was a bum battery, but I set up my LiPo charger to charge it and was surprised to find that it was charging to close to full rated capacity. The test I ran was with the Macro running full volume, default brightness, with an EZ Flash Omega with the latest firmware running the Pokemon Emerald intro screen on loop until it shut down. ![]() The donor DS Lite for the macro was of unknown age/battery use, so after I finished the build (following the same method as all of the popular video build guides, 330 ohm resistor, ), I did a run time test to see how the battery was holding up. Hey all, I recently finished up my first two Gameboy mods, one of which being a Gameboy Macro ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |