GameBoy Advance SP MOD

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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by palmertech » Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:15 pm

Nope, I just traced mine according to a GBA SP headphone adapter I got from ShockSlayer, and my Power GameBoy was sold a long time ago. :(

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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:14 pm

So I salvaged this little guy from an old palm pilot, and I was wondering if I could incorporate it into my gameboy, or find any use for it at all? Its a little clickable scroll wheel. It has another component also, maybe an IR input? I don't really know. Could I wire it to the volume control on my GBA SP?
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:13 pm

anyone?
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by palmertech » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:25 pm

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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:32 pm

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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:33 pm

Ill add it to the TGIMBOEJ =)
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:46 pm

What color scheme should I use when I paint this? Or should I leave it the original color?
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by palmertech » Mon Aug 17, 2009 10:41 pm

Silver and White.

Or, blue and gold.
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by ShockSlayer » Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:35 pm

Oh, thats right, I sent it to you! :lol:

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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:59 pm

what?
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:40 pm

Here are some pics from a few days ago. I forgot to upload them.

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(I have wired the original headphone jack to the SP Mobo)
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(I set up the tact switches. Leads in the back have not been soldered to the SP Mobo)
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Updates not pictured: I made a custom switch for the brightness control and finished clearing out the inside of the Gameboy case as well as mounting the L and R buttons. I'm also having a custom screen protector made from my local sign shop.

More updates soon with pictures.
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by gumbyx84 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:29 pm

This is starting to look great. I can't wait to see the finished product. I hope you are going to give the DMG a fresh coat of paint (just to make it look brand new) along with that custom screen protector.

Wanted to ask though, where did you put the brightness switch? I was thinking you could put it where the contrast control used to be.

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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:59 pm

its not a brightness control as much as its a front light on and off switch lol . Its at the external power port.

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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by palmertech » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:18 pm

Heh, that is what I did, too. :mrgreen: Have you thought about cutting off the button board of the DMG and wiring to that instead of tacts? It will be the same size, but feel just like a real DMG.
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Re: GameBoy Advance SP MOD

Post by chainfire95 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:33 pm

Not really. I never really liked the squishy DMG buttons.
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