GBA LED + Backlight Mod questions/progress

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GBA LED + Backlight Mod questions/progress

Post by Sov » Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:10 pm

So I'm more or less completely new to this, but I really want to try this out for fun :). Done a lot of reading and I'm now slowly buying all the supplies necessary.

A couple quick questions though:

1. I plan on wiring multiple LED's in parallel direct to the battery with a switch, the LED's are around 3-3.2V - So these won't need resistors correct?
2. I plan on doing the same with a GBA SP backlight, with another switch. The required power is once again 3V - No resistor required, and should be perfectly feasible?

Thanks for the help!

Supplies I have/inbound:
- GBA glacier shell case
- GBA SP
- A ton of 3-3.2V LED's. Cheap bulk buy on eBay
- AR film for the NDS (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160734021753? ... 1439.l2649) Should work.
- load of stranded wire


To be bought soon:
- Solderin' iron
- Rotary tool
- Small slide switches
- Epoxy
- Heat shrink tubing perhaps




If successful or not, I'll post what happens here :).

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