Gameboy pocket modding EDIT: WITH PICTURE!

[Trippikana]

Hi! I have been long time lurker here, and I'm finally starting my own modding project!
I'm going to mod my gameboy pocket (which haven't come yet) to have these:
- Backlit (I'm going to use my broken DS lite backlight)
- Repainting
- Prosound (should be simple, right?)
- (overclock)

What I have done so far:
- Backlit taken from DS lite screen
- Backlight
- Overclock

However, I have some questions about backlighting. I think I took more than enough parts from screen. All I have left is orange stip connected to transparent plastic screen:

. Should there be something more/else And where should I solder wires to kit? (I know these are stupid questions )
I have also followed Bibin's guide, but after step 7 I get a bit confused

Thanks in advance

HUZZAH!


(I know it could look better, but I have no time to fix that D: )

[Haunted360]

All he does is remove the WHITE layer. NOT the polarization layer. If you remove that, you will see nothing on the screen.

The moisture helps remove it.

Then he soldered to the LED FFC cable V+ and GND. He then soldered a resistor to lower the voltage from the Gameboy's battery 'level' LED.

Electronically it is extremely easy...
Case mod wise, it is hard...

[Trippikana]

All he does is remove the WHITE layer. NOT the polarization layer. If you remove that, you will see nothing on the screen.

The moisture helps remove it.

Then he soldered to the LED FFC cable V+ and GND. He then soldered a resistor to lower the voltage from the Gameboy's battery 'level' LED.

Electronically it is extremely easy...
Case mod wise, it is hard...

Thank you really much! Now I only have to found compatible resistor from shop tomorrow

[Trippikana]

I have bought resistor for backlight, crystal oscillator for overclocking, switch, which is too big and metallic blue spray paint So in theory I have every part that I need, but I still have to wait gameboy pocket from post...

[palmertech]

Be really, really careful stripping the reflective layer off the back of the LCD! It is easy to mess up the ribbon cable. What I usually do is just pull off the entire polarizer from the back, reflective layer and all, and then replace it with a new sheet of polarized film.

Bibin and me used to work closely together, I am actually the guy who invented this method of using a DS backlight. We were racing to finish, I just barely beat him, the thread is around here somewhere.

Good luck!

[Trippikana]

Be really, really careful stripping the reflective layer off the back of the LCD! It is easy to mess up the ribbon cable. What I usually do is just pull off the entire polarizer from the back, reflective layer and all, and then replace it with a new sheet of polarized film.

(Oh god, it's Palmer! )
How big chance I have destroying reflective layer? And can I use layers from DS screen?

Bibin and me used to work closely together, I am actually the guy who invented this method of using a DS backlight. We were racing to finish, I just barely beat him, the thread is around here somewhere.

Good luck!

Yup, I knew that before I started this mod I have read a whole thread
And thank you

[palmertech]

I still lurk here!

The problem is not destroying the reflective layer, you do not need it anymore, you are trying to remove it completely. The problem is, it can be hard to remove it perfectly (No adhesive left behind) without hurting the LCD ribbon cable. If you remove the polarizer+reflective layer, though, it usually leaves behind a perfectly smooth glass surface, with maybe one or two chunks of adhesive. Some gameboys are different than others, though, I had one where the reflective layer just pulled right off! Try to remove the most exposed corner of the reflective layer first, and if you see it leaving behind sticky stuff, you might want to try taking off the whole polarizer.

And yes, you can use the polarizer sheets from a DS LCD, if you can manage to remove them without hurting them too much. There are two per LCD, front and back of the panel, so you get a few tries. Pulling those off is good practice for the pocket LCD, too! Once you get them off, remove the adhesive that is left over with water+Q-Tips or even just fingers. Hold it under running water from a faucet while you do it, does not hurt the polarizer.

The main thing I can say is this: BE CAREFUL with the LCD ribbon cable when you get it! It is very, very delicate.

[Trippikana]

I still lurk here!

The problem is not destroying the reflective layer, you do not need it anymore, you are trying to remove it completely. The problem is, it can be hard to remove it perfectly (No adhesive left behind) without hurting the LCD ribbon cable. If you remove the polarizer+reflective layer, though, it usually leaves behind a perfectly smooth glass surface, with maybe one or two chunks of adhesive. Some gameboys are different than others, though, I had one where the reflective layer just pulled right off! Try to remove the most exposed corner of the reflective layer first, and if you see it leaving behind sticky stuff, you might want to try taking off the whole polarizer.

And yes, you can use the polarizer sheets from a DS LCD, if you can manage to remove them without hurting them too much. There are two per LCD, front and back of the panel, so you get a few tries. Pulling those off is good practice for the pocket LCD, too! Once you get them off, remove the adhesive that is left over with water+Q-Tips or even just fingers. Hold it under running water from a faucet while you do it, does not hurt the polarizer.

The main thing I can say is this: BE CAREFUL with the LCD ribbon cable when you get it! It is very, very delicate.

Ok, I got it now
I have already removed backlit kit from my DS lite, and every sheet were moving freely behind the LCD Or then they were wrong sheets...
I try to be really, really careful with removing reflective layer
I really wish that I get my MGB tomorrow (it's 11.30 PM here )

[palmertech]

Hah, sorry for not being clear. The polarizer layers in the DS are glued to the LCD panel itself! If you use a thin craft knife or something, you can peel it off the glass.

Those sheets that were moving freely behind the LCD, keep those. They are light diffusers, they make the backlight look much more even if you put them in front of the backlight plastic panel, and behind the LCD.

[Trippikana]

Bad and good news!
Bad news:
When I connect backlit to gameboy, light turns on, but I got no image
Good news:
I didn't broke LCD cable! (when I remove backlit, image appears back)

[Trippikana]

Yay yay yay!
After many trial and error, I got backlit (somewhat) working!
I had to use different place to wire power (because when I tried to add wire to place where bibin's guide showed, all I got was blank image )
I will upload pictures as fast as I can

[Trippikana]

I got really bad news: Orange wire broke I need either new backlight, or I use super bright led...
But I got overclock work

[palmertech]

Awh, that sucks. Using a bright LED is not so bad though, you can use cool colors! Glad you got the overclock to work!

[Trippikana]

Awh, that sucks. Using a bright LED is not so bad though, you can use cool colors! Glad you got the overclock to work!

Really good news! I used second screen from DS and now it have overclock AND backlight!
I'll update my first post soon ^^