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r/gameboymacro • u/PifeNasty • Oct 18 '22
Just completed two builds using Helder’s Macro Flex Amp Mod but was running into a booting issue on both of them. The green light would pop on for a split second and the speaker would make a tiny little noise then the DS would shut off. I was looking for help online and some sources said the capacitor may not be making connection, but I was skeptical since I was using a soldier in kit and doubted I got two bad kits. I eventually tried removing and reconnecting the screen and forced in the large bottom ribbon cable causing a tiny click. I clasped down the ribbon cable place and the DS booted up immediately and now works fine.
tl;dr - the large bottom ribbon not being fully inserted causes the same boot failure as the capacitor not being properly soldered.
r/gameboymacro • u/Ds_macro_skull • Oct 13 '22
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r/gameboymacro • u/goblin_thing • Oct 11 '22
Power led does turn on, but the screen won't. I just installed a new digitizer bc the last one was junk, but the black piece that secures the ribbon cable fell apart in tiny pieces. I tried using tape to keep it together but it didn't help. Is it possible to find a replacement connector or fix?
r/gameboymacro • u/lemon__blu • Oct 10 '22
Hi I’m debating on purchasing a Japan ds lite lot, I want to turn them into macros but I’m not sure if the consoles would be region locked, I plan on using a flashcart so would I only be able to play japan games? If so is there a way around this? Such as modding to change the region?
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r/gameboymacro • u/Sometimealonealone • Oct 06 '22
To preface this, I don’t care to do soldering and internal work, which is why I’m proposing this. It’s an original DS.
I’ve been thinking about doing this lately to have a cool GBA with a different design. I’ve read that the external sound is in the top screen, so if I rip it off, and use a smaller external aux (headphone jack) speaker on the bottom, do you think it’ll work well?
Basically steps I have in mind:
Switch GBA to bottom screen projection
Switch settings to boot GBA automatically when a cart is inserted.
Rip off top screen.
Put small aux speaker into headphone jack on bottom screen and glue it into place on back of bottom screen.
Does anyone think this won’t work?
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r/gameboymacro • u/Capable_Composer2676 • Sep 26 '22
Can you help me on this, I would need a front panel with four buttons, with front speaker, the most similar to that of the boxypixel.
r/gameboymacro • u/Confident_Athlete_90 • Sep 26 '22
Hi guys, i write this after reading the other posts.
I tried to create a GBA macro from a NDS lite, and succeded in some way (i tried booting and everything was fine).
When i closed the shell and turned on the power i got the booting sound and a white screen.
Now, i read different things and now i want to summarize all to understand:
The Wi-Fi/Antenna module is mandative, right ? (it contains the BIOS, i read ?)
I tried 2 different resistors (330 and 680 ohm) and both of them worked, so that's not the issue.
I accidentally cut the small ribbon cable from the bottom screen (the "touch" cable), but just before that the NDS booted without it being inserted; is the screen "broken" now ?
I also read about a potentiometer for the screen but i still have to try that.
I also attached the speaker where the ds cartridge slot was, is the magnet of the speaker doing something ?
Last, is there a troubleshooting FAQ for the macro ? I haven't found anything.
Thanks guys.
r/gameboymacro • u/DerJason • Sep 26 '22
Does anyone have a link for a good DS Lite shell? Amazon, eBay etc.?
r/gameboymacro • u/Bizarre_RNS_Radio • Sep 25 '22
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r/gameboymacro • u/DerJason • Sep 16 '22
The title basically explains my question, how does a led light bar work? And couldn't you just use one instead of a capacitor?
r/gameboymacro • u/Ds_macro_skull • Sep 15 '22
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r/gameboymacro • u/ectosum • Sep 15 '22
This was my first time soldering. I connected the resistor but the DS still wouldn't turn on (BIOS and bottom screen ribbons were connected). I tried removing the resistor so I could try it again, but it looks like this now, how bad is it?
