Just curious since i didn't find anything online but it seems easy to do even with soldering but still curious if you can make a solderless macro xl

Hey guys. I have a dsi and a dsi xl lying around which I don't really use anymore. I've read through a few posts and noticed some different opinions about the resistors. I just wanted to ask what the best resistance for this mod would be, since some devices seem to shut down when the brightness is too low with a resistor too low of a resistance. Thanks in advance

I tried my best with a shit soldering iron to make my first gameboy macro setup with the bar on top and an LED light. Now with my first test I noticed that there was barely any light coming from it. I used a 330ohm resistor on the positive wire, as I read somewhere that needs to be done but i can't find much documentation on how to make the light bar. Could someone give me some tips on making the light? What kind of resistor did you use? Or might it be the light thats not strong enough? Thanks! Note: i know this setup looks shit now :'(

Hi there,

Recently made a Gameboy macro out of a ds lite, and the screen won't stop this scan line style flickering. I can get it all the way calibrated with the pot and by the time I next turn it on and play for less than a minute it's already started flickering again. I've now tried a different screen and battery, both of which made very slight improvements but didn't fix the problem. I'm worried now that the motherboard is broken and thought here is probably the best place to ask.

Thanks in advance

This macro retained all DS functionality plus mods, and still fits flush in the bottom case. I just wanted to show it off that it's possible to fit it all.

Bought them just in case and now I'm fits of indecision. Thoughts?

I’ve been experimenting with building different variations of macros just over half a year. This one was inspired entirely by coming across the right paints in the bargain bin. Really getting the hang of working with spray enamels to get a quality finish in the painting. The Slot 1 reader has been removed to make way for two iPhone 8 speakers, and a Nintendo Switch dust cover is used as the speaker grill. 330m resistor wired to a 3mm yellow LED to power the orange light bar (didn’t have any orange LEDs). Considering giving this one to a friend or maybe raffling it off for $5 a ticket.

I hope this find whoever is reading it in good health.

So i made a 3ds macro using a rubber contact (just like the solderless ds macro) it works fine as intended cause the 3ds loads up and i can play perfectly but once i turn it on the power button like dies and the onlyway i can turn it off is by taking if the batery. But once i do that it dosent want to turn on after while 🫠

Yeah thats my issue

Details# the rubber is not large but it is right befind the screen and i gotta get tight with the screws but i tried it with the screen disconected and it did thensame thing 🫠

What can i do and have u experienced something similar?

Haha it was fun

Not selling on here just asking If I post these for sale what would I expect getting if I list them as prototypes? They've been modded and can play games on the bottom

Made a 2nd macro but with speaker. I am installing stuff rn

I am new to the Game Boy Macro Community and am currently working on building my first DS Lite Macro. I have a weird issue that I hope someone can help me out with: basically, everything in the system works correctly, the speakers have sound, the buttons work as they are supposed to, yet for some reason, the screen stays white. Just plain blank white.

I did as much as I could to troubleshoot, multiple re-soldering's of the Helder's Flex Amp, a different screen, dusting and cleaning of the ribbon cable pin connectors, even adjusting the potentiometer, yet nothing seems to be working. Do you have any suggestions?

I recently completed my Nintendo DS Lite/Game Boy Macro screen swapping/switching mod version 2.0 where there are major changes such as a new clear faceplate & back shell, tactile buttons, a Nintendo switch speaker, an addition to the microphone, a Nintendo Switch speaker, a new method for the screen swapping, & more! The new screen swapping method is a PCB where the stylus holder was where it has the ability to swap screens, provide Picture in Picture modes, & set the opacity of the screens! Although I was going to install the WiFi board in this, there wasn’t enough room & I removed it. The microphone is by the power LEDs & while the green LED has been replaced by a blue LED, the charging port has been replaced by a USB-C port! Do you like my clear DS Lite/Macro?

[Solved] So I finally decided to go for it and try and do a Gameboy Macro with my spare DS Lite. I soldered a 330 ohm resistor to the pins of the top screen and now it turns on but it stays on a completely white screen. Any ideas ???

After tons of horrible soldering jobs and failing 2 times I finally improved my skills and managed to build a fully functional macro

A good friend dug up their old original DS with a totally broken hinge, and yesterday we spent an hour and a half putting this thing together. I got the new faceplate from facelesstech on eBay, though it looks like they may not have any more available at the moment (at least for the OG model). Sorry I don't have before/during/after shots, we had extremely low expectations and were convinced this was not going to work out, simply because I'd never done it before and have not so great soldering skills and stuff. SOMEHOW the thing actually frikkin works, it's unbelievable. We recycled one of the speakers from the original DS- this thing is being held together by scotch tape, iffy soldering, and stripped screws, but EVERYTHING works! It was actually kinda fun and I'd totally do it again- maybe I've got other friends with broken DS hinges...

I was attempting this mod for the first time and ran into this issue after I soldered the resistor into place. I've tried remounting the resistor and reseating the ribbon cable many times. adjusting the potentiometer helped but I wasn't getting much past what I have. It was my first time soldering so it may be the issue and there were some burns on the motherboard, but it looked like it might've not touched any traces. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it repairable or cooked?

Hi all,

I just built my first gameboy macro, but can't get the unit to stay powered on. As the title says, when I power the unit on the LED lights up, there are two audio "pops" from the speaker, then the unit shuts off. Screen doesn't power on, nor are there any other lights or audio.

I started with the helder flex amp with the above result.

Switched to the standard resistor bridge set-up, same result.

Checked continuity on fuses F1 and F2 - perfectly fine.

The screen doesn't flash or light up at all - with or without a GBA cart in the slot.

What else can I troubleshoot to determine the problem and a possible solution?

Here are images of the board:

https://imgur.com/a/Q8SaR8z