Hardware GBA Backlight! (AGB-001)

[soulrazor]

..... no wires soldered inside. ....

maybe the missing wire that lights the backlight is the cause?
Are you sure you have a moded agb?

 

[VincentBeasley]

maybe the missing wire that lights the backlight is the cause?
Are you sure you have a moded agb?

Yes im sure. Its lit up, its just on the lowest brightness setting. The only thing connecting the screen to the PCB is the converter ribbon cable.

 

[VincentBeasley]

Is there anyone who knows how to help and not ask me if im sure I have a modded system...? (Ive been asked that like 3 times... Trust me, I know the difference.) Just to clarify, Its and AGB-001 Original GBA system with a BACKLIT AGS-101 screen with no soldering and is on the lowest brightness setting. Id like to know if there is a way to manually adjust the brightness without a switch installed. (And no, adjusting the pot doesn't help.)

 

[hbk007]

Is there anyone who knows how to help and not ask me if im sure I have a modded system...? (Ive been asked that like 3 times... Trust me, I know the difference.) Just to clarify, Its and AGB-001 Original GBA system with a BACKLIT AGS-101 screen with no soldering and is on the lowest brightness setting. Id like to know if there is a way to manually adjust the brightness without a switch installed. (And no, adjusting the pot doesn't help.)

Can you post pictures of everything so we can better help?

 

[cdoty]

So, he took the screen from an AGS-101 backlit SP, and put it in an original GBA??? What a waste.

How it is a waste? IMO, the official GBA form factor is better than the SP.

 

[VincentBeasley]

Can you post pictures of everything so we can better help?

Well there isn't anything to take a picture of. The GBA is assembled just like any other GBA, just the with a AGS-101 screen. I have two GBAs (One is modded and the other isnt) and they are both assembled exactly the same.

 

[VincentBeasley]

https://www.facebook.com/vincent.be...40356987720.1073741827.100000152905085&type=1 See if that works. The pictures make the screen look brighter then it actually is. Its probably as bright as the lowest setting on a ds light (maybe even dimmer.).

 

[VincentBeasley]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=797013823647040&l=171ef1867a
Here's a pic of the cable. This is where the wire for the brightness would normally be, but there isn't one. Can a wire be soldered there and then to a certain point to make the brightness higher? If anyone has a modded GBA could you send a pic of where the wire is on your cable?

 

[soulrazor]

there are 2 adapters one for motherboard with a screen conector of 32 pins another for a connector of 40 pins.
Since i cant see from your photos what adaptor you have could you tell us what adapter it is (32 or 40)?

 

[VincentBeasley]

Its a 32 pin adapter

 

[soulrazor]

is it like this one? http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.22.5Uhazv&id=17953133877

 

[VincentBeasley]

is it like this one? http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.22.5Uhazv&id=17953133877

No its a little different. Here, I'll send a better pic of just the adapter.

 

[VincentBeasley]

Ok here's a pic of the front where the wire should be: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=797270580288031&l=8649da2259 And here is a pic of the back: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=797270583621364&l=540ba7f78d
If you'll notice that in the pic you sent the wire is connected to a point that says "P1". Mine has that on there too. Maybe that is where the wire should go?

 

[soulrazor]

yes. it is conected to the same pin

 

[VincentBeasley]

yes. it is conected to the same pin

So if I connect a wire there and then solder it to the highest brightness point, it will work?

 

[soulrazor]

it should yes, if it doesn't maybe your adaptor could be defective, now only soldering a wire to each place can tell

 

[VincentBeasley]

it should yes, if it doesn't maybe your adaptor could be defective, now only soldering a wire to each place can tell

Ok thank you =D Now all I need to know is which point is the brightest. Is it the left prong of the "Y" shaped thing on the right side of the PCB?

 

[soulrazor]

http://rosecoloredgaming.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/rcg-gba-light-manual.pdf page 6 no switch tuturial part

 

[VincentBeasley]

http://rosecoloredgaming.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/rcg-gba-light-manual.pdf page 6 no switch tuturial part

I already have that lol I just didnt know if that was the brightest point.

 

[VincentBeasley]

It doesn't seem to work. When I connect the wire the screen just goes black until I remove the wire