What are the PCB thicknesses of current EZ-Flash models Omega, Omega DE? Or at least, do you think the boards look noticeably thicker than Nintendo's carts?
On my Nintendo GBA carts I took off the top shell and measured with calipers the PCB + bottom shell. The thickness is 2.1mm. The PCB by itself is 0.8mm.
I have a EZ-Flash IV microSD from ten years ago. Same process taking off top shell and measuring PCB + bottom shell. Thickness is 2.3mm. PCB bare 1.0mm.
This extra 0.2mm thickness of the EZ4 PCB I believe caused an issue in my DS Lite; I left the EZ4 inserted for a few weeks and then the DS couldn't read official carts anymore. I was able to fix it by taking a plastic card and gently pressing on the underside of the cart connector to coax it back into position. But scary.
Do newer EZ-Flash models have this extra PCB thickness?
EDIT: I remeasured, same results. But I'm also noticing a difference in the "ridge" on the bottom shell, the part where it changes from the glossy horizontal strip that gets scuffed over time to the rougher area with the Nintendo logo. If measuring further back to include this ridge the OEM cart is 2.2mm, while the EZ4 goes all the way to 2.9mm. You can feel this difference easily, it is a larger change in thickness.
Additionally, are the connector edges beveled? That's supposed to be important to reduce wear. It's hard to notice but on my EZ4 for example the connector edge looks boxy, right-angle corner. And disassembled if I run my thumb to the PCB edge it feels sharp on both sides, versus Nintendo cart it only feels sharp on the bottom side.
Thanks.
On my Nintendo GBA carts I took off the top shell and measured with calipers the PCB + bottom shell. The thickness is 2.1mm. The PCB by itself is 0.8mm.
I have a EZ-Flash IV microSD from ten years ago. Same process taking off top shell and measuring PCB + bottom shell. Thickness is 2.3mm. PCB bare 1.0mm.
This extra 0.2mm thickness of the EZ4 PCB I believe caused an issue in my DS Lite; I left the EZ4 inserted for a few weeks and then the DS couldn't read official carts anymore. I was able to fix it by taking a plastic card and gently pressing on the underside of the cart connector to coax it back into position. But scary.
Do newer EZ-Flash models have this extra PCB thickness?
EDIT: I remeasured, same results. But I'm also noticing a difference in the "ridge" on the bottom shell, the part where it changes from the glossy horizontal strip that gets scuffed over time to the rougher area with the Nintendo logo. If measuring further back to include this ridge the OEM cart is 2.2mm, while the EZ4 goes all the way to 2.9mm. You can feel this difference easily, it is a larger change in thickness.
Additionally, are the connector edges beveled? That's supposed to be important to reduce wear. It's hard to notice but on my EZ4 for example the connector edge looks boxy, right-angle corner. And disassembled if I run my thumb to the PCB edge it feels sharp on both sides, versus Nintendo cart it only feels sharp on the bottom side.
Thanks.
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