It is advisable to trim the sides of of Nintendo link port metal connector. Sometimes I will glue or tape the Micro USB to the battery holder to making handling easier later. Clean these points very well with alcohol.Ĥ. Prepare the micro USB battery holder. The font side of the PCB will have gold plated contact points that the A, B and D-pad rubber touches.
Careful with the speaker wires, so as not to break the solder joints.ģ. Remove the fasteners holding the PCB to the front housing using a small phillips drive, and remove the electronics. They will pop up a couple of mm and release the flex cable.Ģb. Release the flex cable by carefully prying up simultaneously on the two tiny brown tabs. As shown below, the front housing has the electronics. Once open, remove the 4 fasteners holding the sheet metal (Shown circled in blue). Carefully disassemble the stock game boy color by first removing the tri-wing screws from the back housing. Ok, now onto the assembly -> with foam or micro fiber cloth on the table!ġ. It's much easier to do this before assembly. You can remove light scratches with a scratch removing compound and micro fiber cloth. If you do get a scratch, it's not the end of the world. It's durable, easy to apply, and won't yellow. I have had success with a product called protectaclear. It is advisable to coat the surface if you have a non-anodized housing. Important tip! If you have a non-anodized machined aluminum housing, these raw aluminum parts must be handled with care! As such, if you lay the non-anodized aluminum shells face down on a surface with any contaminants, you can scratch the surface. Kapton tape (Electrical tape can be made to work in a pinch)
Please note that the backlit screen is slightly smaller than the opening in the "stock" screen lens opening. Custom battery holder/USB locator piece (BoxyPixel) Micro USB power board or type C power board Rechargeable Lithium battery: ( DC 3.7V 1200mAh 603450 Li-ion Rechargeable Lithium Polymer will easily fit) A 2000mAh can also fit if the following battery size does not exceed the following dimensions: 51mm long x 34mm wide x 10mm thick MAX. A 3d printed adapter - This will locate your LCD in the boxypixel housingĬhina clone adapter - use the Freckleshack adapter Backlit screen of your choice - Benn Venn Freckleshack, China LCD, or IPS screen. Custom machined Game Boy aluminum housings If you're debating on whether or not you can do it, I encourage you to try! If you're new to soldering, get some old parts and practice. The following guide is a working document that describes the basic steps necessary to transform your stock Nintendo Game Boy Color into a custom Game Boy Color with a blacklit drop in LCD (Freckleshack, China LCD) screen using machined housings. If you have an older shell, you may need to trim your power switch!Īlso, Rev F shells only fit the new IPS screen, freckshack (with adapter), and the stock screen (with adapter). These rev F shells are shipping in April 2020.
The power switch for rev F shells do NOT need to be trimmed. There has been a revision to the shells, however the basic overall steps are mostly the same.
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