Hello everyone. Hope you're all doing well
I finally call the Glacier Ice Gboy done!
Worklog
ENIG surface finish is totally worth it. The weird analog and button problems vanished! I didn't even have to troubleshoot.
I had no issues connecting the audio & LED. It was now time to rubberband...
Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday and a pleasant first week.
Time for some worklog update.
Resin print
First impression, It looks awesome! I went for the cheaper translucent option expecting it to be frosted and not clear. I had no intentions of painting the case at this...
Thanks Supertazon! I totally agree. Its a huge relief and kinda unbelievable to see the trim boot after all the things you do to it. The shell is pretty basic Translucent from PCBway. I plan to spray it with a clear coat.
That's good to hear. Thanks Stitches. I'll go ahead and clip the nubbins :)
Hi everyone!
Its almost 2024 and a perfect time to build a G-boy! or should I say the The G-Boy Rev4U! I'm making this a translucent shell with blue/white buttons so I'm calling it Glacier Ice!
I have always wanted to build the Gboy from movement I saw it. Unfortunately I'm a little bit late...
I was able to fix it to a reasonable amount. Its by no means a perfect boot but it takes me a couple of quick restart to get going. I also didn't want to re-do my wiring since I scraped a lot off of some of the vias and getting a solid connection was a nightmare.
Going through Gingers VODs and...
I got them from Aliexpress. You might want to order 2 sets of these since the Ashida uses two Z buttons. I reused the purple z button from my original GC controller buttons.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004531769873.html
Alright, One last update.
I did a lot of testing and my Ashida had surprisingly good connections. It used to boot 10:10 times and the usb/audio had no issues at all. I was super satisfied with the build and finally ready to tighten the screws. This is where things took a turn :(
I would have...
Finally! I was able to fix the audio issue. It was a combination of the MC wire length and not soldering the ground wrapping wire properly.
The wire in the image is just a test. I re-did the wires properly and everything works great! Now time for some Wind Waker stress tests and on to the MX...
Hi Pez Blast. Great worklog! I was able to reference a lot and fix a bunch of issues I had on my own build.
How did you fix the audio issue you were having earlier?
I have no audio from the speaker or headphones. Not even static. Any ideas what might be causing this?
Just to test, I played Wind Waker for about 30 mins and the following are my observations
1. Game works flawlessy. No glitches or visual artifacts. No sound.
2. L button was not working in...
Hello! Hope you all had a great weekend!
I have a big update! I was able to get a lot done over the weekend and I almost have a fully working Ashida. :D
I did run into a few issues that I'm having difficulty with.
1. Audio
I have no audio output from the speaker or headphones. I did notice...
Hello everyone. Its time for another update. :) Spoiler alert, my trimmed wii is ALIVE!!
I ran into a couple of beginner mistakes which I was well aware of and tried to avoid as mush as possible, but my eagerness got the better of me. I would like to reiterate for any beginners like me reading...
Awesome! Thank you CrazyGadget for explaining the resistances and continuity. That makes a lot of sense now. I'll also keep the lower grit sandpaper in mind for any future trims. :)
Hi all!
I've been lurking on and off around Bitbuild for a couple of years now and finally got the courage to start my first portable. I'm super new to soldering and all things electrical. The max I did before this was swap out a couple of Gameboy and PSP shells. I started practicing soldering...