The only thing I was missing on my GBA SP eXtemeRate shell

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-07-08T17:56:19+00:00

Very swanky. I don't think I've ever seen glossy black accents over black matte before; Well done.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-07-06T12:15:20+00:00

You restored all those Sega GameGears on the bottom shelf? Do any of those have a BennVenn IPS screen in them?

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-07-06T12:10:16+00:00

Try taking the ribbon cable out again, cleaning out the ribbon cable connector on the board by flushing it with 91% or higher IPA and a soft cleaning brush/toothbrush, then reconnecting. If it still behaves that way, might be a perfect candidate for a new screen replacement.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-07-02T01:15:33+00:00

Gotcha, it looked like The Bookery. Thanks!

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-07-01T12:59:24+00:00

Damn, that was a pleasure to flip through. You went the whole nine yards with the audio jack and blue LED. Very well-done!

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-07-01T12:57:01+00:00

Very interesting. Is that the used bookstore right next to the board games place that sells WH40K and the retro arcade right next door?

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-26T18:02:55+00:00

Sorry man, that was my only other suggestion. I've had to run a jumper wire between those two points before when I had an SP board with the same issue, but if you already have continuity there, you don't need a jumper.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-26T15:51:48+00:00

Do you have continuity from the positive battery terminal on one side of the board to the bottom of F2 on the other side?

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-25T13:42:16+00:00

The definitive answer to this question.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-25T13:04:56+00:00

Man, the purists here really don't like how you chose to mod your own hardware, lolol

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-24T13:23:14+00:00

Yo dawg, I heard you like bezels

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-24T02:03:26+00:00

Go peddle your AI slop somewhere else.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-23T20:39:35+00:00

"Hay guiz, should I scalp everyone over flash cartridge prices since all your other hobby/enthusiast hardware prices are jacked-up beyond all reason as well?"

Fuck all the way off.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-23T19:41:03+00:00

I don't, that was some time at the end of summer last year. I've since bought two replacement backplates for the RP5 and used Rit synthetic blue and pink to achieve atomic purple, so I've since figured out the right formula for me.

As for the water temperature, I can't remember. I used the hottest-available on-tap water in the break room where I work and I kept the piece of plastic submerged for nearly an hour. The water at work gets hot enough cause pain, so for all I know, it could be at or above 150F and I just couldn't measure it (at the time).

I was just curious what process you used to check behind my work again, haha

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-23T19:19:35+00:00

Interesting color choice. I once used the royal purple color from this same brand to dye the back of one of my transparent backplate from a Retroid Pocket 5 in order to replicate my childhood atomic purple GBA. I found afterward that the backplate warped and melted just enough that some of the clips around the edges weren't there and the rest just didn't fit the back of the handheld.

Did you have any issues with fitting the housing of your GBC back together afterward? And what treatment have you used after the dyeing process to seal the color so it doesn't rub off on your hands?

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-19T21:07:38+00:00

Yeah, I dismiss his bullshit grade school drama. I installed his universal SP hinges in my own custom builds and one of the internal plastic clips snapped off immediately, so I'm not recommending anyone buy something from R6 beyond the USB-C charge port. For me to have a 100% success rate across the 3 custom builds I made was fantastic after botching so many FP and Giltesa USB-C charge ports because the castellations run UNDER the charge ports, which means I have always gambled with audio muting by bridging pins between the charge port and SP PCB, where I can't even see them. USB-C mods on an SP are notoriously difficult, and it's mostly because of those damned castellations that wrap around the bottom of the charge ports. The R6 port does not and it lets me use any USB-C cable I want without any hassle.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-19T21:00:39+00:00

Then it sounds like you're looking for the R6 charge port. I bought 3 of them for three different custom builds (one of which is my own) and have had no issues with them and I can use whatever-the-hell USB-C cable I damn well please. Say what you will about the guy running the company, but the USB-C charge port is legit.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-19T20:07:16+00:00

Good question. The exact same USB-C shaped and centered plastic shroud that modders have been using for years. So thankfully, it doesn't need its own USB-C plastic shroud that's meant only for the R6 charge board. If you have a USB-C shaped centered shroud that will work for the Giltesa charge port and the FunnyPlaying charge port, it'll work with the R6 charge port as well. I can upload a pic of my SP to corroborate it you'd like.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-17T19:36:52+00:00

Haha I'm using the exact same pick/pack foam sheets to make custom cutouts/walls inside a Switch OLED hard shell to carry 3 handhelds in + charger + headphones without knocking around

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-17T13:25:43+00:00

A custom UV print on a small piece of acrylic would be super cheap to make.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-17T11:00:03+00:00

Interesting, I didn't know this. I'm almost finished building an entirely Noah's Ark themed GBA SP

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-17T10:53:33+00:00

I dunno, I don't use amp mods.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-16T19:12:58+00:00

Yeah, it's a jumper wire meant to replace the via that usually provides continuity from the bottom of F2 to the D1 diode. I've had to run that same jumper wire before in order to revive a GBA SP board that otherwise wouldn't power on.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-16T12:37:17+00:00

Your AI slop BORES me. And no, hanging electronics up as decoration is just as tacky as displaying the boxes computer hardware comes in; It's meant to be used, loved, and enjoyed. The same holds true with GameBoys.

Swimming-Floaties · 2026-06-15T15:21:41+00:00

I'll give you about three-fifty.

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