Interesting:
System started with full charge with the Li-ion 7.2v pack at 8.3v
1 hour 20 minutes and the red light came on to show the voltage got to 6.67v.
Somewhere from around 1 hour 25 mins and a few minutes later, the red LED went off but system still running strong, running at only 6.4v
1 hour 38 minutes system still going at only 6.07v, different LED on my low level indicator showing so i'll change to that one instead.
1 hour 40 minutes system switched off, battery protection shut off the cells to prevent damage, I think they shut off at 4.7v.
So, i'll change the LED to the level that gives a few minutes warning before closing down, plenty of time to save a game and exit the system.
So, that's the answer.
BigBoy Advance - Bacteria's GBA portable with 8" screen
Re: BigBoy Advance - Bacteria's GBA portable with 8" screen
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Re: BigBoy Advance - Bacteria's GBA portable with 8" screen
Well, success. Closed the case halves together and screwed the system shut. Then proceeded to play Mario Pinball Land for several minutes; system works great, buttons in the right places, feels a nice system to hold. Played the system on mains (also charging batteries), now turned system off but left mains connected, so the batteries are charging still.
There is a slight gap in a few places of the case, only a millimetre or so however most of the case closes pretty perfectly. Idea now is to spray paint a strip of electrical tape with the same stuff used for the case, and then press that onto the case halves to make it look seamless. If I need to get into the system again, then i'll just remove the electrical tape after removing the screws. This will work a lot lot nicer than using duct tape like before as the texture of the paint will show far better, the tape will press into the existing case nicely too; and a lot thinner.
One thing though, the screen protector is too heavy and also warped a little before due to the layers glued together, so i'm going to re-do the screen protector and make it far lighter too, which means it will stay on better as well.
I want to play the system a bit longer, so I know all's well, then i'll make a video and also make pics of the system to show it off, i'll do that early next week. I'll then set to start next system.
I've taken a lot of care making this system, and i'm happy with the result.
There is a slight gap in a few places of the case, only a millimetre or so however most of the case closes pretty perfectly. Idea now is to spray paint a strip of electrical tape with the same stuff used for the case, and then press that onto the case halves to make it look seamless. If I need to get into the system again, then i'll just remove the electrical tape after removing the screws. This will work a lot lot nicer than using duct tape like before as the texture of the paint will show far better, the tape will press into the existing case nicely too; and a lot thinner.
One thing though, the screen protector is too heavy and also warped a little before due to the layers glued together, so i'm going to re-do the screen protector and make it far lighter too, which means it will stay on better as well.
I want to play the system a bit longer, so I know all's well, then i'll make a video and also make pics of the system to show it off, i'll do that early next week. I'll then set to start next system.
I've taken a lot of care making this system, and i'm happy with the result.
I am the Bacman
Re: BigBoy Advance - Bacteria's GBA portable with 8" screen
Couldn't sleep last night for a while so spent time on this to finish the system, apart from the screen protector.
Got the edge strip done, after various different method attempts, found a simple method that works great, so thought I would share it with you. Had to get the thinking cap on to work this out, tried tape and other methods but the results would not look good, be adhesive enough or look good enough
Problem is you make a case with two halves, get them meeting nicely, sand the case halves flat and smooth, and then fill the case halves with electronics, hot glue, super glue, wood, plastic, etc - which makes the case halves change shape very slightly, not much but enough to stop the case halves meeting so well. It's a problem modders have.
This is an example of what I mean - to some it doesn't matter, but to me it's an eyesore.
What I did was to spray paint slim strips of 0.5mm thick styrene with the same spray paint as used on the system, then use a black marker pen to run over the edges as black edges look nicer than partial white that shows through, especially at the places the strips overlap
I then used normal glue (UHU glue) to put a coating on the reverse side of the strips, and put them onto the top case section, pressed to join where the bottom case half meets it; to keep the strips in place whilst drying for a few hours, used a rubber band to apply the pressure - works well
Result as you see is pretty seamless
Because the strips are on the case top, it means the screws can be easily removed still to open the system up for repairs if needed
Got the edge strip done, after various different method attempts, found a simple method that works great, so thought I would share it with you. Had to get the thinking cap on to work this out, tried tape and other methods but the results would not look good, be adhesive enough or look good enough
Problem is you make a case with two halves, get them meeting nicely, sand the case halves flat and smooth, and then fill the case halves with electronics, hot glue, super glue, wood, plastic, etc - which makes the case halves change shape very slightly, not much but enough to stop the case halves meeting so well. It's a problem modders have.
This is an example of what I mean - to some it doesn't matter, but to me it's an eyesore.
What I did was to spray paint slim strips of 0.5mm thick styrene with the same spray paint as used on the system, then use a black marker pen to run over the edges as black edges look nicer than partial white that shows through, especially at the places the strips overlap
I then used normal glue (UHU glue) to put a coating on the reverse side of the strips, and put them onto the top case section, pressed to join where the bottom case half meets it; to keep the strips in place whilst drying for a few hours, used a rubber band to apply the pressure - works well
Result as you see is pretty seamless
Because the strips are on the case top, it means the screws can be easily removed still to open the system up for repairs if needed
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Re: BigBoy Advance - Bacteria's GBA portable with 8" screen
This project is finished, although i've not made a video for the system yet, then it will be officially finished. I'll do the video next week.
Decals added, here are the front and back pics of the finished system:
Decals added, here are the front and back pics of the finished system:
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