I was thinking of getting this (http://www.amazon.com/3-5mm-Barrel-Jack ... +usb+cable) to run the gameboy off a usb.
Is it bad to run a gameboy pocket off 5V?
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Aux
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IIRC the Pocket uses 2 AAA's... 3v. A quick google of the AC adapter confirms it too provides 3v in. Giving it 5v on that power in will probably be bad times. Depending on kind of regulator, if there even is one, your results may range from your Pocket getting a little warm to killing your board.
If nobody else jumps in by the time I get home and find my Pocket, I'll pop it open to take a look and give you a more informed answer.
If nobody else jumps in by the time I get home and find my Pocket, I'll pop it open to take a look and give you a more informed answer.
The original gameboy in addition to the pocket both utilize 5V cmos core logic. In order to use 3V, the pocket has a switchmode step up regulator to step this voltage up to the required 5V. I point this out in my teardown video so you would really need to open your gameboy and patch into the 5V output of the boost supply (easily found with a multimeter when the pocket is open and operating) in order to safely feed your system off of 5V. If you need help let me know I have a pocket I could use to find the pinout for the boost module.
Here's a link to my site with a video showing the internals of the pocket if it helps.
http://diytronics.blogspot.com/2012/09/ ... ocket.html
Here's a link to my site with a video showing the internals of the pocket if it helps.
http://diytronics.blogspot.com/2012/09/ ... ocket.html
jfktrey
Newb
I tried this earlier, and my Pocket ran rather well off of a direct +5V input. Note that I only ran it for about 10 minutes, though - long-term effects are unknown. The output from the regulator seems to be about the same as before, although the -18V output becomes -18.5V, causing the screen to become darker.
