I’ve seen and read plenty of threads about the standard GBA backlit mod not being bright enough, but my problem is the opposite. I was wondering if there was another solder point that would allow for less brightness? Maybe trick the volume wheele into dimming the display instead of adjusting the volume (which I don’t use to begine with). Any thoughts or helpful information would be appreciated. I’m not an electrical engineer by any standard so forgive me if there’s something here I don’t understand.
MasterNate
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Hello R-Porter,
You're problem seems pretty easy to fix. All you would need to do is find which line on the board is supplying the backlight of the screen ( I do not have a gba, or I would check). Then, you could solder a resistor to that line of the board. I have no idea what resistor value you would need. I would recommend getting a pack with a bunch of different values in it.
tip- If the resistance is too high, the voltage could drop to a value where the backlight might not turn on anymore. So, if the backlight turns off when you do this, try using smaller resistances until it turns back on.
I hope this helps.
You're problem seems pretty easy to fix. All you would need to do is find which line on the board is supplying the backlight of the screen ( I do not have a gba, or I would check). Then, you could solder a resistor to that line of the board. I have no idea what resistor value you would need. I would recommend getting a pack with a bunch of different values in it.
tip- If the resistance is too high, the voltage could drop to a value where the backlight might not turn on anymore. So, if the backlight turns off when you do this, try using smaller resistances until it turns back on.
I hope this helps.
