Resistor for Front Lighting a Gameboy Color

[HiddenRebellion]

Well, I have 1/4 watt 1.5 ohm and a 1/2 watt 2.4K. I am very afraid something cataclysmic may happen, because I need .47 ohm resistors and don't know if using these puppies will fry the circuit board. Do I need the .47 or can it handle what I have. Many thanks beforehand. Trying to backlight this Gameboy color may turn it into fireworks when I turn it on. I just need to know if I have what it takes to stand up to the power pack energy of this task, I'm afraid I might break my baby. Thanks again.

 

[zaxxon]

I'd just use the recommended resistor.

 

[Nusdogg]

What zaxxon'd said.

 

[XCVG]

Go read up on electronics and come back. If you can't tell by the values what's safe and what's not, you shouldn't be modding gameboys.

Both have a higher resistance. The 1.5 ohm will probably work, but it will be less bright. The 2.4K is just too Dang high.

 

[zaxxon]

You could however use this tutorial :

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to- ... boy-Color/

The reason I recommend it is because you don't have to use any resistor at all.
I actually used this method in order to frontlight my first gameboy color.
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