Hello. Taking a short break from my DMG build to assemble a little side project.
Scooped up one of the last V2.1 boards left from Retro Modding and a replacement GBA case from Amazon.
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Start on the case mods. On the front you have to cut the wall off on the button side. At the bottom there are two 90* kickouts that also need to be shaved down:
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Rear case: Cut the items above the battery compartment (As shown- white areas)
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Then move to fitting the board on the front and back and see if anything additional interferes. I had to modify a screw post to make my vol wheel work.
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Then a mod was needed to get the power from my batteries to the board (two 3.7V Lithium 800mAh, size 14500 from amazon).
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Take this wire and solder it to BT+ (Next to JST connector on board).
Then start the assembly/fitting process...
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