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by saintshenanigans
Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:52 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost
Replies: 10
Views: 8299

Re: GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost

OK here's a Paint wiring diagram, and a picture of what I'm working with.. Huge apologies for the disgusting workspace and the shoddy drawing, I don't have a lot of room to work with :oops: If it's the battery, I'll just run to the microcenter down the street tomorrow and see if i can grab another o...
by saintshenanigans
Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:18 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost
Replies: 10
Views: 8299

Re: GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost

Do you have any pictures of your wiring and soldering. Wire the pi/screen to the 5V and GND pads. (you said you wired it to the EN pin which does not make sense to me.) Check this diagram https://i.imgur.com/74mlicv.png Just bought a multimeter - says im getting 4v between the screen's board and th...
by saintshenanigans
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:23 am
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost
Replies: 10
Views: 8299

Re: GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost

Do you have a spare battery to test? Make sure it’s fully charged or charged enough. Is it for a pi zero or pi3 build? it's for a pi zero, and I'm positive it was fully charged, i left it plugged into the little charger board it came with overnight and the charging light turned off by morning. I do...
by saintshenanigans
Thu Aug 15, 2019 9:57 pm
Forum: General Chat (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost
Replies: 10
Views: 8299

GBZ screen won't power from battery with powerboost

So I've been troubleshooting this for a few days and im completely stumped. I'm currently using the composite lcd from the rearview camera, a powerboost 1000c, a micro usb adaptor, and a 6 pin on/off switch. When I have the micro usb plugged in from the wall, everything works fine. If I plug in the ...