Hi there,
I just attempted an install of the new-ish ITA screen from funnyplaying. This is my first ever handheld mod and the very first time I've ever picked up a soldering iron too. I got the whole kit, including Funnyplaying's ITA/IPS shell, buttons, and membranes.
The good news is that I was able to get everything assembled and the screen looks great. I do have some problems though:
1) I don't have a select button... not sure why that would be or how to fix it?
2) My brightness controls are wonky... the touch sensor works perfect but if I hold the left trigger and press the right trigger, or vise versa, it increases the brightness. Also, because of not having a select button, I have no way to test if the select + L/R trigger lowers or increases the brightness.
3) My right trigger is super sticky and even gets stuck sometimes. I tried loosing up the screw but that didn't seem to help. Any suggestions?
I did struggle with the soldering the wires to the actual GBA motherboard. Soldering the wires to the ribbon cable was a piece of cake, but when trying to solder to the motherboard, the solder didn't seem to want to go onto the test pads and would instead stick to the iron. That's even after using flux, and trying my best to use proper technique (applying the iron to the board, then feeding the solder, leaving the iron for a second, then pulling away).
Thanks in advance for any help!
I just attempted an install of the new-ish ITA screen from funnyplaying. This is my first ever handheld mod and the very first time I've ever picked up a soldering iron too. I got the whole kit, including Funnyplaying's ITA/IPS shell, buttons, and membranes.
The good news is that I was able to get everything assembled and the screen looks great. I do have some problems though:
1) I don't have a select button... not sure why that would be or how to fix it?
2) My brightness controls are wonky... the touch sensor works perfect but if I hold the left trigger and press the right trigger, or vise versa, it increases the brightness. Also, because of not having a select button, I have no way to test if the select + L/R trigger lowers or increases the brightness.
3) My right trigger is super sticky and even gets stuck sometimes. I tried loosing up the screw but that didn't seem to help. Any suggestions?
I did struggle with the soldering the wires to the actual GBA motherboard. Soldering the wires to the ribbon cable was a piece of cake, but when trying to solder to the motherboard, the solder didn't seem to want to go onto the test pads and would instead stick to the iron. That's even after using flux, and trying my best to use proper technique (applying the iron to the board, then feeding the solder, leaving the iron for a second, then pulling away).
Thanks in advance for any help!