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Step 14Splitting off the power switch
Because Beemo's body is much wider than the Game Boy itself, I wanted to unsolder the power On/Off Switch from the board and have it extend slightly to the outside of Beemo. However, this proved to be a challenge because the power switch is so incredibly small and secondly, the areas where it's soldered to are very fragile after it's removal (this is actually how I broke one of my earlier test Game Boys).
What you'll need to do is using the Solder Pump again, remove all or at least most of the solder from the leads and then carefully remove the switch from the circuit board. Then, immediately solder down 6 3 1'2 inch wires and then hot glue them down, so even if the switch gets pulled, it won't damage the soldered areas.
What you'll need to do is using the Solder Pump again, remove all or at least most of the solder from the leads and then carefully remove the switch from the circuit board. Then, immediately solder down 6 3 1'2 inch wires and then hot glue them down, so even if the switch gets pulled, it won't damage the soldered areas.
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Apr 10, 2011. 12:52 PM
skittlespider
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skittlespider
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Hey, you used hot glue to hold your destroyed GameBoy together too!
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Apr 10, 2011. 2:31 PMSHIFT! (author)
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SHIFT! (author)
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Yep! But I mainly just used it for spare parts afterwards.
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