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How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 2:48 pm
by Pokemonblackgamer
How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Re: How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 3:10 pm
by triple_lei
I bought the DS install kit and had my brother install it, and I charge my DS the same as always: with the charger.
I don't really trust USB charging if the system didn't originally use USB. I'm reminded of this post from loopy (granted, it was about the 3DS, not the DS):
loopy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:02 pm
No, I'm not going to make it charge over USB. I've already tried. It doesn't work reliably on some computers, it draws too much power. Katsukity used to do this mod, I don't think he does anymore. I kept getting failing boards from people because of it, I told him to knock it off.
Re: How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 3:22 pm
by Pokemonblackgamer
So it’s just like charging a normal ds?
Re: How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 3:37 pm
by triple_lei
Yeah, no problems. I think the USB charging that was mentioned on the order page was a separate mod in addition to the capture board.
Re: How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 12:41 am
by loopy
I should add it to the instructions sometime. There's only one extra wire to solder in.
triple_lei wrote: ↑Fri May 15, 2020 3:10 pm
I don't really trust USB charging if the system didn't originally use USB. I'm reminded of this post from loopy (granted, it was about the 3DS, not the DS):
loopy wrote: ↑Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:02 pm
No, I'm not going to make it charge over USB. I've already tried. It doesn't work reliably on some computers, it draws too much power. Katsukity used to do this mod, I don't think he does anymore. I kept getting failing boards from people because of it, I told him to knock it off.
3DS pulls more power, I've never had issues with DS and I've doing the charging mod on all of them for as long as I've been selling them.
Re: How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 11:02 am
by ProfTreeKid
The wire goes through the rail?
Re: How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:19 pm
by loopy
I like to cut a notch in the case and thread the wire under the board.
Re: How do you charge the ds with the kit not the pre built
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:46 pm
by Zark247
I was wondering what gauge wire do you recommend to use for the charger mod?