I think I received a defective battery: after the initial charge was used up, it died and won't charge at all. I thought that it was just a loose red wire like others have experienced (it was hanging on by a thread), but after re-stripping both wires and refreshing the solder, it still won't charge ...

Kite got back with me via email and gave me the green light to remove the spring and see what happens. He assured me that if it didn't work out, I could send the board his way and he'd replace the micro SD slot. I was able to easily remove the spring with the tiny flathead in my iFixit kit, and now ...

I've finally completed my first build. :D It's beautiful and I want to thank Wermy for the community he's created with this site. It's been a blast gathering parts from all over the world for this and other projects it's inspired. I'm not experienced with the dremel or soldering, so for my first bui...

The card is being inserted correctly and being pushed all the way in. The system boots and plays normally as long as i hold it in place.

There's a short clip below.

Hey all, I just completed my first build with a circuit sword from the latest run. After only having removed the micro SD card a handful of times, the micro SD card will no longer stay in place. When I push it in I can hear and feel a click, but then when I stop pressing on the card it immediately e...

Hey All, Simple question: are there any significant differences between runs of Kite's circuit sword? I'm trying to decide between building with an older circuit sword main board or waiting on a replacement for the pre-order I just received because of a defect: would it be better to wait for the rep...

Sold. Thanks to all who looked into it. Looking forward to showing off my first build.

Replied

I'm selling a GBZ shell that was pre-cut for me by Kubino. It has cutouts to accommodate Kite's circuit sword, Hoolyhoo's screen bracket, "big" L1 and R1 buttons aligned to Erik's bracket, and the battery compartment hollowed out to accommodate a 5,000 mAh battery from Dextech. The case also comes w...

Is tracking accurate for these orders? I ordered mine right away, and there's been no change in the tracking status for over two weeks. It's still shows the thing stuck in China.