Battery Charged Indicator?
- RetroGamingNow
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Battery Charged Indicator?
Couldn't find any info on this. Is there a way to know? You guys using an indicator of some sort?
- Camble
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Re: Battery Charged Indicator?
You could use the LED on the PowerBoost, maybe a piece of clear plastic or optical fiber to channel the light. Or add your own LED with extended wires to the contacts.
- ChunkeeMunkee
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Re: Battery Charged Indicator?
This bothered me too. I'm planning on desoldering the PowerBoost 1000c LEDs and running wires from the pads through unused cart pins to a board with the LEDs re-mounted, then have light pipes direct the output through the top of the cart.
.... At least, that's the plan!
.... At least, that's the plan!
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Re: Battery Charged Indicator?
Since my powerboost is right at the top of the shell i think i may just drill a small hole and use a piece of plastic or something like camble said for this first this current build since its all glued in and ready to roll. Net build ill get a little more creative and make it nicer!
Re: Battery Charged Indicator?
That's not a bad idea at all...Interested to see how it works for you!ChunkeeMunkee wrote:This bothered me too. I'm planning on desoldering the PowerBoost 1000c LEDs and running wires from the pads through unused cart pins to a board with the LEDs re-mounted, then have light pipes direct the output through the top of the cart.
.... At least, that's the plan!
Re: Battery Charged Indicator?
I did this except the plastic piece, I'll do that when I have time. I originally did it to see the battery low indicator, since it is placed right by the edge of the case. A nice side effect is that i can see the charging light as well as the battery full LED.RetroGamingNow wrote:Since my powerboost is right at the top of the shell i think i may just drill a small hole and use a piece of plastic or something like camble said for this first this current build since its all glued in and ready to roll.
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