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    AGB-001 Front/Backlight Mod Instructions

AGB-001 Backlight Mod

Requirements


AGB-001
ASS101 screen
Ribbon adapter

AGB-001 Models

You can tell the model by taking off the battery cover and looking at the motherboard model


32 pin: 1st number is "1"
40 pin: 1st number is "0"

AGS-101 Screen Types

You can tell the type by the ribbon circuitry or connector color (source)

A: uniform widths, white connector
AB/B:  differing widths, brown connector

Ribbon Adapters


32/40 pin: Must purchase one that matches your AGB-001 motherboard
Solderless: Will not be as bright unless you add a wire
Solder required: Must connect P1 to left leg of DA1
Switch: Allows switching between high/low through the battery compartment. Requires slight shell modification. Physical switch so it keeps setting across device reboots.
5 level w/ key combo: Allows switching through 5 brightness levels with Select + L, but boots with lowest setting every time.

AGB-001 Model & AGS-101 Screen Pairing


32 pin + Type-A: Perfect (source)
32 pin + Type-AB: Washed out and dim (source)
40 pin + Type-A: Washed out and bright (tested). Possibly connect 103 to GND to fix (source)
40 pin + Type-AB: Perfect (tested)

Instructions

See here
Notes


Remove rubber grommet and backing from front and back of AGS-101 screen or else it won't fit
Must modify shell to fit new screen
Can adjust screen using potentiometer through hole behind sticker on the back
If buying a new shell with hardware, use the hardware that came with the shell since the hardware might be different and the shell is designed for them

AGB-001 Frontlight Mod

Instructions
Video
Requirements


AGB-001
AGS-001 screen
Ribbon adapter