Hi
I'm interested in purchasing an Afterburner Kit and wondered if anyone
could give me some advice as to where is the best place to get one
installed in the UK.
Ideally I would like to get one installed with the FAB dimmer chip.
Any advice would be very welcome!
Many thanks
Les
John Kester - 29 Jan 2004 17:03 GMT
Xyramax did mine for around ?50, they seem ok but the AB is a little dimmer
than I had expected.
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SweetFA - 31 Jan 2004 14:04 GMT
John Kester had this to say
> Xyramax did mine for around ?50, they seem ok but the AB is a little
> dimmer than I had expected.
In that case he'd be better off just buying a SP surely?

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-halli- - 31 Jan 2004 16:36 GMT
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> Any advice would be very welcome!
I just did mine myself at the same time as buying an SP for my son. I have
no previous knowledge of soldering, but I think I have done a sterling job!
No dust and only one air bubble at the very edge of the screen which is not
noticeable at all. I practiced my soldering skills on an old VGA card I had
lying around and enjoyed every minute of installing the afterburner in the
GBA.
Cost:
?14ish (I think) for afterburner from linkerworld (after conversion of
dollars into pounds)
?12 for a soldering iron and solder (low power one so it doesn't melt the
board!)
The job took me about 45 minutes and I am very pleased with the result. I
didn't install the dimmer chip or switch as I figured I wouldn't want the
light off - and I don't.
It does eat the batteries though!
Give it a go! I had little to lose as I had bought an SP at the same time.
If it all goes t*ts-up you could always use the money you saved on
installation towards buying an SP. I now have two systems which are great
for two player games.
HTH
-halli-