shanli90
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VPet V2 1997

Tutorial (Physical Switch)
Tools Needed
1) Disassemble the back case (4 Screws), the circuitboard (2 Screws).
Keep the sponge and the small plastic that holds the glass.

2) Use a dremel or some tools to cut away half of the border (Highlighted in red) to make room for the backlight.

3) This is how it looks like after cutting.

4) Separate the glass from the backlight, after that cut the backlight using the reflective background as a guide.
Leave some spacing between the background and the black tape, this is to let the light spread more evenly.

5) Solder wires to the 2 points. Anode = Positive, Cathode = Negative

6) Put the backlight back to the digimon. Reflective part facing you.
Remember to put the sponge back. The plastic that holds the glass you won't need it anymore, keep it somewhere safe.

7) Put back the circuitboard and screw it tight. Below is a diagram where to solder for the switch.
Resistor is 100ohms. If you feel its too bright, you can use a bigger value.

8) The red area is where I keep my components since there is a lot of space there.
For the switch position it depends where you want to put, I will leave it to you.
Since I am not using a physical switch, I don't have a picture for that.

Video

Tutorial (Physical Switch)
Tools Needed
- Slider Switch/Any Switch you prefer
- 100 Ohm Resistor
- Wire Wrapping Wires
- Wire Stripper
- Backlight (Can be any but I am using this https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pr...klight-8bit-parallel/1110377_32810209038.html)
- Soldering Iron
- Solder
- Dremel (Or some cutting tool)
1) Disassemble the back case (4 Screws), the circuitboard (2 Screws).
Keep the sponge and the small plastic that holds the glass.

2) Use a dremel or some tools to cut away half of the border (Highlighted in red) to make room for the backlight.

3) This is how it looks like after cutting.

4) Separate the glass from the backlight, after that cut the backlight using the reflective background as a guide.
Leave some spacing between the background and the black tape, this is to let the light spread more evenly.

5) Solder wires to the 2 points. Anode = Positive, Cathode = Negative

6) Put the backlight back to the digimon. Reflective part facing you.
Remember to put the sponge back. The plastic that holds the glass you won't need it anymore, keep it somewhere safe.

7) Put back the circuitboard and screw it tight. Below is a diagram where to solder for the switch.
Resistor is 100ohms. If you feel its too bright, you can use a bigger value.

8) The red area is where I keep my components since there is a lot of space there.
For the switch position it depends where you want to put, I will leave it to you.
Since I am not using a physical switch, I don't have a picture for that.

Video
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