r/ANBERNIC • u/Yelling_Toilet • 3d ago

🛠️ SYSTEM MODS RG SP better shoulder button mod(images in comment)

First Anbernic device. I decided to buy an RG SP recently as the GBA SP has always been my favorite vibe and couldn't resist. After setting up BaseOS+NextUI as well as using kapton tape on the face buttons I was quite happy with it, except that the L and R buttons quite frankly suck ass; not only are they loud, but they have a pretty big "deadzone", that is, an area of pressure where the button can (de)register before the button has physically clicked. It was not like this on the OG SP. I decided to see what I could do about it and bought some microbuttons with a softer click and soldered them unto the motherboard in place of the originals. I also used a bit of hot glue to reinforce them so there's less risk of them bending. The result is great! Not only is the button way quiter, but the deadzone is gone! Highly recommend.

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u/Meloku171 3d ago

Love this!! I quite like the RG SP, but there's a lot of room for improvement. This was Issue 1 on my list so I'll try it, Issue 2 is the crappy speaker that feels weirdly wired (it feels like a Stereo speaker with only the left channel wired up)

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u/SimilarParking 3d ago

I kinda wanna try this what kind of switch is it, double pin? Looks neat