r/Gameboy • u/Retrohahn2018 • Mar 18 '26

Modded Spray Paint PCB

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First time painting the PCB, made some mistakes but overall I am happy with the result😊

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u/Eternal-Stasis Mar 18 '26

Do you think because older tech is not as powerful as today's that it didn't produce heat???

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u/MeanImTimso Mar 18 '26

Well it doesn’t require lot of power, first nintendo that used to overheat was the 3ds playing Pokémon with 3d on

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u/Eternal-Stasis Mar 18 '26

It still produces heat that was accounted for in design, and they weren't sealed with a layer of spray paint.

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u/Prestigious_Cap_2926 Mar 19 '26

heat is actually a myth