# Game Boy Pocket: USB-C Charging Mod

The Game Boy Pocket USB-C Charging Kit is a circuit that allows you to charge a Nintendo Game Boy Pocket via USB-C and use a Li-ion battery.

- **Seller:** [The giltesa's shop](https://lectronz.com/stores/giltesa), Cuarte de Huerva, Zaragoza, Spain
- **Price:** €14.00 (EUR, before shipping and taxes)
- **Availability:** Sold out
- **Categories:** Gaming
- **Product page:** https://lectronz.com/products/game-boy-pocket-usb-c-charging-mod

## Links

- [Documentation](https://github.com/giltesa/Game-Boy-Pocket-USB-C-charging-kit/raw/master/3.%20Documentation/Installation%20Guide.pdf)
- [Code](https://github.com/giltesa/Game-Boy-Pocket-USB-C-charging-kit)

## Images

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## Description

The **Game Boy Pocket USB-C Charging Kit** is a circuit that allows you to charge a Nintendo Game Boy Pocket via **USB-C** and use a Li-ion battery instead of AAA batteries.

[![](https://shop.giltesa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gbp_v1.3.webp)](https://shop.giltesa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gbp_v1.3.webp)

### FEATURES

*   Exact **shape for Game Boy Pocket**.
*   **Li-Ion battery charger** via USB-C with overvoltage and undervoltage protection.
*   **Integrated LED indicators** on the main board, next to the USB port, for charging (red) and full battery (green). These can be disabled via the SJ1 jumper.
*   **External LED indicators** board for playing (white), charging (red), and full battery (green). Optional installation.

### INCLUDED

*   1 frame panel which includes the three boards:
    *   Main board.
    *   USB-C board.
    *   Light board.
*   1 battery cable (with JST SH1.0 connector)
*   1 two-wire cable for connecting the light board.
*   1 light diffuser pipe.

![](https://shop.giltesa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GBP-1-1-1024x576.jpg)

### REQUIRED (NOT INCLUDED)

*   Li-ion battery (for example, a 102045; maximum space available: 10(T)x20(W)x47(L)mm, cutting the shell)
*   [Phillips #00 and tri-wing security screwdrivers](https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=Screwdriver+game+boy+kit)
*   Tweezers
*   [Cutter](https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=Cutter+scalpel)
*   [Cutting pliers](https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=Steel+Pliers+Electrical+cutting&spm=a2g0o.productlist.1000002.0)
*   Soldering iron
*   Tin
*   Flux
*   Desoldering pump
*   Desoldering mesh
*   Isopropyl alcohol
*   Instant glue (Loctite, Super Glue)

### NOTES

This module has been designed to be used with the console's original voltage regulator, as it supports an input voltage range between 2 and 4.6V, while the battery kit provides a voltage between 2.75 and 4.2V. If you also want to change the original power supply, it’s important to ensure it is compatible with the voltage provided by the battery kit; otherwise, you may damage the components.


### DOCUMENTATION

*   [Installation guide PDF](https://github.com/giltesa/Game-Boy-Pocket-USB-C-charging-kit/raw/master/3.%20Documentation/Installation%20Guide.pdf) (current version)
*   [Installation guide PDF](https://github.com/giltesa/Game-Boy-Pocket-USB-C-charging-kit/raw/master/3.%20Documentation/Installation%20Guide%20V1.2.pdf) (v1.2 or earlier)
*   [Video installation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOIhhSY7Itc) (v1.2)
*   [GitHub repository](https://github.com/giltesa/Game-Boy-Pocket-USB-C-charging-kit)

## Shipping policy

https://shop.giltesa.com/shipping-policy/