RestoLynx

No problems at all

Simple and elegant solution, that is well documented. Well done.

Brilliant work, they look fantastic on my McWill modded II.

Good call, thanks

I've converted my lynx II to use the adafruit usb charger and LiIon batteries; but not content with that I was thinking: Can I install an inductive charger, so I'm not using the usb port? So I've ordered a generic qi usb reciever from ebay and I'll see if I can stuff it into the back somewhere, wish me luck. In the meantime can you see any potential issues with this, open to input. Thanks

How do you stick the grips to the Lynx II? I tried hot glue, but it came off after two weeks and I don't want to glue it permanently. Thanks

They do ship to the eu from the shop, not etsy: Do you offer international shipping?Yes. You can get a quote for shipping charges during checkout before paying. Typically we ship everything using USPS International Priority Mail which is a 7 to 10 day delivery service and is fully insured for the value of the contents.

I'd be interested, but you are looking at a very small subset of people who have upgraded their Lynxs! (For people looking at this thread in the future : The batteries I used were two 18650s from a drill battery pack, running in parallel)

Done and working perfectly!! 5V across C41 and it is running well. At the moment I' switching it off by connecting the EN to GND (see below), I'll put in a switch in a while. As an aside; I measured voltage across C41 when i was putting 5V into the 9V side, and it was 4.6V.

Thanks for the reply I didn't have the EN connected to ground . Perhaps I should forget about using the 9v side in the Lynx and just put the powerboost straight into the 5V side of the circuit, across C41; this would eliminate the voltage losses. I think the only downside is that I lose the On|Off button functionality (the reason I started this thread!), but I can hack something together using the EN pins and a switch or re-purpose the existing On|Off buttons. Thoughts?

It's 2 Amps, which should be enough. The behaviour is the same whether it is running from usb or the charged LiIon batteries.

How about I bypass D9, the reverse protection diode? that should get me another 0.7V if I'm at the lower limit of voltage? I'm not going to be using the AC adaptor, or AA batteries and I can remove the bypass if I decide to go back. Is this a terrible idea or a great solution?!!

Ok, that 9v module didn't work, I'm guessing that it isn't supplying enough current as I get the flashing battery light. I got a Powerboost 1000c but I'm having a lot of trouble; it only seems to be capable of starting the lynx about 10-20% of the time, it's infuriating, the rest of the time the screen (McWill) just shows garbage, once it starts it stays running happily. Whether the batteries are connected or it's running off usb it's the same behaviour. I made the power wires thicker and it worked for a while(on the bench), but then when I popped it into the lynx and tidied up the wires it went back to its old ways. I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have, ask me questions, I feel like I'm missing something here.

Wonder is it a timing issue with the clock? McWill is the one to ask on this one, he is the video king!

VGA isn't a regional standard like NTSC vs. PAL. it will work on any VGA device if it is within the correct range. But don't believe me, I'm just a stranger on the internet, have a google and you'll see there there isn't any regions associated with VGA.