name :   aerofx url/e-mail :   aerofx@hotmail.com comments :   Great job. I opted for a brighter solution that I bought at Micro Electronics Limited. They got a wide variety of leds. name :   Nathan url/e-mail :   natethegreat@home.com comments :   Keep up the already great work! name :   Ron Cheng url/e-mail :   localmooer@yahoo.com comments :   Cool site. I love the frequency that this site is updated at... name :   Chris url/e-mail :   cpksloan@gtw.net comments :   What a Great website!! Very quick to answer my questions. The mod was a breeze, works so... much better than what's on the market now. Thank you Paul!! Look forward to your next project. Chris- name :   Allen King url/e-mail :   www.catholicuniverse.com comments :   Wow. This mod is great. Thanks a lot for dedicating a website to this mod. It is definitely the best lighting accessory out so far. name :   Robert Korthoff url/e-mail :   Cloud3456@yahoo.com comments :   This is a great mod! I can see the screen in a completely dark room using this mod. I have never done anyhting like this, and I found the instructions very easy to do. name :   Dr5op3rdud3 url/e-mail :   dr5op3rdud3@hotmail.com comments :   I think the mod is GREAT. I just have a question, do u think its okay to just use black electric tape instead of solder to keep the wires together? That is how i have it now and it works great but, do u think i will have problems with it later? AND GRE name :   Mikey LeBeau url/e-mail :   mikey@lebeau.net comments :   Performed the mod today using a jeweler's screwdriver to unscrew the piece, and had no problems. It looks excellent as compared to before and I'm very happy with the outcome. Thanks again for putting in the documentation effort!! name :   OD url/e-mail :   mist20@earthlink.net comments :   Just did it. Works great and it took about 30 minutes. On top of that I'm no electronics wiz either. Thanks so much for the easy to use walkthru!!! name :   Ixbalam url/e-mail :   jaguarNOSPAM@bestweb.net comments :   Fantastic site and great light mod. I just made the modification to two Light Shields and both went easily. The only thing I would change about the walkthrough is to suggest that anyone doing this pick up some shrink tube from Radio Shack or similar for i name :   Mike Holmes url/e-mail :   reaver@mediaone.net comments :   Excellent idea. Way better than modifying the Worm light. I used 2 LED's instead of 1. Keep up the good work. name :   LordLobo url/e-mail :   lordlobo@execpc.com comments :   Did it. Love it. Things to try: Painting the inside of the sheild White = More light reflection back to the screen - Take GBA apart and remove the regular protective cover for the screen. Look into replacements (thin glass?). - Gotta find a tri- name :   Chris url/e-mail :   TheGreatCapybara@aol.com comments :   I just modded mine and its great! I had no past wireing experience and i pulled this off! name :   Steven url/e-mail :   cline2@ameritech.net comments :   It's great! I have 2 bulbs in it!!!! Its brighter now than one bulb heh heh. Good job !!! name :   Dave url/e-mail :    comments :   Continue to innovate! name :   Swampthing url/e-mail :   Swampthing@mac.com comments :   PEOPLE WHO USED TWO LEDs: How did you change the wiring to use two instead of one? Also, did you drill two holes for the two LEDs?? name :   Swampthing url/e-mail :   Swampthing@mac.com comments :   Well... I went ahead and did the mod this afternoon following a visit to my local Radio Shack, where the counter salesman *never* heard of an Exacto Knife... Anyway, all went fairly smoothly, but my costs ran about $25 because I needed to buy a $10 25W so name :   Carlos Eduardo url/e-mail :   carlosemandrade@uol.com.br comments :   Since here in Sao Paulo is VERY HARD to find a white led, even on specialized stores, i removed one from an old GBC Wormlight. Soooo good!! although thereīs a "hot spot" at center of screen on darker images :-/ name :   Ted url/e-mail :   tedj1971@yahoo.com comments :   Great job! I followed your mod instructions and the new light works great! I play GBA in the dark if I want!!! Thanks!!!!!!! name :   Guy Hoang url/e-mail :   http://www.oocities.org/seung_domain comments :   The LS mod works perfectly! Thanks! name :   Rob url/e-mail :   robertonley@hotmail.com comments :   I'm interested in trying this out. Where can I get a soldering gun (in Canada)? And for how much? Thanks. E-mail me. ^^^ name :   Lee Krueger url/e-mail :   resqsoft@earthlink.net comments :   While I haven't performed the mod you describe, it does make sense. I applaud your efforts. I wanted to let you know that I have another solution taht works fairly well for me. I use a headlamp from REI that uses white LEDS. It seems to work for my purpos name :   P. Breton url/e-mail :   lebrett@clic.net comments :   Great job here. I sincerly hope that Nintendo and 3rd party companies are aware of this site's results. name :   John url/e-mail :    comments :   Great site to help mod the light. I also just used electrical tape cuz the solder I was using must have been a heavier weight and wouldn't take (it just rolled off) but works great just the same(I can always solder it later). Thanks for the walkthrough an name :   alershka url/e-mail :    comments :   Very impressed. The install went pretty well (tough to solder the led with my lousy pencil). I was also surprised that my local Radio Shack didn't have the 276-320. I had to go to another one to get their last one (could this be from all of the people usi name :   Sam url/e-mail :   ace10131@hotmail.com comments :   i loved this mod!!! Great solution to my extreme battery problems!Before i went through up to 2-3 sets of batts a day but not anymore!! name :   Sonic1787DC url/e-mail :    comments :   This mod rocks, now I just need to get a Light Shield, and all the other stuff for it, lol. Where do I find a mini-maglight and what is it? Is it better than this radio shack model we're supposed to use? name :   Paul -site owner url/e-mail :   http://www.gbalight.com comments :   Sonic1787DC: Hi, Thanks for the entry! many people have tried the maglite bulbs but they use significantly more power than the LED so that means less battery life :( name :   Adam Sherman url/e-mail :   acs236@hotmail.com comments :   The moded lightshield is hands down the best lighting solution available now. I found the wormlight unusuable, and the moded lightshield is better in every way. name :   Ron Cheng url/e-mail :   localmooer@yahoo.com comments :   The reason people wanted the mag light was so there would be no blue halo. However, those light covers can fix that... name :   John McW url/e-mail :    comments :   Thanks, Easy to follow directions, worked great especially after painting the flat black non reflective strip. Thank you much name :   Adam url/e-mail :   adam_frydland@hotmail.com comments :   Just done the mod on mine, works fine except for the blue ring which is not too distracting. Some black masking tape across the top of the screen works fine as a less drastic method than painting. For people in the UK you can get a suitable LED from Rapid name :   Tim Blake url/e-mail :    comments :   Great site. The modification only took about 30 minutes, and now I can actually see my GBA. name :   whitelightLED.com url/e-mail :   whiteLEDs@aol.com comments :   I just came to learn of this great idea : - ) name :   EDALBNUG url/e-mail :    comments :   This is a very good site with constant update.... I don't have the time to mod but I will definitely try it. name :   Adam url/e-mail :   adam_frydland@hotmail.com comments :   If you want a quick removable light diffuser stick a piece of scotch invisible tape over the LED. name :   Huw url/e-mail :    comments :   Imported shield to UK for this MOD. Quite simply the best GBA light on the planet. Thanks Paul! name :   John Lynch url/e-mail :   jlkohra@hotmail.com comments :   Great mod! Thanks for the detailed instructions. Very easy to get working. name :   Jason Kelsch url/e-mail :   jkelsch@hotmail.com comments :   I just finished modifying a pelican for my roommate's GBA, took a lot less time than I anticipated, although I had too much wire left over at the end had to be shoved up over the light. Looks like it'll work much better than the other light. My roommate s name :   Greg url/e-mail :   kane3030@bigfoot.com comments :   i just did the mod and WOW this thing fucking rocks!!! name :   tbirdkid url/e-mail :   tbirdkid@hotmail.com comments :   Works great. I used 2 5mm 2000-3000mcd white LEDs that I found at Active Electronics locally. name :   Thomas Cyrus url/e-mail :   thomascyrus.com / ovns@yahoo.com comments :   Works great. The invisible Scotch tape over the light sounds like a good idea for a diffuser. A more permanent solution would be nice. name :   Ed url/e-mail :   climber2347@yahoo.com comments :   hey this mod worked really well.... i used my soldering iron to make the hole instead of the exacto knife name :   Ben Whaley url/e-mail :   ben_whly@hotmail.com comments :   I just performed the mod, Thanx Paul. Seems to be really worth it. See my message board post... name :   Madcat url/e-mail :   theMadcat2000@Hotmail.com comments :   Yesssss... Thats it ! You did a well job, making a bunch of us "sunseekers" much more happy īr. Thank īs name :   jack url/e-mail :    comments :   30 minutes and much better! Piece of cake to do. GBC games are still very dark at lowest setting. All in all the best way to go. I used the Radio Shack LED. Might have saved my GBA from Ebay. name :   thedude18 url/e-mail :    comments :   this mod works great. do it now. name :   BirddoG url/e-mail :    comments :   Amazing I think ill buy another lightshild just to try it out great work! name :   Dave S url/e-mail :   davidrexs@home.com comments :   It took me about 30 minutes to do this mod. There is very minimal risk and a great benifit to doing this. Don't be afraid to experiment. Perhaps an even better led could be found or an external power source with more leds. name :   Matt url/e-mail :   http://www.gbafan.net comments :   I can attest to the LED mod goodness! :) I can now play castlevania in pitch blackness. name :   Allen Yee url/e-mail :    comments :   Did the installation as suggested on the website and it works great. Way better than that cheap light bulb that came with the Pelican Light Shield. Good job and Thanks, Paul. Allen Yee name :   EmoIsBest url/e-mail :    comments :   Just finished the mod. Works great! Good work Paul. name :   Robert V. url/e-mail :    comments :   Finished the mod today. It's a vast improvement over anything that is available in the US at this time. Thank you Paul for blazing the trail! name :   Rusty url/e-mail :    comments :   Great mod!!! This light looks awesome. Thanks for the walkthrough and the idea. name :   Kurt url/e-mail :    comments :   Awesome! Had a great time doing it on my day off. Instructions worked perfectly! It looks great, you can't even tell that it has been modded. Great job man! name :   Harofox url/e-mail :   harofox61@cs.com comments :   My power light turned grom red to green and the light is now brighter name :   Yuji url/e-mail :    comments :   Great directions. The pictures you made are very professional looking. Truthfully, I don't think this light is much brighter than the GlowGuard, but it sure is a heck of lot prettier. (The GlowGuard is too thick). name :   Atoz url/e-mail :    comments :   Took 6 Min Works Great! name :   MooseJaw url/e-mail :   haydenc@nas.com comments :   Just did the modification. Very easy and fast to do thanks to the terrific walkthru and photos. LIght is definately much brighter. Thanks, Paul, for the effort you have put into this. name :   Robert Lutter url/e-mail :   http://lutter.i.am comments :   all i have to say is: THANK YOU SO MUCH!... this mod works great! let me tell you...if i can do this mod anyone can :) this light looks great even when tilted all the way back... it took me about an hour to do it, mainly because i have never touched a sol name :   slave1 url/e-mail :   @home.com comments :   I just did it also, and, I concur. Very easy too. It works great! Still not perfect, but waaaaay better than what was before. Very nice site you have here. Thanks a ton!!! :) name :   Robert Lutter url/e-mail :   http://lutter.i.am comments :   -dering iron in my entire life! thanks again, and keep up the good work. name :   otsego url/e-mail :   otsego6@yahoo.com comments :   This is fantastic. After buying all of the light accessories out there, I finally have one that works. Thanks a million!!! name :   ToE url/e-mail :    comments :   Thank god. I read everyone's rave reviews about the pelican shield. I bought it and thought it was the biggest piece of crap ever. I added the white LED yesterday and now it's at least playable. It's still strains your eyes, but at least you can see it. T name :   happosai url/e-mail :   happosai311@yahoo.com comments :   Easy mod, Great result! Thanks Paul name :   Eric url/e-mail :   nooch@execpc.com comments :   Just finished up modding my Light Shield. Thanks for the fantastic directions. It was easy and it works great. w00! name :   JE url/e-mail :   vertigozplace@hotmail.com comments :   Looks cool. Im gonna try this out as soon as i get my GBA!!! name :   George url/e-mail :   jrosas@mtienda.com comments :   Thanks for all the info and your time. I just finished modding my LightShield Advance and it works great. By the way, I just tried it with the InterAct AC Adapter and there is no problems at all running the new light with the AC power. Thanks again !! name :   Kevin Gray url/e-mail :    comments :   Great idea and instructions, works great, easy, and looks better than anything out there. name :   Joey url/e-mail :   www.shortlongs.com comments :   I can't seem to get the white LED from any Radio Shacks here in Canada. The order numbers arent the same here, and all they seem to have are red, orange and green ones. I was wondering if anyone in canada knows where to find one. name :   Aghama url/e-mail :    comments :   One thing I haven't seen mentioned is that (to me at least) the reflection of the LED is much less intrusive than that of the bulb. If you own a lightshield, you must make this modification, simple as that. name :   SpEcKt0r url/e-mail :    comments :   The mod is working great, thanks for the idea! name :   Steve url/e-mail :    comments :   How does the modified light shield compare with the Worm Light (GBA version)? name :   Paul -site owner url/e-mail :   http://www.gbalight.com comments :   Steve, i have not personally tried a gameboy advance version wormlight, maybe try asking on the ign board? Sorry. name :   Gene url/e-mail :    comments :   Hello, gonna try this in an hour. The RadioShack website here in Canada does not list the LED. If you live in Toronto, I was able to buy an LED bulb for $4.50 (no tax) at the electronics store across from Caban on Queen St West. Great Site! name :   billflu url/e-mail :   http://boards.ign.com/user.asp?usr=14134 comments :   This site is great, I have to try this!!! name :   Nightlite1999 url/e-mail :   nightlite_1999@yahoo.com comments :   Great job, it was an idea that I was kicking around after I got my Light Shield. Couldn't stand that incandecent bulb! I used the LED from my Worm Light Advanced for my modification. Now just have to position the LED right where I can get the most light w name :   Genki url/e-mail :   genki@tds.net comments :   Did the mod with 2 LEDs. Damn are they even better than your 1 LED mod. And with non GBA games, DAMN!!!! It's so bright even at lowest setting. PS to ensure even lighting, both LED are spread at a slight angle to cover both side. name :   Stan Trevena url/e-mail :   strevena@mediaone.net comments :   I just did the mod yesterday. I have the clear GBA and taped off and painted the inside of the light hood to cut down the bleed through light. If done well, it will look factory (not hacked). Kudos for putting this website together and helping the GBA com name :   Matt url/e-mail :    comments :   Just finished, it works great. My only problem was finding the light shield and LED. They didnt have it at the target or best buy near me so i had to go to funcoland and they were out of stock of the led so i had to go to another radio shack. name :   Jason url/e-mail :    comments :   Works great. name :   Rebecca Stewart url/e-mail :   snoopy97211@yahoo.com comments :   Wow this was easy and a much better light quality than the old bulb. If a girl like me can do it anyone can! Now I want to modify some of my other 'toys'. :) name :   NYFreakLL url/e-mail :   NYFreakLL@aol.com comments :   WOW! I can now play in dark rooms! This is soooo GREAT! It was easy to do and is the best light (so far) for the GBA. Just traded in 4 old GB and GBC games to EB and got Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. Can't wait to try it out tonight after work. THANKS! name :   Stephen Moss url/e-mail :   http://www.memlo.net comments :   Thanks, Paul, for a brilliant piece of work. After trying and returning a Worm Light Advance (which was dim, and atleast on my particular one, flickered distractingly from time to time), I couldn't have been happier to find a solution to the dual dilem name :   reboog url/e-mail :   reboog@hotmail.com comments :   I never really liked the light that was emitted from the LED. So, I used a mini maglight, and it worked great. Cheers. name :   Andimu url/e-mail :   andimu@gmx.de comments :   Great idea, now my gba screen is even brighter than gbc with wormlight. Iīm from Germany, so I used a LED from www.conrad.com (part# 153745-88). 5mm, 3000mcd, 20 mA, viewing angle 20 degrees (thatīs enough, even the corners are bright) costs: DM 6,50 name :   Justin Allen url/e-mail :   jlallen99nospam@hotmail.com comments :   Mod works great! Really excels in low light conditions, good in no light, and gives excellent battery life . name :   billflu url/e-mail :   http://boards.ign.com/user.asp?usr=14134 comments :   I just finished the mod, this is the best light I have ever seen for GBA. Thanx for making this site. name :   eric url/e-mail :   nhl@dim.com comments :   This mod is nice, but the light is very VERY VERY blue. We need to find a white light source. Does anyone know the mini-maglight bulb voltage? THAT is pure WHITE LIGHT. name :   Paul -site owner url/e-mail :   http://www.gbalight.com comments :   Eric, Thanks for the signature! Unfortunately the mag lite bulbs consume much more energy than the LEDs. The radioshack LED -does- suffer from a blue hue which is why I've been trying to find a better replacement. Thanks again! name :   Edge url/e-mail :   edge246@ignmail.com comments :   Hey Paul, I must thank you for putting up this site. You could have not put this up, and no one but you would know about it. The mod works great. You have gone to a lot of trouble putting this up, and I thank you. This is the best light out right now, but name :   Schwartz url/e-mail :   schwartz@adelphia.net comments :   I stumbled across this page and thought it was a great idea. I wanted to do the mod right away but didn't have a LED. Then it hit me, I had a Worm Light Plus too. So I tore the LED out of it and used it for the mod. Things look much better now. name :   Mike "Lethal Geek" O'Brian url/e-mail :   mobrian@va.prestige.net comments :   FINALLY! I can see Castlevania in the dark with a light that uses the EXT port :) I can barely see that blue hue everyone is talking about but I have to focus on it. This thing is much better than the worm light plus. Good job man, my hat off to you. name :   Mark url/e-mail :   marksels@pacbell.net comments :   Awesome! Bought and returned a LSA at launch cause of the battery comsumption. But with this mod i had to try it again, and it works great! Lots more light than my Wormlight Plus and the power comsumption has improved from before (the wormlight seems to s name :    url/e-mail :    comments :   Why not just buy a worm light? It's cheaper ($10), has an LED, and is adjustable. pocket.ign.com rates it the best of the GBA lights out right now. name :   Paul -site owner url/e-mail :   http://www.gbalight.com comments :   Hi, most people with "hands on" have reported the wormlight to produce an annoying glare and have claimed that it is difficult to adjust the wire to get the angle just right. The LS also provides screen protection. Thanks for the entry!

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