Powkiddy RGB30 Teardown - Shoulder Buttons Silenced, Battery Investigated
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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In this video I'll be showing you how to open up the RGB30, taking a look at the battery and discussing the possibility of upgrading it, and making some slight modifications to stop the rattle of the shoulder buttons.
For more information on the RGB30, watch my previous video:
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Or for more detail about setup, watch this excellent breakdown from @RetroGameCorps :
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Incredible video. This was on my short list of like four videos I use to set up my RGB 30. I went with felt on the buttons themselves instead of inside the case. It only required one layer for me and now the buttons are nice and tight. No play on the z-axis. Thanks for the incredible video and guide. Everything else about this device already felt premium to me so now the whole thing is just a dream.
That's good! Glad you got it set up right
What are the other three videos for RGB30? 😀
@@anakinfoxe retrobreeze dpad fix & rumble motor. Joeys retro handhelds setup guide for ark os. Retro game corps starter guide for jelos and some other helpful tips. Retro game corps portmaster on arkos guide is good too. Playing am2r and stardew valley.
Without any felt tape I used velcro tape (the soft 'loop' side) on the inside of both the front and back shell for the shoulder buttons. Works perfectly, no rattle
Ah that's good to hear! Feels so much better with the rattle eliminated
What worked abselutly and immediatly for me was putting a little bit of vaseline in the holes that hold the buttons. No rattle and feels good.
I've heard this elsewhere too! Glad it worked
just received my RGB30 and out of the box the shoulder buttons dont rattle. Maybe they have listened.
That's great to hear. Very happy for you! Also it's a fantastic machine, enjoy!
Olá tenho um powkiddy x18s, estou com problemas na bateria ela estar demorando muito a carregar e dura umas 2hrs jogando direto, eu estou procurando a bateria 5000mah, encontrei uma e.vi que são 3 pinos. Você já trocou uma bateria de powkiddy x18s?
Hi, any idea about what type of micro switch the RGB30 use? I need a replacement as mine had fallen off
@@3lrich I'm not sure but probably just a regular tactile switch would be usable. All depends on the shape and connections
@@JoeBleeps Just as you said, it used 2 pins right?
@@3lrich I believe so
Awesome easy mod! Thanks for sharing!
To me the dpad is a bit hard to hit the diagonals. Almost like the center pivot isn't tall enough. The pads on the PCB might be too large and too easy to hit too. Ideally the footprints should look like what's on the GBA dpad PCB I think.
I'll investigate that, haven't had any issues so far but maybe I've not played many games needing diagonal inputs yet. I was thinking of maybe a thin 3d printed layer to go between the ABXY and the shell, perhaps the same for the d pad. These shoulder buttons are so much better now.
i cant take 2 screw ,how to fix that?
That makes things difficult. I usually try different drivers. Drilling them out can get messy
Mr Bliss I have become a big fan of yours but I need you to help me with one thing I want to be able to collaborate my analog sticks the aksis how do I access that on the retroarch I don't know exactly how to fix that for my powKiddy RGB 30 as I want to be able to play certain games that I can use an analog especially for Street fighter and fighting games I know you can collaborate square but I just don't know how.
Please and thanks.
Respectfully.
Somoa
You can do this in the emulator settings, I can't remember how to do it just now, I will check later
Yes...Russ from Retro Corps..had it on his channel along time ago..but I didn't have any emulator at the time.
Please and thanks
Can pico 8 games be created/edited on the device - if you hook it with a bluetooth keyboard?
I've not delved that far yet, maybe someone else might care to comment if they know otherwise?
yes. lazydevs demonstrates that in their video: ua-cam.com/video/t4R7_9gQvNE/v-deo.html
Yes it can :)
man why dont they make black pcb's :( always the shitty blue ones
I quite like the blue ones, it's at least a change from the many green ones in the vintage consoles I work with. You're right though black ones always look good
Another method to get rid of the shoulder button rattle is to just lightly "lube" the button hinge stems, no felt needed. I just did this in my RGB30 and it works great. I used a very light application of petroleum jelly (vaseline).
Hadn't thought of that! Will bear it in mind and add it to my list of possible workarounds in future!
You want felt tape to stop rattles, or lithium grease, and you can add a rumble motor too, there are pads to solder to.
You wont find a higher capacity battery because theyre not UL listed neither are they deemed to be safe, they swell up and explode. for more power you need to use 2 smaller 3.6v batteries in parallel
@@Synthematix thanks! All very helpful. I've done the rumble mod, it works well. Think I'm going to stick with the original battery 🔋
@@JoeBleeps Seems like a good device doesnt play gamecube or dreamcast though does it or?
@@Synthematix it's not really powerful enough to play either of those well
@@JoeBleeps Mainly because the CPU overheats, i would add a copper shim heatsink with heatsink plaster
Amazing video! Felt to the rescue! Is there a better directional pad to upgrade this system?
Not that I'm aware of at this point. Have you been experiencing problems? I've found the d pad to be pretty good so far
Why didn't you do the dpad sensitivity fix while you were inside?
I didn't know about it at the time and I wasn't really having any issues with the d pad
@JoeBleeps I see I have two RGB30's one has a better functioning dpad than the other. I purchased a couple precut Kapton tape pieces I'm real curious on how well it eliminates unwanted inputs.
....I Went through 6 rgb30 till I found one that did not fail either before or after the return period ended....
What sort of felt did you use? Is there a specific type or millimeter thickness you used?The only self-adhesive felt I've found is thicker, meant for home improvement and the like.
I just searched for self adhesive felt sheets on Amazon and bought these (affiliate link): amzn.to/3siWpUW
I used a guitar pick..plectrum..to open mine up 👍🤟👍😎 worked great...start at top..worked around whole system..yup :).
Always a handy tool to have
I’m always confused, why do people complain about rattle. I guess i never shake any of my handhelds that hard when im playing games. Rattle tests never make sense to me. But to each his own. Cheers!
Nice case!
Haha! I hadn't done a rattle test, in this case it was definitely a noticeable thing, like those four buttons felt really loose to the touch as soon as I first handled the console. I've got countless handhelds and this is the first time I've felt the need to address something like this. It's still a fantastic console
old player like my dad push button but also jump with the pad if play mario for example....then it rattle often. 😂
Hi, I have that powkiddy but since yesterday I only can see the green light on, but the screen is off, I can heard anything, I format the OS- ds and download the kelps back and everything but doesn’t work, do you know what can be?? 😔
Do you think it may be an issue with the screen? Is there any display at all?
@@JoeBleeps i also thought about it, its probably becuase the TFOS is fine and the TFGames too, i already ask for a change of the console, i hope they accept it, i just bough it.
thank you my friend!! nice channel, my name is Elizabeth, from México.
If you can hear the menu music but the screen is completely blank, try pressing Select+volume up a few times to turn on the backlight. If that doesn't help, try a different card.
@@PG-gs5vb actually i can’t heard anything. Ok just let me ask, i have a try another card for system or for games….or both?
@@PrensaAcuarioTv The game card has no effect on the device not being able to boot. If experimenting with the OS, it would be advisable to remove the game card just to make sure your game library does not get deleted/corrupted.
Awww damn..i just had mine apart to open it up and fix the battery problem..lol and i didnt fix buttons...damn..oh well..dont feel like opening it again right now..opps..
A job for another day haha
What you mention here around 9:30 in the video is exactly what my experience was. The left trigger wasn't pressing down the way it needed to so I took it apart, and re-seating the buttons must've fixed the issue.
Thankfully an easy fix 😅
I had to physically bend the factory microswitch up a little bit carefully. Awful build quality.
@@patrickmesseder879 that really is bad. Mine was fine for the most part
I'm having a similar issue but in my case it's the micro switch that's defective. When I press the bare switch and hearing it click doesn't always register a a press. Thankfully Powkiddy is sending me another motherboard.
@@benpregent that's a good result! I think this is the side effect of getting so much tech so cheap. There will be lapses in quality control. I'm glad you're getting a replacement board
How to screenshot of a gameplay
I don't know how to do that sorry
@@JoeBleeps nevermind i got it already lol
@@socalrcguy1 good!
I'm okay with the rattle on mine but I gotta say, I'm not happy with the heat up my screen has.
I can't say I've noticed any issues with that
Can't figure out your accent, where are you from ?
North West England
Do you know how to get sega cd and sega saturn onto the system ? Mine doesnt have them..
I haven't tried but I'm assuming it's just a case of copying files over. Not sure if it will run Saturn though
I noticed you left the protective red film on your speakers in this video. Did you ever go back in and remove them? Don't know why this wasn't done during manufacturing. When I opened mine, only one speaker had the film on it. I sorted that quick and fixed the d-pad with kapton tape, battery issue too. Nice video by the way.
Thank you! To be honest I wasn't sure what that red tape was! As it was inside and I didn't know what it was for, I left well alone.
What have you done with the battery issue?
@@clone-2322 This is simply a case of disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes and reconnecting again. The calibration of the actual battery percentage to the on screen battery percentage display is corrected. Without that, some devices will display say 50% charge but they may actually be down at 10%. I'm assuming the charge conditioning circuit on the battery pack is getting confused with some voltage leakage or parasitics giving inaccurate charge state. It fixed my problem anyway. Not sure of the route cause and whether it would return but an easy correction in future if needed.
@@metreilly excellent information thanks for sharing!
R+L are working total ok on this device...
the only thing i dont have to upgrade.
The cross is horrible special for fight games.
It seems to be different across individual units!
@@JoeBleeps I own the blue version.
Played soulblade n had combos on r+l...worked fine no combo problems ( no problem with the click)
The cross isnt good @ all...if i compare with ps3 i use for my pc ? ...endtime. ( push down is also often left or right...now play Tetris what happen ? 😉
I think i change the cross self....
@@meiermarc3743 I'll explore that further. I know on one of my 8bitdo controllers I had to put some tape over the contacts to get a more precise d pad input, maybe something similar would help here
@@JoeBleeps you show well in your video and nice if it works....i have old crosses from my gameboy n other stuff...i decided to trim them...probably i found one match.
Hmm...with the tape you lift the box...i think the problem is the under side of the cross.(
too lil dots on back)
I try upgrade the cross cuz i dont like to put tape on boards. ( all ok just my op...use special electric tape u say self n i dont th7nk it causes any problem))
Thanks, this is the first detailed disassembly I've seen of this console so far. I'm about to try to modify it for C-to-C charging.
Good luck with that!
Just got mine in the mail today. The L2 button is completely depressed and doesn't work or activate the micro switch at all. L1 barely functions. Going to pop it open and see what's up. Thanks for the tutorial.
Update, the factory microswitches were not soldered on correctly. I needed to carefully bend it up. Not sure if my fix will last.
@@patrickmesseder879 I think that might be grounds for returning it for a replacement. How disappointing
I have the same issue, but with the R2. I'll try contacting the aliexpress seller and see what's up. Otherwise I'll ask for a friend to help me resolder it, hopefully it isn't too difficult. Next time I'll just buy it from Amazon despite the markup.
@@RayLancer it might be worth undoing the screws, reseating the buttons and reassembling to see if that helps first
@@JoeBleeps That did it. It wasnt installed correctly (the R2 button). But I broke 2 clips trying to open up the RGB30 lol.
Nice to see you doing some handheld content mate
Handhelds are always my favourite