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Post by lovablechevy » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:11 am

Diminuendo wrote:if you mind me asking, how did you do the sholder buttons? can they be removed or are they pernamently stuck in there?
they are not permanently stuck in there. i wanted them to be blue so they haven't been placed yet. as you can see in the above pic of the inside back of the case. ;)
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Post by Diminuendo » Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:34 pm

so how do you get them in or out? I wanna know so I can do it myself

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Post by lovablechevy » Thu Jul 22, 2010 8:05 pm

Diminuendo wrote:so how do you get them in or out? I wanna know so I can do it myself
well, i just put it all together... and then i can take it all out... it's really quite self explanatory. pics describe it better:

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the board kinda snaps into place and then doesn't move. to get it out, i have to pry a little screwdriver up under the one side so that it can slide out up over the plastic lip.

and it retains the feeling of an actual snes shoulder button. :)
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Post by Rekarp » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:56 pm

If this gets finished how many Duo portables will have been made? I think mine was one of the firsts but I lost track afterward.
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Post by lovablechevy » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:25 am

Rekarp wrote:If this gets finished how many Duo portables will have been made? I think mine was one of the firsts but I lost track afterward.
if? thanks for the vote of confidence there rekarp... :wtf:

and i also have no clue how many were made. yours is the only one i remember. will mine be the first with both slots being parallel with the case? your snes carts were perpendicular, right?
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Post by Rekarp » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:32 am

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Rekarp wrote:If this gets finished how many Duo portables will have been made? I think mine was one of the firsts but I lost track afterward.
if? thanks for the vote of confidence there rekarp... :wtf:

and i also have no clue how many were made. yours is the only one i remember. will mine be the first with both slots being parallel with the case? your snes carts were perpendicular, right?
Perpendicular. Only way I could get everything to fit.
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Post by Basement_Modder » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:13 pm

What method do you use when applying decals?

I want to know so I can steal it, lol.
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Post by lovablechevy » Sat Jul 24, 2010 10:08 pm

:wtf:

so, i was gonna get this all finished up today. i got to where i only had to mount the charging jack & the headphone jack and then close her up. i decide to flip the power switch just to make sure...

batteries stopped working and snes side stopped working. *sigh* batteries i'm pretty sure i know what's wrong. not a hard fix, just annoying. snes side... no clue. and i'm not looking forward to ripping it all apart to try to figure it out either.

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Post by AdumUp » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:50 am

Wow! This is turning out very well.
Hurry up and finish I'm really excited to see this finally completed :D
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Post by lovablechevy » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:29 am

AdumUp wrote:Wow! This is turning out very well.
Hurry up and finish I'm really excited to see this finally completed :D
soon, my friend. soon.

pictureless update:
so, i fixed the batteries (3 of the 4 terminal connections had come loose...) and figured out what was wrong with the snes side. long story short, i had warped the cart slot. so, swapped it with a new one, and all is good again. except 1 game. so, i gotta look back over that... must be 1 loose wire or cold joint or something... *shrugs*

vbs is taking up all my evenings this week. but, as soon as i get time, i will get this baby finished once and for all. :)
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Post by lovablechevy » Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:33 pm

it's all done!!!!

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oh, and for those wondering, this capacitor connected to the power switch IS important.
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Post by krptodr » Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:09 am

WOW! i just read this entire 14 page post and I am inspired and want to give it a try.

This will be my first portable as well.. I then plan to do a gamecube mod..

But I have to ask.. in the end was it worth the effort Chevy? Do you use your portable? Does the system still work great(IE Batteries/Charging)?

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Post by lovablechevy » Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:14 am

krptodr wrote:WOW! i just read this entire 14 page post and I am inspired and want to give it a try.

This will be my first portable as well.. I then plan to do a gamecube mod..

But I have to ask.. in the end was it worth the effort Chevy? Do you use your portable? Does the system still work great(IE Batteries/Charging)?
that is a lot of reading to do! cheers to you for going through it all! lol!

please please please please do not use the zn-40 with a retro duo if you plan to keep both sides. it really did just cause me a lot of strife. it's just too dang thin.

of course it was worth it! i haven't used it much yet. but i also only just finished it this past saturday. so 4 days ago. and i do work full time. so i've not had much time to mess around with it. i had to open it back up to fix an led issue, but otherwise, yes, it still all works great. i usually at least play through 3 levels of super mario world a night before going to bed. i still need to have a marathon session to measure battery life.
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