I suck at wiring stuff
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- SuperDuperMan
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and I'm 13, does anybody think I can make a portable game system?
I'm a risk taker, so....Yes.
What do you plan on doing?
What do you plan on doing?
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Anyone can get better at wiring. Get your hands on a soldering iron, solder, some desoldering braid (available at Radio Shak) and some old computer boards, then practice desoldering stuff and soldering it back on.
I was eight when I started messing around with solder. It's just another skill that gets better with practice. If you don't bother trying, of course you'll still suck.
I was eight when I started messing around with solder. It's just another skill that gets better with practice. If you don't bother trying, of course you'll still suck.
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Good luck. If you need any help there is MANY people here more than willing.
If I can help, I'll do so.
If I can help, I'll do so.
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that depends on many factors:SuperDuperMan wrote:How long does it take to make a portable SNES?
* quality of your case
* level of skill
* amount of time you have to give to project
for example: i'm not doing an snes, but the retro duo. it's a really easy system to work with. this is my first project ever, so i'm learning along the way. i've been working over a month now. but, i have limited time to give to the project. also, i'm somewhat of a perfectionist when it comes to the case. i want a very professional looking case, so it's taking a lot longer. if i didn't care about the case, i probably would have been done about 2 weeks after i started. and now that i've figured out soldering a bit better, i am faster at it. still not very fast, but faster than i was when i started!
so basically... i'm saying it could take anywhere from 2 weeks to a few months to a year or so. sorry i don't have a more simple answer...
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Grab yourself a soldering iron (like $15 at ratshack), solder, desoldering braid/desoldering iron/bulb, a multimeter, and some old busted electronics. Practice soldering components until you get good at it. There are hundreds of soldering tutorials on youtube. Just do a search.
Anyone can make a portable with a little research and a lot of help from ben's book.
Anyone can make a portable with a little research and a lot of help from ben's book.
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I find portables a little too hard. With all the wiring that needs to do. Im the type of person that doesnt like to take a good game system out of its case incase I break it.
Now, when you get cash you should try a laptop project. I know it sounds way harder, but the dreamcast is a great laptop project to start with. Sounds hard, yes. But really its easy.
Now, when you get cash you should try a laptop project. I know it sounds way harder, but the dreamcast is a great laptop project to start with. Sounds hard, yes. But really its easy.