NES/N64 portable, actually getting somewhere now!
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I prefer not to use epoxy. I have had trouble with it not curing or holding right, so from now on I only use superglue and hot glue, and only use epoxy when needed.
To make it look so nice I just dremeled off the controller parts, screen, excess N64 plastic, then superglued it all together on the case. Then I bought some bondo marine putty and crammed it into all the cracks and holes. Then I sanded for a couple hours That...was not fun.
Then I put primer on it, smooth sanded, then painted it red. I did the same thing for the back, except I painted it black and cut a cartridge hole in it.
BTW, I made some EXCELLENT progress on this thing last week. I wish it would just put it self together while I sleep, but alas, it has no arms. Everything but the controller, cartridge, power and video wiring is done!
You guys might be happy to know that I have been taking pictures of the whole process, and I might be able to make it into a somewhat understandable guide during the summer. It was tricky to make even for me, and a guide would help a lot.
EDIT: MR MOD, long time no see! I was just using your PSone screen pinout the other day
For the controller, use superglue, I trust it more than epoxy. and about the bondo, be sure to use a lot (don't skimp), and overlap all the plastic you're applying it to by a little. When you sand you'll se that it's good to have excess.
To make it look so nice I just dremeled off the controller parts, screen, excess N64 plastic, then superglued it all together on the case. Then I bought some bondo marine putty and crammed it into all the cracks and holes. Then I sanded for a couple hours That...was not fun.
Then I put primer on it, smooth sanded, then painted it red. I did the same thing for the back, except I painted it black and cut a cartridge hole in it.
BTW, I made some EXCELLENT progress on this thing last week. I wish it would just put it self together while I sleep, but alas, it has no arms. Everything but the controller, cartridge, power and video wiring is done!
You guys might be happy to know that I have been taking pictures of the whole process, and I might be able to make it into a somewhat understandable guide during the summer. It was tricky to make even for me, and a guide would help a lot.
EDIT: MR MOD, long time no see! I was just using your PSone screen pinout the other day
For the controller, use superglue, I trust it more than epoxy. and about the bondo, be sure to use a lot (don't skimp), and overlap all the plastic you're applying it to by a little. When you sand you'll se that it's good to have excess.
Thanks for all the tips. I think that i'm going to get back into portables again. I've just been busy with a lot of stuff. I had been working on a n64 case, but I quit because I didn't like working with epoxy. I just can't believe how nice your case turned out! It's a total makeover for the "Frankenstein Technique". I have a couple ps1 screens I still need to put to use, so there will be some portables in the future.
Thanks. It's not quite finished yet, but I have soldered...um...2 wires so far. It's a start. Once I get going it will only take me half a day to get it all done. So why don't I just finish it and get it done? I dunno... Fear of failure perhaps.
I added something I think most big portables should have, a heavy duty wrist strap. That way on the off chance this heavy thing slips out of your hands, the strap will catch it and break your wrist instead of the N64 on the ground. Brilliant eh?
I added something I think most big portables should have, a heavy duty wrist strap. That way on the off chance this heavy thing slips out of your hands, the strap will catch it and break your wrist instead of the N64 on the ground. Brilliant eh?
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um, you'll keep your wrist you know .....there will be an additional force applied to it, though. which might be irritating for a second, but when you realize it saved your portable, you don't care .
Without games my life would have no meaning.
Well, I guess it would, but it would be a lot less fun!!!!!!!
Well, I guess it would, but it would be a lot less fun!!!!!!!
Bad news ... Last night I wired the N64 to test it. I was using 8 1.2 2000 mah AA's (9.6V) with a TI 3.3V DC-DC converter (didn't forget the 100 uf cap). Anyways, it was acting really weird. I was using goldeneye and it was running fine from what I could tell, except the controller was doing completely random things without me touching it! (and this was a normal, untouched by me, N64 controller!). So I went over it and tryed it again. This time I got nothing but black video. I tested the fuse and got (IIRC) 1.1k ohms. So I jumped it and I got video again. So I turned it off to insert a controller, turned it back on, black video.
I think I have ESD N64 syndrome
Luckily I have one N64 left, but if that goes too, this project might be too costly for me to finish for a while. *crosses twitching fingers...*
I think I have ESD N64 syndrome
Luckily I have one N64 left, but if that goes too, this project might be too costly for me to finish for a while. *crosses twitching fingers...*