Need help

[reapr]

so i took apart my gamecube last nigh and i came acroos this port, i think thats what you call it, it's right by the Analalog av out, it's called Digital av out,

anyway can someone tell me what these two are and how they work so i can figure out the difrence between them

also im lost at why i need a ground cable, yes it will fry the system, but if all the ground cable does is evenly disperse the electricity through the two wires why not just use any old wire

whats so special and spacfic about the ground wire and how exactly does it keep the voltage from becomin out of control

[Bush]

The digital AV port lets you display the cube in 480p, but the cables for that are very hard to come by. Don't remove that yet though; I've heard it causes issues when removed or something like that. As for ground, well, all you need to know is that everything with a ground needs to be grounded in some way or another or it will not function. I honestly don't know much about grounding, other than the fact that it cleans up signals and I think it completes circuits. The only areas I am extremely lacking in information are grounding and how circuitry works in general; IE: IC chips, CPUs, RAM; but I know their functions.

[reapr]

The digital AV port lets you display the cube in 480p, but the cables for that are very hard to come by. Don't remove that yet though; I've heard it causes issues when removed or something like that. As for ground, well, all you need to know is that everything with a ground needs to be grounded in some way or another or it will not function. I honestly don't know much about grounding, other than the fact that it cleans up signals and I think it completes circuits. The only areas I am extremely lacking in information are grounding and how circuitry works in general; IE: IC chips, CPUs, RAM; but I know their functions.

so the Digital AV port lets me disply it in 480p, well what's the point in having that if i can just use the AV port to connect it to the red white and blue connectors sticking out of the tv, is there like a secon type of connector on tv's or something? and yeah i understand that ground stop the electricity from getting out of control but i don't understand how

[Bush]

The point is you don't need the digital port. But I wouldn't cut it off yet, as I have heard doing so causes some issue, or you need to rewire a trace or something. Like I said, I don't have a complete understanding of ground either; I just know it completes circuits.

[Gaara Ichimaru]

Okay, basically, Grounding is completing the circuit, a good example is a pylon, they are the massive poles all over the world which distribute electricity to peoples homes.
They usually have big signs near them saying 'DO NOT CLIMB'... For obvious reasons.

But every day you look up at them and all across the wires you see birds! Sitting on the wires!
So why is this?

It is because they are not grounded.

If someone is grounded and holding the wire, electricity leaves the body (via the earth) and this is what causes the shock.

If some one is hanging on the wire, and not grounded (standing on earth) They will not have a shock as the electricity is not leaving there body, just passing through it, to the other side.

Sorry if this does not answer the 'Grounding' query, that's just how I perceived these questions

Edit: This also applies to your Gamecube, if it has a ground wire then the electricity is being distributed, if it is not then the electricity is just in the cube...

-Gaara

[reapr]

Okay, basically, Grounding is completing the circuit, a good example is a pylon, they are the massive poles all over the world which distribute electricity to peoples homes.
They usually have big signs near them saying 'DO NOT CLIMB'... For obvious reasons.

But every day you look up at them and all across the wires you see birds! Sitting on the wires!
So why is this?

It is because they are not grounded.

If someone is grounded and holding the wire, electricity leaves the body (via the earth) and this is what causes the shock.

If some one is hanging on the wire, and not grounded (standing on earth) They will not have a shock as the electricity is not leaving there body, just passing through it, to the other side.

Sorry if this does not answer the 'Grounding' query, that's just how I perceived these questions

Edit: This also applies to your Gamecube, if it has a ground wire then the electricity is being distributed, if it is not then the electricity is just in the cube...

-Gaara

okay that explains it, now my only question remains is how do i know which wire to get for a ground wire how do i know much voltege has to pass through that ground wire, should it equel the voltege that is coming into the other wire that is connected to the gamecube fan, or does ground have a spacific voltege that is to it's own,

[Bush]

I think any wire will do.

[Gaara Ichimaru]

I think any wire will do.

Yes, any wire will do, and it doesn't matter what the wire is like as long as it is metal and relatively think I'd say like at least 0.5cm thick.

[reapr]

I think any wire will do.

Yes, any wire will do, and it doesn't matter what the wire is like as long as it is metal and relatively think I'd say like at least 0.5cm thick.

thank's this is the first time ive fidled with electronics so yeah

[Gaara Ichimaru]

I think any wire will do.

Yes, any wire will do, and it doesn't matter what the wire is like as long as it is metal and relatively think I'd say like at least 0.5cm thick.

thank's this is the first time ive fidled with electronics so yeah

Hey I'm about to fidle with electronics for the first time too soon all I have is logical knowledge but no practical knowledge, hopefully we can help each other!

-Gaara

[The Smooth]

The point is you don't need the digital port. But I wouldn't cut it off yet, as I have heard doing so causes some issue, or you need to rewire a trace or something. Like I said, I don't have a complete understanding of ground either; I just know it completes circuits.

I've cut it off and it worked fine.

[Gaara Ichimaru]

The point is you don't need the digital port. But I wouldn't cut it off yet, as I have heard doing so causes some issue, or you need to rewire a trace or something. Like I said, I don't have a complete understanding of ground either; I just know it completes circuits.

I've cut it off and it worked fine.

Lol, they call you 'The Smooth' for a very good reason I see

[Tchay]

The point is you don't need the digital port. But I wouldn't cut it off yet, as I have heard doing so causes some issue, or you need to rewire a trace or something. Like I said, I don't have a complete understanding of ground either; I just know it completes circuits.

I've cut it off and it worked fine.

Lol, they call you 'The Smooth' for a very good reason I see

yeah, cuz hes smooth at following instructions

you can cut off the digital port, just make sure to relocate the hidden sound trace. im on my phone so i cant give a link, but search around and youll find the topics that explain it. eventually im going to make a video of me slimming it down

[The Smooth]

You know what Tchay, I cut it off without relocating the sound and I still had sound. Weird, huh?

[hailrazer]

You know what Tchay, I cut it off without relocating the sound and I still had sound. Weird, huh?

Me to