Portable System (aka: FDSP)

FDSMAN · Post by **FDSMAN** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:06 pm

ok, I am the noob around here, so fill me in below are the links of products or articles of products that I plan on using, if there is a cheaper,easier,better way for me to power my portable than please post your answer below

http://www.johnsonsmith.com/website/sto ... _page_no=1
http://www.lik-sang.com/info.php?produc ... f=froogle2
http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/fds/fds.html

thank you for your time if you can find a cheaper price or any other information for any of these items please pm me or post here

Thank you once again,
FDSMAN

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:55 pm

the site every newbie needs to see:
http://www.doomportables.org

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:59 pm

I am aware of that system, and would have portablized it long ago, if they were here in the states.

Here is what I remember. The FDS(Famicom Disk System) Runs off of 6 "C" type batteries at 7.5, I believe, which indicates a 7805. Replace with 7.2V remote control car battery packs and an LDO. Also, decreasing the size from 6 "C" cells to a normal battery should make the unit a good bit lighter and more compact.

Also, there was a compatible floppy disk that was 2.5 x 3.5 inches I believe(the name escapses me) that was so similar, that those disks were used for piracy. I'd llook for that actual drive and see if I could rig it up to the RAM adapter(the part that plugs into the Famicom controller port) if that drive should be smaller than the FDS itself.

Remember when you buy them that the belts inside can wear to the point where they need replaced.

Also, they say that once you dismantle an FDS, it never fully recovers. It always makes some kind of noise.

FDSMAN · Post by **FDSMAN** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:07 pm

well, is there anything else? what should I use for a case? I was thinking of buying a limited edition xbox case for 30.00 dollars and just putting it all in there

Nes Man · Post by **Nes Man** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:14 pm

That would be really Big.

Why don't you buy a Portable Famicom and hook up the FDS up to it. It would be easier. Or you could use an NOAC.

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:34 pm

Nes Man wrote:That would be really Big. Why don't you buy a Portable Famicom and hook up the FDS up to it. It would be easier. Or you could use an NOAC.

I'm not sure about using an NOAC with the FDS. for all we know, the FDS may use those extra traces, and need a real Famicom/NES. ^^*

FDSMAN · Post by **FDSMAN** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:16 pm

I'm really trying to make it all from nintendo