Koopatronics N64p v1.0 (STATUS: assembling batteries)

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:38 pm

Hey all, I figured I'd start my ongoing WIP topic now that I finally got around to ordering some of the parts.

I just bought 4 Zenith PS2 screens on eBay for $125 w/ free shipping:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0020124398
(check it out for as long as the link works... seemed like a good deal, so hopefully I bought the right stuff lol)

I'll try finding some n64's/controllers this weekend. I also don't own a camera, just the crappy old one on my phone, so pictures will be limited unless I can get a hold of one of my roommate's.

I probably won't update this very often, as classes start the 20th and I'm usually fairly preoccupied with those. But anyways... I'm excited to finally start working on one of these things

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:13 pm

not too bad of a deal. Nice find

XCVG · Post by **XCVG** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:20 pm

Can I have one of the screens

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:35 am

I get dibs! I told him they were PSOne screens!

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:42 pm

Haha idk, I think I'm going to use them all... depends on how well this first N64p turns out.

robm · Post by **robm** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:05 pm

What are your plans for a case?

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:04 pm

robm wrote:What are your plans for a case?

Probably a ZN case and Bondo... I haven't used Bondo yet, but I wanna learn.

eurddrue · Post by **eurddrue** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:25 pm

my only advise, don't procrastinate

I'm serious, I've wasted so much time on these forums that I could have been working on my portable. and read everything.

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:38 pm

It's not so much procrastinating as it will be handling schoolwork... I'll have to see how heavy my workload is this semester. I'm also waiting on parts at the moment... although I should probably try to find the others soon.

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:35 am

What's the best kind of de-soldering tool to get? And where from?
I've never used one before, but it shouldn't be too hard to figure out

NR1224 · Post by **NR1224** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:51 am

the one with the red bulb from radioshck. ITS MY BEST FRIEND
but seriously, it's the easiest to use, and cheap

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:14 pm

NR1224 wrote:the one with the red bulb from radioshck. ITS MY BEST FRIEND
but seriously, it's the easiest to use, and cheap

Does it have a name or type I should look for, or should I easily recognize it from the "red bulb"?

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:25 pm

deviouskoopa wrote:
NR1224 wrote:the one with the red bulb from radioshck. ITS MY BEST FRIEND
but seriously, it's the easiest to use, and cheap
Does it have a name or type I should look for, or should I easily recognize it from the "red bulb"?

It's hanging right above their normal soldering iron, and it's the only kind they carry.

You can't miss it. The red bulb is big and honkin' red.

deviouskoopa · Post by **deviouskoopa** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:30 pm

Okay I think I found it:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2062731

it's the same one as in Ben's book!

Thanks guys

jjhammerstein · Post by **jjhammerstein** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:53 pm

deviouskoopa wrote:Okay I think I found it:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2062731

it's the same one as in Ben's book!

Thanks guys

That's definitely it.