rumble pak question
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the rumble pak that i have takes two AA batteries. if i ran this off my 3.3v line instead, how big of an effect would it have on the life of my system?
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Negligible
Running a motor from the CPU power rail might make things go a bit screwy though...
Running a motor from the CPU power rail might make things go a bit screwy though...
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But a AA is 1.5v, how does 1.5 * 2 become 5?argelfraster wrote:2 AA's = around 5v
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You might as well try, some 3rd party rumble packs didn't need batteries, so it has to be possible.
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If what Smitty says is true, then you should be fine. You could just tie the voltage and ground lines together with what the controller uses.
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I'm not sure if those packs used the whole 3 volts that a regular one does. But it's still worth a try.Zeturi wrote:If what Smitty says is true, then you should be fine. You could just tie the voltage and ground lines together with what the controller uses.
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Re: rumble pak question
I'm sure you could run it just fine off the 3.3v line but I dont recommend rumble packs in portables.