PSone screen and Sega Saturn: Powering the Screen?

LeonHikari · Post by **LeonHikari** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:47 am

I've got a little project going on about modding a PSone screen onto a saturn. I was wondering, how exactly would I power this thing? I mean, the saturn runs on AC power running at 120v, and the PSone screen runs at 7v DC. Will I need some kind of converter, and where would I solder the 7v line to the saturn at? Any help would be appreciated.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:02 am

You could try finding a 7V power regulator. It would probably be set up like this:

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 ______       I=Input
| I G O |      G=Ground
 Â¯|Â¯|Â¯|Â¯      O=Output

I would go from your system's 12V input. G would go to your system's ground. O would go to your screen's power input.

Alternatively, you could use a HipGear screen, which has a 12V input.

segasonicfan · Post by **segasonicfan** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:45 am

actually, the saturn doesn't have any voltage regulators. The PSOne screen has 2 7805s but it requires the 7v+ input to power the cathode light tube. THe Satrun actually runs of 5v @ 3 amps (model 1) and the later models run off 9v, 3.3v, and 5v! Stick to the model 1 if you're trying to mod the thing. What I used to power them both was a 7.4v battery with a 5v 3A voltage regulator for the saturn.

-Segasonicfan

LeonHikari · Post by **LeonHikari** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:52 pm

segasonicfan wrote:actually, the saturn doesn't have any voltage regulators. The PSOne screen has 2 7805s but it requires the 7v+ input to power the cathode light tube. THe Satrun actually runs of 5v @ 3 amps (model 1) and the later models run off 9v, 3.3v, and 5v! Stick to the model 1 if you're trying to mod the thing. What I used to power them both was a 7.4v battery with a 5v 3A voltage regulator for the saturn.

-Segasonicfan

Can't exactly use a model one. All we have a model 2s, and we're modchipping them.