Power Question

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:18 pm

When you do the battery for the n64p do you remove the power port on the board? Also do you need a converter or can you go without one.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:23 pm

Well, you can go without a DC-DC convertor and use a regulator, or you can go unregulated and input 3.6v into the 3.3v spot. The 12v spot can handle 7v-35v or so, so feel free to use around 8v unregulated for that. It doesn't use much power anyway.

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:10 pm

usbcd36 wrote:Well, you can go without a DC-DC convertor and use a regulator, or you can go unregulated and input 3.6v into the 3.3v spot. The 12v spot can handle 7v-35v or so, so feel free to use around 8v unregulated for that. It doesn't use much power anyway.

so basicly i need a regulator.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:58 pm

you need anything that can get around 3.3v and it doesn't matter if you remove the power plug

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:11 pm

The 3.3V spot can take 3.3V to 4V, and the 12V spot should be able to run on 6V to something like 35V. just so ya know. The 3.3V line might even be able to take 5V but I have never tested that.

You don't neccessarily need to use a regulator. 3 AA's can power the 3.3V line, or a car DC-DC converter would work too.

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:40 pm

daguuy wrote:you need anything that can get around 3.3v and it doesn't matter if you remove the power plug

G-force wrote:The 3.3V spot can take 3.3V to 4V, and the 12V spot should be able to run on 6V to something like 35V. just so ya know. The 3.3V line might even be able to take 5V but I have never tested that.

You don't neccessarily need to use a regulator. 3 AA's can power the 3.3V line, or a car DC-DC converter would work too.

Thx to both of you now do you know of a good wireing diagram.Is this a good one?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:48 pm

in the sticky

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:50 pm

daguuy wrote:in the sticky

What about the one 2 posts up from this one.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:51 pm

i diagram's a diagram, it doesn't matter which one you use

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:56 pm

daguuy wrote:i diagram's a diagram, it doesn't matter which one you use

From that one i can put the red wire from the two pins to the main power supply + and the black wire to the main power supply -.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:05 pm

Look, that one will work just fine, though when you remove the power port, you need to trace where the power goes.

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:41 pm

usbcd36 wrote:Look, that one will work just fine, though when you remove the power port, you need to trace where the power goes.

I have decided to leave the port. Do i really need all of the switches in the diagram?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:56 pm

the diagram in the sticky? you only need the 2 separate switches for the N64 and screen if you're gonna have AV in/out

jtaylor0913 · Post by **jtaylor0913** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:59 pm

daguuy wrote:the diagram in the sticky? you only need the 2 separate switches for the N64 and screen if you're gonna have AV in/out

No the one in this thread.

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 6:02 pm

No, you don't need two switches, those are just put there to be used to switch off the Power supply from the GC screen and N64, witch allows each to turn off seperatley.