Power with open console

twilightprincess · Post by **twilightprincess** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:58 am

Is it safe to run my open N64 with the power plugged into the wall?

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:00 am

That's the one system you don't want to do that w/. N64 mobo's die easily.

twilightprincess · Post by **twilightprincess** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:01 am

atari2600a wrote:That's the one system you don't want to do that w/. N64 mobo's die easily.

What if I wan't to test and see if it still works, befor I spend 100's of dollars on equipment and solder it all on, to find out it was dead.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:07 am

yeah, make sure you're not running it on something that could even bridge static electricity-- like carpet-- though.

twilightprincess · Post by **twilightprincess** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:06 am

atari2600a wrote:yeah, make sure you're not running it on something that could even bridge static electricity-- like carpet-- though.

Ok thanks.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:36 am

sure you can just make sure you do it on a sheet of plastic or with it in the bottom half of its case

Wilson735 · Post by **Wilson735** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:42 pm

Yeah you'll be perfectly fine, I've done it plenty of times, especially to test if it's still working lol..

Dilberitio · Post by **Dilberitio** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:34 pm

i run it plenty too.

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:26 pm

It's fine. If it's gonna die just by doing that, it certainly won't live long enough to be portablized. Some are tougher than others and if it's tough enough to be portablized, it can survive pretty much anything. I threw the mobo for mine across the room when i got mad at it and it still worked after that.