Im new to this

2glamis · Post by **2glamis** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:45 pm

hey guys, ive had the lifelong dream of playing conkers bad fur day on the go. so i took apart the n64 and took all the metal trays off. what now? i'm brand new to this so any links or anything would be nice. as for the soldering my dads a welder and fabricator for thirty years so ive got that covered
thanks guys

jedi knight · Post by **jedi knight** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:53 pm

Well first off, the metal trays are called RF shielding. Secondly, opening up an N64 without knowing what in the world you are doing is a bad thing as they tend to die easily. Thirdly, there are a few guides to aid you, check the sticky.

benol · Post by **benol** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:16 pm

Do you have all of the parts? Screen? Case? Tools? Skizilz?

2glamis · Post by **2glamis** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:30 pm

im gonna get a gamecube screen off ebay, my dads gonna make a case for me,hes got all the tools and as for skills ive got none. except my dad has been soldering for 30 years. so i got that goin for me

THON · Post by **THON** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:24 pm

2glamis wrote:im gonna get a gamecube screen off ebay, my dads gonna make a case for me,hes got all the tools and as for skills ive got none. except my dad has been soldering for 30 years. so i got that goin for me

Rule 1

DON'T use Gamecube screens. Horrible ghosting, chunky, and use a lot of power. You can get some good deals on PSone screens on eBay.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:29 am

There is a big difference between welding and fabrication work and fiddly electronics soldering, the only similarity is melting metal onto metal. It's like driving a car vs a pushbike. Anyway, either he will be doing all the project himself or you will - hopefully you will, as this is where most of the fun is - making and creating the portable.

There are many guides on this forum, including mine. Spend a few hours and look at all the posts from the last couple of years, as I did, on this N64 forum. If you don't know how to solder, there are guides for that too. It amused me a while back when I looked at online guides on soldering - in the UK we say "solder", the USA say "sodder" - which has a very different meaning!! Ahem!

Do a lot of research, and when you start work, work slowly, methodically and double check everything you do. Make your case pretty!

2glamis · Post by **2glamis** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:22 pm

bacteria wrote:There is a big difference between welding and fabrication work and fiddly electronics soldering, the only similarity is melting metal onto metal. It's like driving a car vs a pushbike. Anyway, either he will be doing all the project himself or you will - hopefully you will, as this is where most of the fun is - making and creating the portable.

There are many guides on this forum, including mine. Spend a few hours and look at all the posts from the last couple of years, as I did, on this N64 forum. If you don't know how to solder, there are guides for that too. It amused me a while back when I looked at online guides on soldering - in the UK we say "solder", the USA say "sodder" - which has a very different meaning!! Ahem!

Do a lot of research, and when you start work, work slowly, methodically and double check everything you do. Make your case pretty!

well my dad specifically builds dune buggies. n he solders a lot since he has to connect wires n all that stuff. but im not gonna have him do all the work, i wanna be involved in it.
by the way thanks for all the tips guys. ill keep you all informed with pics on how its goin