Batt. Pack for N64

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:07 pm

6 AA batteries won't give you much for battery life. I'd go with D cells.

Or for that matter, why not a Power Wheels car battery or a couple of lantern batteries? Because if you aren't building a handheld, then I recommend you get a battery that will give you longer life instead of one that takes up less space.

MikeJones · Post by **MikeJones** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:23 pm

that might be true, but i think Ni-MH could get me enough juice to run this. can someone get me power specs? i need to know how many mA the 12v and 3.3v requires. i went to the shack website and found this
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?c ... 273%2D1811 it will convert 12v to 3v or other voltages. and to bicostp, i really want this to fit in the power block, so i think that 2 lantern batts. wont fit in it

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:39 pm

bicostp wrote:6 AA batteries won't give you much for battery life. I'd go with D cells.

Or for that matter, why not a Power Wheels car battery or a couple of lantern batteries? Because if you aren't building a handheld, then I recommend you get a battery that will give you longer life instead of one that takes up less space.

i ran my n64 off 8AA batteries for 1.2hours

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:44 pm

Only 1.2 hours? I got 3 straight hours of goldeneye on 8 Ni-MH's.

BTW, the excess voltage just gets used up as heat by the regulators, so 6AA's should be the same as 8AA's. So that's three hours on 6 AA's, not bad

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:12 pm

these were ikea batteries

peacefrog226 · Post by **peacefrog226** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:47 pm

DO NOT BUY THAT POWER COMVERTER

its a waste of 20 bucks. It does not supply enough amps to power the 3.3 V line

radioshack makes a high power adapter for 10 bucks more that should werk

i bought the 20 dollar one, and am now out 20 bucks!

eric

btw, im 75 percent done my 64p
Woo!

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:52 pm

what else do you have to do to your n64?

peacefrog226 · Post by **peacefrog226** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:14 pm

basically, i just need to drill my case for the buttons and scren. then i hav to screw it together

it runs great!!

im using 2300 Mah AA batteries

it should be done in the next week, im quite lazy, lol

eric

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:51 pm

cool i think mine will be done in 2-3 weeks if i get my cartridge slot relocated

peacefrog226 · Post by **peacefrog226** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:56 pm

yeah, im actually not relocating mine. its easier, and i have no need to

next up is either a portable 2600, or ps2

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 10:40 pm

when i finish gcp!!

MikeJones · Post by **MikeJones** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:14 am

hey peacefrog, can you get me the part number for the converter you recommended? and do you know if it works, like are u using it? thanks.

peacefrog226 · Post by **peacefrog226** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:22 am

here ya go

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?c ... 273%2D1818

im not using this, im actually usoing 2 seperate circuits for each line

this should work, but im not 100 pecent because ive never tried it

eric

MikeJones · Post by **MikeJones** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:34 pm

thanks for the quick response peacefrog, but isnt 4.5v a little different from 3v

can a N64 take that kind of voltage? and what kind of circut are you using to knock down the 12v to 3v? i really need radio shack parts, because i haven't got the time or the money to put up with digikey's crap.

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:29 pm

If you have an NUS-001, the 3.3V line can go upto about 5V.