Making a PGC

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:56 pm

Yup, a Podular GameCube. Now, when making a GC run off bat's, what do I need to know? Just splice the R/C bat onto the Power cable? Or something internal? I haven't done a new portable since last summer, and that was my NESP, the MPSoneM ran off a pre-made bat...

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:05 pm

Try this:

Post by **Skyone** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:16 pm

Possitive, obviously!

12 Volt, 4.5mAh works well though.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:17 pm

power is pretty straight forward once you open it up. there is a red wire and a black wire attatched to the power switch

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:23 pm

So I have to open it? Darn, that means I need a gc screwdriver now. Any ideas on what battery is good? right now, I have a Ni-Cd 700nAh 9.6V bat...

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:26 pm

you dont have to open it up you can just mod the plug and stick 12-16 volts in it

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:45 pm

totokan wrote:So I have to open it? Darn, that means I need a gc screwdriver now. Any ideas on what battery is good? right now, I have a Ni-Cd 700nAh 9.6V bat...

Wont work. you need atleast 12 volts at 3300 mAh i think?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:52 pm

you're right it won't work but that's because the voltage is too low. the mah (capacity) has nothing to do with whether or not it'll work, just how long it will last

Zzebotes13 · Post by **Zzebotes13** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 6:54 pm

Harshboy, i see that you're buying the 4500mah battery. i think that it's a little big, for my case at least. The lowest you should power it is at 12v 3000mah. Any less mah and you won't get a very long play time.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:01 pm

Any links to good batteries? It doesn't have to be a cheap one, as long as it won't explode and gives me a good 1-3 hours of bat. life or so. This is, of course, without any form of screen, just video out to a television. It's more of a case meld with a controller than anything else.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:03 pm

the 4500 mAh battery i'm ordering.....if you want, just buy the Gamecube battery here for 10 bucks: link

Zzebotes13 · Post by **Zzebotes13** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:06 pm

i saw a 4500mah bat in your drawing and assumed you were using the one i psted

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:11 pm

bah i donty know were all you guys got the idea you need 3000 ma thats just how much trhe adapter can supply

and i think the GC and PSone screen together draw around 1.5 amps i am probably wrong though Gamelver told me awhile ago oin a pm but i forget

Post by **Gamelver** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:53 pm

they draw around 1.9A, I believe....last time I checked they did

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so a 3Ah battery would give you around 1.5 hours of battery life.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:39 pm

what mah did the batteries in your GCp have Gamelver? im guessin 3000 but am not sure