n64 questions

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:52 pm

Again man.... Thanks

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:41 pm

ok i found a 100 uf 10v capacitator.......Good??...But one thing, it was in an old sattelite reciever that was sitting in the snow and rain for a few months.... think it will work?..... how durable are capacitators is what im really asking!

it doesn't look coroded or anything.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:02 am

SpearMan74 wrote:Quick question though. The BenWiki diagram. Should i take that diagram literally and do exactly what it says? I'm kinda confused about how you have to put the capacitor from negative to posative...

yes.

toby - it should be fine.

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:24 pm

do i really need a diode?.....no,hey?

Post by **Skyone** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:40 pm

Er, no, you do not NEED a diode, but it does help get rid of interference.

There's a more visual diagram if you want.

There are also 3.3v Regulators that do not require a diode, just a resistor and a capacitor.

http://skytroniks.com/index.php?mode=diagrams

Look at the two last diagrams on that page, and follow the insructions below. (Yes, the other regulators ARE free from TI.)

khaag · Post by **khaag** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:53 pm

how come plugging the N64 into the wall outlet doesn't kill it, but 3.6 volts will? I'm new to electronics so I am just wondering...

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:39 pm

because the wall outleet lowers the voltage to 3.3 and 12 for the nintendo!

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:02 pm

yeah, it has a regulated PSU.

@ Skyone, what are the 2 things on the 7.2v line in your diagram? it's different from the diagram on benwiki (the benwiki one is definitely right)

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:26 pm

yeah i wired up my dc-dc and its ready to go....just need a n64(dont want to rip mine apart,its too perfect. hopefully it works.

Can some one tell or post a piciure of what a diode looks like...i think i have a diode but im not positive!

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:32 pm

@daguuy Those are an inductor and a diode. The Inductor is to smooth out the signal to reduce interferance And the diode is said to help with interferance/noise also. Anyhow, it wouldnt hurt to add them, but they are not required.

Edit: Er..yeah really sorry about that

Post by **marshallh** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:40 pm

That's an inductor, not a resistor. If you use a small value (uH) inductor you probably won't need the diode. But if you did put in a diode it would need to be in parallel.

@toby: diodes are usually black with axial leads and a silver stripe on one end.

toby dawg · Post by **toby dawg** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:59 pm

UH-OH.....!!
Edit: ok my thing is a diode.... one of those small orange ones ya know what i mean?

Neildo_64 · Post by **Neildo_64** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:31 pm

oops. Sorry about that.

I just looked at the picture and I was thinking of the other converters. It shows a picture of a resistor. I fixed it though.

@ toby. Yeah, thats just a different kind of diode. Probably a silicon switching diode or germanium or some such. Rectifier diodes are the black with gray stripe as shown in the diagram.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:13 am

i dont think the inductor goes in series with the diode like that... im pretty sure the one on the wiki is right.

Post by **Skyone** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:22 am

How is it now?