If you're making a portable you probably need something to watch it on. (Unless you want to guess what's happening in the game, but I wouldn't advise that) Anyway, this forum is your "Hacking a pocket TV/screen" one-stop solution. Share your experiences and knowledge here.
FYI amps cant damage or break a screen as they are draw and so no more than what the screen needs is taken at a time. Most likely you had too much voltage (think pressure and amps are the water) too many volts and with out a regulator you can easily damage the electronics inside. So you couldnt have destroyed it by too many amps.
vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too
Yep, like spark said, probably an issue of to many volts. Amps cant really break anything. (Exept fuses which prevent too maany amps from being drawn...)
Then why did my LCD break at 5v? My ground wire must've touched the 12v line coming from the PSU I used. Oh well, the backlight was broke anyway, I don't care.
The 7805 will not work properly if 7v is not put in. If you want to use 6v you need to replace it with a LDO (Low Drop Output) regulator.
vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too
The PSOne car adapter, buy one of those mulity voltage dc adapters from RadioShack, or as many of us do use a 7.2v battery.
vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too