'screen pad' w/4 rechargable batteries

ladyada · Post by **ladyada** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:55 pm

fits perfectly into <a href="www.pactecnenclosures.com">pactec's</a> HP series.
http://www.media.mit.edu/~ladyada/make/ ... issing.jpg gamegrrl_back.jpg gamegrrl_innards.jpg

limor

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:39 pm

Post by **gannon** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 9:41 pm

That looks real nice. I really like the fact that the hip screen will run off of 4 AA batteries

Neo_Weapon · Post by **Neo_Weapon** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:26 am

I bought the SEGA Radica a few days ago and I am planning to make my first portable. If i use the HIP screen for the Radica portable I am making, will 4 batteries be sufficient?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:28 am

Yes the Radica uses 4 AAs itself. Besure to use Rechargable Ni-MH, if you dont you wont get much run time out of the portable.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:53 pm

What had to be done to get it to run from 4 AAs? How's the wiring for the video and audio. I have a disassembled PS2 Hip Screen just lying around. I'd love to use it. The more details the better please. Diagrams? Up-close pics? I have my NOAC already wired up to a PSOne screen, but I'd like to try the Hip and save battery space. Thanks.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:26 pm

Ladyada has a thread in this forum talking about that.

scherzo · Post by **scherzo** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:25 pm

Oh I see it now.

So how long will this thing run on a full charge?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:51 pm

The AC adapter says it consumes 500mA, but that is the max (or when under load). So a better guess would be more like around 350-450mA. How ever if you want even less power consumusion you can do the LED mod to replace the backlight, that will drop the draw by a much as 50%.