Got N64p working... using cheapest trick imaginable

Post by **benheck** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:17 am

The switching regulator didn't work so hot (well, actually it did - as in overheating!) so I used the cheapest trick in the book:

I got the power for the 3.3 LDO regulator from the middle of the battery pack! Even when the middle is down to 4 volts it still worked, and the system works well now (the 3.3 volt gets warm but a normal warm, not OUCH warm)

So I'll be putting the N64p story back up. what a trip this has been...

Post by **gannon** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:21 am

But that means half the cells will die quicker than the other ones

Post by **benheck** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:28 am

The unit has a lot of power anyways, 12 volts total. Isn't that overkill enough?

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:51 am

Cool

I suppose that would work since you have such a huge battery. But gannons right about the batterys

It would kind of make that many batterys pointless.

Maybe you could just take out some of the cells so you have 7.2V. That would power it for quite a while, you wouldn't have the heat problem, and it wouldn't weigh as much.
You might not even need a fan if you did that, because you wouldn't need the regulator for the screen and the heat from the 3.3v regulator wouln't be that bad

Post by **benheck** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:21 am

The fan is for the N64's chips, they are also heatsinked.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 12:02 pm

gamer2 says

i would of kept the dpad and the L button becouse i have games that have them

Post by **Sparkfist** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:03 pm

Yeah but the only game that comes to mind that used the D-pad and L trigger button was WCW vs NWO and I dont think Ben's the kind of person thats into wresling games.

Unidentified Assilant · Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:04 pm

and WCW vs NWO isn't exactly a good game anyway

jgibson · Post by **jgibson** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 1:12 pm

the Wrestlemania series was better although it used the same engine.

sam · Post by **sam** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 2:36 pm

Unidentified Assilant wrote:and WCW vs NWO isn't exactly a good game anyway

That game was sweet, I will fight you if you say that again, me and my friends had the best time, me and my best bud vs his bro and his best bud. Good time.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:05 pm

Mission Impossible used them both

pretty much any game that used the D-pad used the L button

jgibson · Post by **jgibson** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:35 pm

gamer2 wrote:Mission Impossible used them both

pretty much any game that used the D-pad used the L button

Now that I think about it, I think you're right. Most games that used the D-pad did use the L button.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:43 pm

i would say about 25% of the N64 games used the D-pad

Unidentified Assilant · Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:46 am

And a lot used the D-Pad and Analog stick, seriously, the D-Pad shouldn't be dropped on any console, not even PS2 or Gamecube, because they still have games that you do stuff with D-Pad... and N64 should keep it, if I get the money I may make an N64p, but I need a screen

jaytee · Post by **jaytee** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:19 pm

I've never played a game on N64 where you needed the D-pad or L button (at least not when analog and Z could be substituted).

On other systems, you need both (though i do like how ben "fixes" the position of the analog stick on his playstation portables. i mean, really, who the hell still uses a dpad more than the analog?), but on the N64, the Dpad was vestigal at best.