ZNES-40 (ZN-40 SNES portable)/Retro Duo [PICTURES! Sexyfish]

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ZNES-40 (ZN-40 SNES portable)/Retro Duo [PICTURES! Sexyfish]

Post by Sharp Sapphire »

Yehp. I've started my second portable! After finishing my pNES (Portable NES), I decided to tackle a Retro Duo ZN-40 SNES portable!


Current Status:
sandsandsand - Front of the case FINISHED, its SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTHH... I used to think that LoB's sanding was insane, but I just did a ton of 80 grit, then 160, then 600 grit sand paper, then I shook up my spray paint a lot and I got a PERFECT paint job, no blots, lines, etc! Perfecto! :) It took a lot of mightyputty and sanding to get it to this.. ^_^ I messed up part of the back of my case (I sanded through the left trigger case... don't ask how O_o but I was able to patch it up and i'll sand that down tomarrow

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(Ignore the weirdness around the top of where the screen sits.. my camera must have tilted and got a ghost or something.. that doesn't exist on the actual portable
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look at that shiny smooth thing. :D


Videos:
SNES Portable - Cartridge Cover
SNES Portable - Front of casing = sanded.. mostl
SNES Portable - Battery pack/charger setup
SNES Portable - Back casing/batteries/fried retro duo
SNES Portable - Random Tidbits
SNES Portable - Controller
SNES Portable - Screen/Controls


Latest Pics:

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Just need to sand and drill the speaker holes until I'm done with the front of the case (With the exception of spray painting! :))


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I only had some IDE wire and it was cut too short... so I had to daisy chain 2 pieces of wire together...

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Unfortunately my pride is all blurry! That is the SNES IC... all 18 pins (out of the 20, 2 unused) soldered right onto the contacts on the IC.. :D Made me very happy that I was able to do that! As LoB would say, "meticulous wiring!"

So the controls are done, casing is getting there... I need more epoxy.. and finish the re wiring of the cart slot of my may-be fried Retro Duo... Hmmmm

Video!

YOUTUBE

Semi Older pics:

Picture bumpdate.. :D

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Yes, i'm happy. :]

Video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXYmAfBxMxs






Older pics:


Retro Duo Pics:

Look at my poor, innocent, and brand new Retro Duo...
<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0630082315.jpg" width="640" height="480">

Immediately I took it apart! revealing 3 boards...

<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0702081437.jpg" width="640" height="480">

Its weird that my Retro Duo seems to be a 2nd revision board... its a little different from the rest. I'll post crisper pictures of it later to tell you the difference. (Only had my camera phone.. bleh)...




PSone screen Pics:


<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0707082243a.jpg" width="640" height="480">

I hooked up my now-perfectly LED modded screen to my pNES.. Working good! (Thanks Neildo!)

The screen has 4X 13000 mcd LED's ran in parallel with a 22 ohm resistor from the good ole rat shack... lights up the screen VERY well!!! :)

(Close up)


<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0707082243.jpg" width="640" height="480">


Case Construction Pics:
<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0630082312.jpg" width="640" height="480">

ZN-40 + Permapox Plastic Weld epoxy = awesome (and a lot of sanding!)

I've got the sides semi-filled.. there were some huge air bubbles and I cut them out to fill, but I ran out of epoxy and thats all that Advanced Auto Parts had... I had them ship all 6 sticks of them in the state of ohio shipped to that store to buy... I bet they think I'm a stoner :lol:

<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0702081436.jpg" width="640" height="480">

Hole for the screen cut... I drilled tons of holes then sanded.

<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0702081436a.jpg" width="640" height="480">

Roughly how it will fit.. will epoxy that in later!


Misc Pics:

Ok, I ordered a bunch of resistors online.. and they didn't provide pictures... Heres what I ended up getting.

<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0630082316.jpg" width="640" height="480">


When i opened the package I was like '...what the... I didn't order any heatsinks!!'... then saw the ohm symbol.. :(

<img src="http://willhostforfood.com/users/ChIkEn/0630082316a.jpg" width="640" height="480">

LOL. As if I'll be using these... I've already bought the new resistors from rat shack. :]


Thats all the pictures I have for now... I'll be posting more construction pictures!! (And all my progress)

tl;dr?
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Things I need to purchase for my NES Laptop:
1X PSone screen
6X 1.2v 3500mAh sub-C's
1X 1/8'' to RCA stereo Adapater
1X Radioshack repair kit

..yeaaaaah...
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Post by lovablechevy »

glad to see someone else is tackling the retro duo!

so, are you using the snes side only?

and of course, i am partial to the case you are using. :D

look forward to this journey!
they call me the Queen of Bondo, though maybe i should be called the Queen of Epoxy Putty

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Post by Sharp Sapphire »

lovablechevy wrote:glad to see someone else is tackling the retro duo!

so, are you using the snes side only?

and of course, i am partial to the case you are using. :D

look forward to this journey!

I'm no miracle worker, SNES side only.


So today I bought more permapox epoxy... Funny story.

I drove down to advanced auto parts to get some, and as soon as I walked in the cashier said "Hey, kid... Ryan? is it? we dont have any freaking epoxy..."

... :shock: I found one stick! what a loser. But then the nice gent behind him said 'Waiiitt... Ryan.. theres a special order for him!'. And there were 6 more sticks behind the counter for me. :D

I only took 4 sticks in total for now.. thats all I should need
Things I need to purchase for my NES Laptop:
1X PSone screen
6X 1.2v 3500mAh sub-C's
1X 1/8'' to RCA stereo Adapater
1X Radioshack repair kit

..yeaaaaah...
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Post by MARIOPARTY555333 »

Its a heck of good start 8)
Im working on my portable snes
Are you working on a portable?
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Post by grossaffe »

Sharp Sapphire wrote:
lovablechevy wrote:glad to see someone else is tackling the retro duo!

so, are you using the snes side only?

and of course, i am partial to the case you are using. :D

look forward to this journey!

I'm no miracle worker, SNES side only.


So today I bought more permapox epoxy... Funny story.

I drove down to advanced auto parts to get some, and as soon as I walked in the cashier said "Hey, kid... Ryan? is it? we dont have any freaking epoxy..."

... :shock: I found one stick! what a loser. But then the nice gent behind him said 'Waiiitt... Ryan.. theres a special order for him!'. And there were 6 more sticks behind the counter for me. :D

I only took 4 sticks in total for now.. thats all I should need
that's pretty funny
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Post by Sharp Sapphire »

I just epoxy-ized the screen in and re-filled the sides with epoxy.. half of the SNES cart slot is desoldered...
I have more pictures but no SD card.. again, haha
Last edited by Sharp Sapphire on Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
Things I need to purchase for my NES Laptop:
1X PSone screen
6X 1.2v 3500mAh sub-C's
1X 1/8'' to RCA stereo Adapater
1X Radioshack repair kit

..yeaaaaah...
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Post by lovablechevy »

Sharp Sapphire wrote:I just epoxy-ized the screen in and re-filled the sides with epoxy.. half of the SNES cart slot is desoldered...

I do need 5 of the PSone/Zenith screws that hold in the screen though...:S
did your screen not come with screws...?
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Post by Rekarp »

Sharp Sapphire wrote:I just epoxy-ized the screen in and re-filled the sides with epoxy.. half of the SNES cart slot is desoldered...

I do need 5 of the PSone/Zenith screws that hold in the screen though...:S

Hot GLUE!!!


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Post by lovablechevy »

Rekarp wrote:
Sharp Sapphire wrote:I just epoxy-ized the screen in and re-filled the sides with epoxy.. half of the SNES cart slot is desoldered...

I do need 5 of the PSone/Zenith screws that hold in the screen though...:S

Hot GLUE!!!


Don't under estimate its power!
but that makes it difficult if he ever needs to get back to the screen. like if for some odd reason the led mod needs worked on later or something.
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Post by Rekarp »

lovablechevy wrote:
Rekarp wrote:
Sharp Sapphire wrote:I just epoxy-ized the screen in and re-filled the sides with epoxy.. half of the SNES cart slot is desoldered...

I do need 5 of the PSone/Zenith screws that hold in the screen though...:S

Hot GLUE!!!


Don't under estimate its power!
but that makes it difficult if he ever needs to get back to the screen. like if for some odd reason the led mod needs worked on later or something.
If you glue your parts together in the right spots it is actually really easy to take stuff back apart when needed. Just need a sharp Xacto knife.
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Post by Sharp Sapphire »

I lost the screws. I foudn some I could use though.. and screws are MUCh better than hot glue.. go look at my last portable!!

In other news: I think I fried my Retro Duo! w00t! I got the cart slot off and crushed 2 fuses/resistor like things... Chevy, do you think you could use a multimeter on these if I provide where they are on the board? I think they are just resistors...
Things I need to purchase for my NES Laptop:
1X PSone screen
6X 1.2v 3500mAh sub-C's
1X 1/8'' to RCA stereo Adapater
1X Radioshack repair kit

..yeaaaaah...
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Post by phantom92opera »

dont power your board if it was resistors.
are we talking surface mount components or thru hole..
heres a resistor. its got bands of color to identify resistance in ohms
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sorry blk and white was first on google haha
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Post by Sharp Sapphire »

phantom92opera wrote:dont power your board if it was resistors.
are we talking surface mount components or thru hole..
heres a resistor. its got bands of color to identify resistance in ohms
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sorry blk and white was first on google haha
I know what a resistor is. There are multiple styles of resistors...

These are surface mount.
Things I need to purchase for my NES Laptop:
1X PSone screen
6X 1.2v 3500mAh sub-C's
1X 1/8'' to RCA stereo Adapater
1X Radioshack repair kit

..yeaaaaah...
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Post by phantom92opera »

what are their numbers? and
fuses/resistor like things
??? smd components have numbers for ex.
10k resistor is a "103"
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Post by Sharp Sapphire »

I crushed them. Thats why I want Chevy to reply cause she has a retro duo
Things I need to purchase for my NES Laptop:
1X PSone screen
6X 1.2v 3500mAh sub-C's
1X 1/8'' to RCA stereo Adapater
1X Radioshack repair kit

..yeaaaaah...
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