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palmertech wrote:Yeah, the younguns these days dont got no idea how lucky they is to be makin and votin on portable doo-dads. Ain't proper to have an attitude like that, boy! Mind your manners! /oldguy rant

:lol: Come on, you know you want to enter! And don't be a martyr and say that it is because all the rules were thrown out the window, Triton is not even entering now! You got your way, you only lost a few days, get back in here! If your portable is as good as your talk... I cant wait to see it. :wink:

Care to join me on a rocking chair on my porch sipping whiskey and chatting about the good ole days?


Actually, I really just don't have any desire to finish and enter. Apparently, this means I can't just enjoy what everyone else is doing. Whatever. :roll:
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Rekarp wrote:
lovablechevy wrote: second of all, the rules thing wasn't even about Triton. it was about Gordon1. has everyone forgotten that...?
Wait what are we talking about again...?
hmm... good question! we've seemed to stumble WAY off course again!

time for another teaser!!!

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lovablechevy wrote: time for another teaser!!!
Looking good ole' Queen of Bondo. Is that the final color? Nice shade of baby blue? (nvm it looks more greyish)
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Rekarp wrote:Looking good ole' Queen of Bondo. Is that the final color? Nice shade of baby blue? (nvm it looks more greyish)
lol! just wait till you see the front!

guess you'll just have to wait and see on that!
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Geee. I wonder what it is? So smooth and shiny!
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you're such a tease.
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grossaffe wrote:you're such a tease.
who...? me...? naw! *bats eyes innocently*

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Are those volume buttons on the side of the portable? 8)
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Rekarp wrote:Are those volume buttons on the side of the portable? 8)
not exactly.
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Sorry, Rekarp - they're "awesomeness" buttons.
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I like the idea that if anyone edits their voting that the votes from that person don't count.


The cart slot is wired up, the cart slot surround is painted (looks lovely) and screwed to the case. Because the case is being made as small as it can be, it is going to have to be 20mm thick, including the two sheets of 3mm perspex; this is absolutely fine, but necessary due to the sheer amount of wiring to the cart port.

At the crunch stage - will make a battery compartment tomorrow for two NDS Lite Li-ions and will get the system working to see how long the batteries last for before needing recharge. I have to cross my fingers and hope all the wiring is right and nothing fries when the system turns on!

Incorporating a different power-on feature - not using a conventional on/off button, I am using two of the 32 pins on the GB cart port for the 7.4v line (actually more like 8.4v as each of the batteries are giving me 4.2v). When a cart is inserted, it will complete the circuit between the two ends of the GB cart and turn on the system and game board at the same time; when cart removed, system goes off.

I have some spare plug'n'plays, might fry one or two maybe - although they want 4 x AA's as standard, they don't run on rechargables but need alkalines for a full 6v; in fact a couple of the systems need more like 7.4v or more to run properly - I will test them on 8.4v and see if they fry or not (I don't want to have to use step-down regulators if I can help it).
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Life of Brian wrote:Sorry, Rekarp - they're "awesomeness" buttons.
how'd you figure it out?!?! dang it! it was supposed to be a surprise!
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bacteria wrote:Incorporating a different power-on feature - not using a conventional on/off button, I am using two of the 32 pins on the GB cart port for the 7.4v line (actually more like 8.4v as each of the batteries are giving me 4.2v). When a cart is inserted, it will complete the circuit between the two ends of the GB cart and turn on the system and game board at the same time; when cart removed, system goes off.
neat idea but will the traces have enough meat to handle the power draw of a screen and system? Might have to go with a relay of some kind.
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I'll let you guys decide everything as far as voting goes. I think we should all just agree just to not cheat. After all, if you have to cheat, then you know you suck.

The poll system cant be easily changed, but with people like bic who can do anything, who knos what could be rigged? :P :lol:

So, points are the cooliest with me: That way we can choose many portables we like instead of just one. After all I know I wont take first, but I'd like to know who thinks I did well under my own time limit.(only those who can understand the limited build time I had compared with how well my case looks are the ones who's lists I shall make)

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mothatrucka wrote:Geee. I wonder what it is? So smooth and shiny!

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I know what it is :)

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php ... girlfriend

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