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Well I am working on a portable in my spare class time to well not do class work :lol:

Building it off the Pro64 NOAC I picked up at the MGC. Will be using only parts I have lying around is the goal. I have some wood left over from previous portables, a 2.5" LCD, and a assorted amounts of tacts, batteries, and switches so I think I have enough to scrap together a portable. Here are the Day 1 pictures.

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More tomorrow. Case ideas. Wood front back and milled Aluminum sides? I think that would look awesome. Oh and the whole thing draws like 360mA. :lol:
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The 64 refers to 64 games, and not 64 bits right? :P

Aluminum sides are always smexy.
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Life of Brian wrote:The 64 refers to 64 games, and not 64 bits right? :P

Aluminum sides are always smexy.
I am assume so Brain. I haven't even counted them yet :lol: . Going to wire up the controls and see about powering it on batteries today.
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More progress. Controls are done and Audio amp is working. The unit will be powered by 4 AAA batteries. Battery life will be expected around 2.5 Hours on full blast audio. Total draw of the system is .42 Amps at 6V.

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this thread will be a big help to me whenever I have enough money to buy a screen, :lol: (for those that don't know i also bought one of these at MGC)
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Rekarp wrote:More progress. Controls are done and Audio amp is working. The unit will be powered by 4 AAA batteries. Battery life will be expected around 2.5 Hours on full blast audio. Total draw of the system is .42 Amps at 6V.

*pics*

Going to build the case tomorrow.
what screen are you using? you only said "2.5 inch screen" it looks like a pocket tv. Which kind is it?
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chainfire95 wrote:220V I believe
I think we should check to see if you can withstand 220 volts
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eurddrue wrote:
Rekarp wrote:More progress. Controls are done and Audio amp is working. The unit will be powered by 4 AAA batteries. Battery life will be expected around 2.5 Hours on full blast audio. Total draw of the system is .42 Amps at 6V.

*pics*

Going to build the case tomorrow.
what screen are you using? you only said "2.5 inch screen" it looks like a pocket tv. Which kind is it?
AEIcomp 2.5". Had it lying around.
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meh, looked like one that I have that has no video input jack. I can't figure out how to separate composite from all of the jumble.
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eurddrue wrote:meh, looked like one that I have that has no video input jack. I can't figure out how to separate composite from all of the jumble.
Cause I removed the controller board. More info here. http://www.longhornengineer.com/DIY/LCDhacking
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what pricerange do those things go for!? They look nice from your brief description.

your name is parker dillman!? I noticed that at the bottom of your site.
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I noticed that there was a small price drop on AEI's screens recently. I'm going to go ahead and take the plunge and get one for my next project.
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eurddrue wrote:what pricerange do those things go for!? They look nice from your brief description.

your name is parker dillmann!? I noticed that at the bottom of your site.
Its two l's and two n's. Its german :lol:
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By the way I am closing this project. This NOAC has only two good games on it (1942, Excite Bike) and isnt really worth using a screen on it. I will post some more pictures of the wood bending experiment that I did. I have half (SNES) of a retro duo that I will repurpose the screen and controller board for.
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Rekarp wrote:By the way I am closing this project. This NOAC has only two good games on it (1942, Excite Bike) and isnt really worth using a screen on it.
Well agreed, I reconsidered my wasting a screen on it and decided it was stupid to even think about it. :P
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yeah, the thing would be more suitable for a mini multi system like bacteria's. That way you don't waste a screen.
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