worklog: ZN-64!!!(put on hold due to lack of money)

[metalcookie]

The old protection circuit will work fine.

thanks for answering
there is one other thing, though.
on the old batteries, there are 2 3.7 volt cells on them, and there are 2 positive lines on the protection circuit;one for each cell.
will this effect anything?

[metalcookie]

-update-
well, the old protection circuit is trash, but that's not important right now
today i tested my batteries to see it i am getting anything off of them;7.61 volts.
i connected the batteries to the n64, and the 3.3 volt line read 2.890
that's almost 3 volts!
i know this may seem like the same problem, but it isn't. i tested these batteries right out of the box, and they probably weren't holding much a charge, so when i get enough money i'll either buy a protection circuit, or buy a new charger for the batteries and make a new charger for them
as for the tactile switches, i should get them by monday

[banditpaw1]

-update-
well, the old protection circuit is trash, but that's not important right now
today i tested my batteries to see it i am getting anything off of them;7.61 volts.
i connected the batteries to the n64, and the 3.3 volt line read 2.890
that's almost 3 volts!
i know this may seem like the same problem, but it isn't. i tested these batteries right out of the box, and they probably weren't holding much a charge, so when i get enough money i'll either buy a protection circuit, or buy a new charger for the batteries and make a new charger for them
as for the tactile switches, i should get them by monday

you should buy / make a external charger to make more room i the potable
Also did ypu get a screen yet?

[metalcookie]

i think you may have misunderstood what i said. i'll either buy a charge protection circuit so any adapter will work, or i could buy the official charger, and use it to make a new charger for them, as in making it external.
i would never put the official charger in the portable
i should have enough money to get a PSone screen off ebay this friday


just a little question to anyone,
will we ever run out of PSone screens?

[banditpaw1]

i think you may have misunderstood what i said. i'll either buy a charge protection circuit so any adapter will work, or i could buy the official charger, and use it to make a new charger for them, as in making it external.
i would never put the official charger in the portable
i should have enough money to get a PSone screen off ebay this friday


just a little question to anyone,
will we ever run out of PSone screens?

It funny you asked that.
i was saying to myself the other day
how does the end up being so ,many psone screens
i maen really there were discontinued how long ago?
with all the uses its a wonder they still exsist

[metalcookie]

it's going to suck if we do someday run out.
we'll be stuck making portable consoles that use little 2.5" pocket tv screens

[metalcookie]

well this isn't an update, but it's just something i'd like to post
had a scary incident with my batteries. i had everything rewired correctly and was reading a very faint 7.61 volts. when i was trying to place the batteries somewhere else, i accidentally touched the positive and negative wires together, instantly heating and later smoking in my hands. i ripped the batteries apart when it had blistered my hands.
i'm not so sure if it was the batteries that were heating up, though; i think it was just the wires heating up like that- i've done it before. do you think the batteries are still good? when i felt every cell, none of them were hot or burnt.

[Taiben]

The cells are prolly fine. I'd recommend replacing the wire though. That kinda heat can make them break down inside the insulation and you might lose your connection.

[metalcookie]

yeah, i do need to get more wires. i've been using the same wire for everything, and all of the wires are white.
to tell the truth, i don't know where to buy general purpose wires

[Taiben]

You can salveage a lot from controllers but for power supplies you will want something heavier. Do you have a local hardware store? You can get something called Primary wire in sizes like 12 and 14 gage and it comes in all kinds of colors. I get my stuff from my local Ace.

[thewise1]

I think 14 is pretty beastly. You can easily get away with 18, maybe even 20.

[metalcookie]

well, this project is pretty much stuck in the same place for now. there is ABSOLUTELY nothing more i can do to this project as of now. i should be getting my tactile switches and my case monday, and i have a quick question:
can i cut a hole for the screen if i use a glowing hot x-acto knife to cut around my screen area roughly 1/16 in. from the original tracing and sand the rest down if i have proper ventilation?

[eurddrue]

well, this project is pretty much stuck in the same place for now. there is ABSOLUTELY nothing more i can do to this project as of now. i should be getting my tactile switches and my case monday, and i have a quick question:
can i cut a hole for the screen if i use a glowing hot x-acto knife to cut around my screen area roughly 1/16 in. from the original tracing and sand the rest down if i have proper ventilation?

do you have a dremel? I assume not, but... How would you make your xacto knife redhot? It would probably ruin it, your best bet would probably be a drill. That's what Life of Brian did, he used a drill to drill a whole crapload of holes, then cut through each one to the next one with his xacto knife.

[metalcookie]

i don't have a dremel but i do have one mother of a zip wheel
will that work?

[eurddrue]

Isn't that a cutting wheel? Yes, but if it is the heavy duty quarter inch thick wheel, you may want to get a thinner one, because that would demolish your case.