N64p WIP, or rather, W almost IP

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_Ivan_
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N64p WIP, or rather, W almost IP

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After failing to impress my friends with an overclocked and underclocked gameboy, I decided that I need to invest more time into better projects. So I decided to make an N64p. Mine is a touching story filled with epic plot twists and heavy emotion, I know. Anyway, I have until May 29 (last day of school) at the latest to complete an N64p (probably going to be named Noobtendo64 if available), so that I can show it off to everyone and whatever. It's really just a goal to shoot for. As far as features--or lack thereof--I plan for the system to have up to four external controllers (if only for the time constraint--I might make an internal controller over the summer), maybe have a headphone jack (time permitting), and I guess that's it.

Really rough idea: (The red is a faded arrow pointing to the cartslot if you can't tell)
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So far I only have an LED modded PSOne screen, and an N64, so my first request in this thread will be for help with my shopping list.
Currently, I plan on purchasing:

A Battery of some sort and accompanying charger/etc. (No idea which one to pick; I really need some help here. )
Pth08080 or 08000? and stuff with it (After reading up on this in many other threads, I'm still quite lost :roll: )
Some wire (Any recommended size? I only have really small wire, probably in the high 30s or low 40s gauge, so that probably won't work.)
And some heatsinks

That should be all I need, right?

Other than that, I think the only other question I have is if it's possible to wire up the screen to the N64 and use the external power and have it work? I would assume it's possible, but I want to be sure that it could work before I invest time into that and end up frying something. If it's too much effort to do and not worth it, then I won't need to try it, but it's a good thing to know I suppose.

Thanks for any help and pardoning of my newbness. I was even debating with myself whether or not to post such lame questions, but I figure it's better to ask before I waste money and break something. :P

P.S. What would you recommend I read/study in order to learn about electronics and modding in general besides the stickies? You know, teach me how to fish instead of giving me a fish? (After supplying me with some fish for this thread of course. :wink: )
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Re: N64p WIP, or rather, W almost IP

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Batteries:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=4592" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Protection circuit:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=3117" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Charger:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=4208" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

either of those PTH's is fine,
and you'll need a 2k ohm resistor and a 100 uf electrolytic capacitor.
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argelfraster wrote:Batteries:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=4592" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Protection circuit:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=3117" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Charger:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=4208" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

either of those PTH's is fine,
and you'll need a 2k ohm resistor and a 100 uf electrolytic capacitor.
Thanks for the input.
I noticed that the batteries are 3.7V, so I assume I would need to get two of those batteries. And since the charger is 7.4V, I assume that it's possible to wire the two batteries together and charge them both at the same time with one charger, right? And the same for the protection circuit?
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_Ivan_ wrote:P.S. What would you recommend I read/study in order to learn about electronics and modding in general besides the stickies? You know, teach me how to fish instead of giving me a fish? (After supplying me with some fish for this thread of course. :wink: )
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_Ivan_ wrote:
argelfraster wrote:Batteries:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=4592" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Protection circuit:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=3117" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Charger:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?P ... rodID=4208" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

either of those PTH's is fine,
and you'll need a 2k ohm resistor and a 100 uf electrolytic capacitor.
Thanks for the input.
I noticed that the batteries are 3.7V, so I assume I would need to get two of those batteries. And since the charger is 7.4V, I assume that it's possible to wire the two batteries together and charge them both at the same time with one charger, right? And the same for the protection circuit?
Yes to both questions.
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