Nintendo 64 questions

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Nintendo 64 questions

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Batteries

will these work to power a N64p with a 8.5v screen and an expansion pack if so how many?

like RPGTKNick how do you build a battery charger?

where can i get couplers to do mooses idea on moving the cart port with out desoldering the Ext port?

can i remove the memory card slot on the controller and relocate it?

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Post by daguuy »

one of those batteries will work fine and you can relocate the memory card slot on the controller
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hee hee...I edited your post...I added question marks!!!!!!!!! :P

anyway, for your first question, yes, that battery will power the N64, but maybe not the screen..what kind of screen do you have?

to build a battery charger, just attach the output of the batteries to some kind of output jack and hook up a Ni-Mh charger to that output jack :)

I have no idea where you can get some couplers that work on the N64 :P....:(...

yes, you can relocate the expansion slot on the controller board, though unless you really want it, I'd suggest just getting rid of it or leaving it alone...
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i am using an APEX screen i think it is 8.5v

cant screens take less than what it says?
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Post by daguuy »

it depends . if it has a voltage regulator, you can usually go as low as the minimum amount needed for the regulator to work but yours probably needs more than 7.2v. if you need a good battery, some DVD player batteries are around 8.5v
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well, maybe....if there's a 7805, then yes, it can use a smaller voltage (min of 7.2V ;))
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the batteries should be good

hook a DPDT up like this for charging
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a 3 postion DPDT switch ok if it works
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it only has two positions but it has six poles when its left it connects the 2 in the middle and the 2 on the left and the other way it connects the 2 in the middle and the 2 on the right

so it can only charge when the unit is off
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ok that is verry sensible

is that how it is connected to the batteries?
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New Question How do you split the board for using land scape style case?
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hold on a second...you plan on splitting the mobo :shock: :lol:
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no im thinking of doing what ben does for the VCSps take off what is not needed...no im kidding

the controller board i want to split it
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that's easy, just cut off the D-pad or whatever and solder to the traces to make it work again. bicostp made a diagram somewhere but i forgot where.
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gamer2 wrote:ok that is verry sensible

is that how it is connected to the batteries?
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