NES Laptop

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Sharp Sapphire
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NES Laptop

Post by Sharp Sapphire »

Well, yeah. I'm making one as my first project ^^;

I've been working on it for the past few days, so i'll go ahead and post what I have done:

Gutted the NES console of all the goods, including the mobo, 72pin, cartridge holder, buttons/controller ports.

Found 2 old computer cases I got for free, figured i'd slice em up and glue together to make the case...

Cut out all 6 sides-- which took FOREVER. :( I had to use a torch and these crappy metal cutters. My skin slipped on my pinky finger and it hurts really badly :<Found>_< Stupid me.

Glued on the back/left/right side, so now i only have the top to glue down-- but I have 2 missing components! A screen and the battery pack. So once it was all glued I ran down to radioshack and picked up a 9.6V 1600mAh RC car battery and a repair kit, took my old power supply to a NES that failed and used that, used the repair kit to connect the wires (If anyone needs any help, green = Positive, the surrounding wire is negative), then charged the battery--- 8 hrs later I tested-- It works! Yay! Now I just need the screen.

...and so here is where I am...

I still am going to have to pick up another one of those battery packs due to I have no idea how to power 2 things with 1 battery without my paps thinking it will explode-- hehe... So yeah.

I already have a LCD in mind-- specifically a 3rd party PSone screen, it has the RCA cable input in the back so I can just use the connectors on the right of the NES.


Ooh, I forgot I also ocut holes in the top/front to make the little flap-- and used some bamboo/tape/hot glue to get it to flap, and I disabled the lockout chip ^_^


So if anyone wants to donate, i'd appreciate it! :P

I'll submit pics soon, I don't own a workign camera atm :( i'll have my brother come and bring his while it still has an open top. :P[/list][/list]
w00tLOL
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Post by w00tLOL »

that battery, im afraid will only last 5-10 minutes with a nes and psone screen.

if you were using a NOAC (like a clone nes) you could get away with less than 2000mah, but the original nes was a guzzler
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Sharp Sapphire
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Post by Sharp Sapphire »

It is only powering the NES, not the PS1 screen...
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Post by w00tLOL »

just connect the two battery backs in parallel (red wire to red wire and black wire to black wire) then hook both parts to the now double capacity battery pack
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Sharp Sapphire
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Post by Sharp Sapphire »

PICTURES!!!!

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and yes, it works for logner than 5-10 minutes. ;)
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Post by WhatULive4 »

Has there been any progress yet?
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