Recent content by zack

I have a portable gamecube project that I started awhile back and never got around to finishing. At this point I could use the rent money more and just don't have the time to complete it :lol:. It would be a great start for anyone looking to finish the project or just use it for parts. It...

From my experience, 9/10 gamecubes on eBay that are listed as broken are disc read errors or broken lid mechanisms. I got a lot of 10 gamecubes for $70 that were listed as broken and they were all disc read errors with perfectly functional motherboards.

I was about to say yes you can bridge them but it looks like you already got your answer. I suspect the main reason behind having multiple pins with the same signal is for better current-carrying capabilities, or they just do it because they had extra pins and it ensures a better connection...

Thanks, it is quite heavy and not good for "on the go" play, but it's great for bringing to a friend's house or party and easily having a Wii U set-up with a screen big enough for multiplayer. The laser cutting I did myself at a fab lab here in town. Here's some pics of my design files (High res...

Good question. That's a design feature I still need to add, which I'll most likely do for version 2.0. For now I just transport the system in a cardboard box with foam padding.

This project is now complete. Go to the end of my google photos album to see final pics https://goo.gl/photos/WbA9YUR7urUEgCRr7

Guess what's baacccckkk? Yes, after a few months of inactivity, I've bought a replacement LCD screen. Not only is the project back on track, but I have LOADS of progress to share since my last update. Here's some of the highlights for those of you just skimming through pictures: Be...

I've bought this exact screen before. It will technically work, but beware that the LCD screen and controller board don't line up properly. Because of the positioning of the ribbon cable, they won't stack up neatly on top of each other. This may or may not be a problem for you, but you might...

Oh... how encouraging By the way, to anyone reading, this project has somewhat died for now and so has the thread. Sorry about that. I may revive it at some point once I have the extra cash, but for now I'm focused more on work/college and car repairs. In other news, I have a GCP that I...

Yeah, that was one of my first suspicions as well. I unplugged, cleaned, and re-plugged back in every cable I could (except for the tiny permanently attached ones at the bottom of the LCD), but had no luck. The overheating chips lead me to suspect something is fried and therefore not easily...

UPDATE #4 So I have good news and bad news. I'll start with covering all the progress I've made up until the bad news. First off, I've built the battery packs. I ordered some of these clips from digikey so I can solder wires to the clips instead of doing something really nasty like taping wires...

The Wood Update @thatguythere Good tip, I know the type you're talking about. I ended up buying some Birch plywood and it seems to be layered just like your picture. Not sure if the wood on the inside is actually a different (lighter) kind other than birch but I don't think it matters too much...

UPDATE #2 I took apart my LCD monitor and discovered a few nice things... For one, although this monitor is already quite slim it's even slimmer without the plastic case, and the LCD panel stays together well on its own. (I hate taking apart electronics only to find that a critical component is...

I just watched the videos for his Xbox One tablet and it looks pretty sweet. Although with Ben Heck, I usually find it difficult to replicate anything he does; his projects are more "Lookie what I built with all my fancy machines that most of you don't even have" rather than being informative or...

UPDATE #1 Time for the first update! First off here's a sketch I drew. There's still lots of details to work out but hopefully this clears things up as far as the direction I'm heading. legofan623, that's pretty much what I had in mind. Also I've received my batteries. I have 15 li-ion cells...