folding the n64

[Mako321]

I want to, palmer doubts me so I have to so I can prove him wrong.

 

[Hrduncan]

when we both attempt we should make aguide and stickify it... if we are successful...

 

[Mario]

Just don't take the green line. If you get between the CPU and RAM you'll likely screw things up. Yeah, you can wire an expansion pack, I know, I know, but you'll probably screw it up anyway. Besides, you won't get all that much space anyway cutting on that line.

 

[Hrduncan]

I took an old fried n64 board i had and found out the red line is the best possible place to cut it... between the cpu and rcp

there is a clear path underneath the board and its the least wiring that you have to do ..

heres the link to the album on imageshack it shows the two ways i might cut it and then i cut it and it shows how compact the board is ... with it cut and how it would fold..

http://img824.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=09100.jpg

 

[Mako321]

The n64 mobo fits into a gameboy color with just some trimming and an RCP wire, so that's all imma do.

 

[βeta]

I can get it smaller than that with just RCP.

 

[Tchay]

I can get it smaller than that with just RCP.

Then DO IT, Sega

 

[ToastBucket]

He's DOING IT, Sega

 

[Bush]

How many of the caps are actually needed?

 

[βeta]

You would be surprised.

 

[ShockSlayer]

...you'll likely screw things up. Yeah, you can wire an expansion pack, I know, I know, but you'll probably screw it up anyway. Besides, you won't get all that much space anyway cutting on that line.

This is prophecy.

SS

 

[Basement_Modder]

Only like 2 caps are "needed."

trim the board as small as it can go, then fold it. You could be looking at some small-ass N64 there. Just remember that you'd have to heatsink both sides now. A wrap-around copper plate would be cool.

 

[Mako321]

Tchay's golden method?

 

[Hrduncan]

so which caps are needed...

 

[Mako321]

See for yourself, doesn't hurt much to just remove the caps and jump the traces.(Take a pic of the mobo first so you know what cap goes where, though)

 

[Hrduncan]

wouldnt that put the board in danger of frying? or it just would stop the board from running and replacing the cap would fix it?

is that how it works?

 

[Bush]

Another thing you can do is relocate caps. You could take the necessary ones and mount them on some perfboard, then run some thin wire back to the board.

 

[Mako321]

wouldnt that put the board in danger of frying? or it just would stop the board from running and replacing the cap would fix it?

is that how it works?

I don't think anything will fry as long as you have a good power source. Caps are there just to clean up signals a bit, don't fully need most of them.

 

[βeta]

Word of advice: If you don't know what you're doing, don't *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ing do it.

 

[Bush]

Question, I have a fried board, but it still powers on (LED lights up). If I were to remove caps one at a time, and seeing if the LED lit up, working until I got the least amount of caps that would still allow the LED to turn on, would my conclusion possibly work on a non-fried board?