My Portable GameCube Worklog! (My First Lol)

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Ok, so some of you guys may have been following my progress on my N64 Portable, but I am going to put it on hold because I rather build a GCP first.

I am actually getting things done way faster than my other worklog.

Wish me luck!

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Hey Guys, can you please tell me if this is a good battery for the price, and if it is good for a GameCube portable?
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-12V-6800mAh-Rec ... 1c1346f874
Thanks!

 

[Kiro-Kiro]

it is a good charger but is there a charger that comes with it?

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Yes, it does come with a charger.
The battery has a protection circuit built-in

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Here is a Video of my my progress:
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1295/gcpprogress1.mp4

 

[snowpenguin]

uh, if it's a video, you dont use the image tags

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

I know lol, Fixed!

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Ok Guys, huge update.
Everything is coming along great and is working, and I am trying to figure out stuff on rasping the controller.
If you have tips or see anything wrong, please tell me.
Thanks!

Here are some pictures!

Sorry 56k users!

 

[βeta]

Trim that heatsink!

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Dont worry, i am actually now in the process of doing that. Lol

 

[Tibia]

I would honestly recommend getting some larger wire to go from your power board to your main board. It'll test fine, but larger wire is a lot less likely to break or overheat. If you get a surge, you could burn those wires right out.

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

@ Tibia
Yeah, thanks for the tip, I am planning on replacing those wires today.
What type of wire do you prefer?
Does the controller wires work better?

 

[Tibia]

I think that's still a bit too thin, personally. Do you have anything about 20 gauge? That's what a lot of computer PSUs use, if you could salvage one.

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Ok another update.
I changed the wires that are for the Power regulator going onto the main Board.
The wires I got now work great and don't get hot at all especially when they are near the fan.
Also, for so strange reason, the sound stopped working but thanks to Tchay's awesome topic on how to get the audio from a hidden trace, it works again!!
Thanks Tchay!!

Ok enough of that, here are some pictures.

Coming along Great!!!

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Hey guys i am a bit confused about how this controller rasping works.
I am planning on cutting the bottom controller in half (See picture below) and wiring it to the (hub) controller that is wired to the system, but I'm not sure I am wiring the lower controller right. I connected ground on both controllers and the A button, but when I test the second controller, and push the A button, it gives no response. Also, when I turn on the GameCube, it acts like I'm holding down the A button when I'm not.

So I wanted to know if I am doing something wrong.

Thanks!

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Bump

 

[Joeyjoe9876]

did you accidentally bridge ground and the A button traces?

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

I dont think I did. I don't notice anything wrong.

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Hey guy's, another update!
I was able to figure out the controller rasping with the help of Jidan and with my patience!
Here are some pictures of my progress.

 

[Jidan]

Does that work? If so, awesome it looks like you know what you're doing as far as soldering straight to the traces. Can't wait to see more

EDIT: Also, make sure that rubber isn't going to move - it looks like it's not straight on top of the contacts and if it moves any more, it could be so that it's not making contact between the two parts anymore.