N64 laptop
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vskid3 said:
That's a great idea!
The 12v regulator I have anyway is huge, so I'll try and find a lower voltage regulator and solve two problems at the same time. As for the screen I will be bringing it to my school soon and I'll test it out at a lower voltage.
Thanks for the help vskid3!
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What if I make a voltage regulator like the one in this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJWWGPjc-w
would probably set it to output 11v or something close to that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJWWGPjc-w
would probably set it to output 11v or something close to that
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I found this beauty todayvskid3 said:
it can boost the voltage up or buck the voltage down. What do you guys think? Would it be ideal for this kind of application?http://www.linear.com/product/LTM4605?full=1
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Bump!
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Decided to stick with the bigger regulator I already have and instead of keeping everything in the original cases I'm going to modify an old mastercraft case for the project.
I wired up a connector to the 14.8V 6.4Ah battery this week and wired up a connector to the input of the 12V regulator. Still have to solder some wires from the output. Might get some more done tomorrow but, I'll be spending most of the weekend on the project as well.
Also I charged up the battery and it took a full charge. I've had this battery for awhile and never had charged it so this made me very happy
here's some pictures.
I wired up a connector to the 14.8V 6.4Ah battery this week and wired up a connector to the input of the 12V regulator. Still have to solder some wires from the output. Might get some more done tomorrow but, I'll be spending most of the weekend on the project as well.
Also I charged up the battery and it took a full charge. I've had this battery for awhile and never had charged it so this made me very happy
here's some pictures.
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Can the n64 run off of 12.2V or is that too much for it to handle?
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I powered it up and everything is running fine off 12.2V the only problem is the video isn't working . I think I have to connect a ground from the n64 to the screen for the video then it will work.
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When i plug the n64 into my tv the video and sound work fine but, when I wire it to my screen I get absolutely nothing :0 its starting to drive me crazy I feel like I've tried everything! Does it matter the gauge of the wire for the video wire?
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It must be some kind of grounding issue. There both being powered from my battery so the grounds for both are together there but, I've tried connecting the ground from the av port to the ground on the screen and that didnt work either. I know my n64 is working properly cause it works plugged into my television. This is driving me crazy :0
The monitor has 3 video modes (vga, and two composite). All of them come in through one vga cable (which then split off to the two composite inputs, power supply and vga connector). which is making me think that maybe theres some kind of ground missing since the end of the cable has been chopped off which may have disconnected a ground.
The monitor has 3 video modes (vga, and two composite). All of them come in through one vga cable (which then split off to the two composite inputs, power supply and vga connector). which is making me think that maybe theres some kind of ground missing since the end of the cable has been chopped off which may have disconnected a ground.
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Heres a picture of what it looks like so far. Can't do much more until I get the video problem figured out.
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Heres a link to the monitor I am using maybe it will help solving my video issues.
http://www.goodluckbuy.com/9-inch-touch ... ps-pc.html
http://www.goodluckbuy.com/9-inch-touch ... ps-pc.html
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I redid my wiring and made real solid connections and Im still not getting any video on my screen. Im wondering if the screen needs to be grounded seperatly from the n64 somehow. Maybe it uses the ground to switch between the video modes but, since all the grounds are the same it isn't working? Im not sure about this but, I have no other ideas on what it could possibly be.
Here's a picture of wiring a bit more nice and tidy.
Here's a picture of wiring a bit more nice and tidy.
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I used my multi-meter to check for continuity on the grounds. Every ground is connected to eachother.
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Should all the pins on my monitor that have continuity with my ground be connected? There seems to be a ground pin for each of the video inputs (vga, av, av). All these pins seem to be already connected to the main ground on my monitor.
