The tinyPNES worklog. EDIT: UPDATE!

Re: The UltraPNES worklog. EDIT: the curse returns

HOLY BUTTMONKEY! those screens cost way more than I could ever afford. The 110 dollar one is a whole paycheck.

An interesting thing about the lockout chip. A while back I disabled it and connected pin four to ground, and paperboy wouldn't work. Other games did, but not paperboy. So I re-enabled it.
 
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themadhacker said:
HOLY BUTTMONKEY! those screens cost way more than I could ever afford. The 110 dollar one is a whole paycheck.

An interesting thing about the lockout chip. A while back I disabled it and connected pin four to ground, and paperboy wouldn't work. Other games did, but not paperboy. So I re-enabled it.
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The usual method involves adding a switch. That way you can turn it on and off. You might as well do it to add to the ultra factor, and because you are already halfway there.
 
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yeah, but there would be too many switches. The main power switch, te P1 on/off switch, and then the lockout switch. I'm just going to have to find some small matcing switches then. Time to go to radioshack
 
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Another update.

I got some supplies from radioshack today. Igot the transistor for the video mod, switches, and some 30 gauge solid wire for cart slot relocation. The wire looks a bit too thin, but whatever.

And if all of you are wondering why no pics lately, it's because my camera battery is dead and I have yet to get one.
 
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Is it the kynar wire? That stuff is good for cart slot relocations. Marshallh used it for the SNESp cart slot.
 
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i found "32 awg" kynar great for cart slot relocation, minus the fact its hard/ takes a long time to strip because i cant find wire strippers small enough, anyone know of any?
* it was described in ebay as 32 awg but i think its just 30 awg
 
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for wire strippes, sometimes I just use an exacto knife and carve the insulation off the ends.
 
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themadhacker said:
for wire strippes, sometimes I just use an exacto knife and carve the insulation off the ends.
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yeah, I use a razer or a pocket knife, or any other blade at my disposal.
 
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The cheapo kind of wire strippers can stip pretty much any gauge wire, but it takes skill to use. I'm talking about this kind:

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(pic shamelessly stolen from the interwebz)
 
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Those are the kind I use. :dah: Mine just have a little adjustable wheel that allows you to select guage.
 
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I have found a 4 inch screen at an affordable price. I looked back in Ben's book because I remembered a section of other screens you could use for portables. It mentions the casio EV-4500. Thebook says it has a fairly sharp resolution, so that's good. It is probably in mono, so I will have to make my own stereo audio amp so I can try out the NES stereo mod. Time to look for one on ebay. My only concern with this screen is pale colors. My casio EV-570 had pale colors and I couldn't find a way to fix that.
 
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update time. I got much case work done in the last few weeks. pics.

got the start and selet buttons placed and everything is sanded down.
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the game genie is mounted on the back of the unit.
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To cover up the bottom half of the genie, I have ABS cemented a piece of plastic from a playstation case on it.
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the inside where the hole for cart slot wires and genie's screws are.
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That's all for now. I have yet to do any electronics work.
 
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Yes i have been waiting to see this like the way you monted the GG but i would have went a bitt lower so the cart dosn't stick out so far. But hay casework looks great!
 
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thanks. I too wish the genie could be lowered, but that is where my external battery is going.
 
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As of now I may just leave the current case for a different project, as I had a brilliant idea for a case. I was looking over at the nes's mobo, and was looking at how much more could be cut off. Quite a bit more could be removed. So then I looked at different cases I had in my room. Small ones. Then I found a relatively small case that the nes would fit in with a bit more cutting. With the case I will use (not telling, it's a secret), this will be the smallest nesp (with actual nintendo hardware) ever! I'll still be using the genie BTW.
 
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Hooray!

Be careful, I do that a lot... I have made 1 complete N64 case, 1 almost complete case, and 1 half done case. And guess what? I found a better case AGAIN. :evil2:

Oh well, this sounds sweet! I am betting on either an external hard drive case, or a modem/router.
 
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Nope and nope again. I'll give you a hint. The device could play master system games.
 
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Stock? Is it a gamegear?

I LOVE THE GAMEGEAR CASE SRSLY! :mrgreen:
 
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