The tinyPNES worklog. EDIT: UPDATE!

[PalmerTech]

Re: The tinyPNES worklog. EDIT: UPDATE! 8/31

Original hardware is win. I lack the guts, but I salute you for authenticity.

 

[themadhacker]

Re: The tinyPNES worklog. EDIT: UPDATE! 8/31

I decided I want internal batteries, so the tinypnes needed to be a bit bigger.

 

[Argelfraster]

Looks awesome! I like that you used GBA parts

 

[themadhacker]

well to be fair, the b and a button section is from a GBC.


oh, and red looks too tacky.
It has to be black.

besides, I have like 3 cans of black paint.

 

[J.D]

Sexy.

 

[samjc3]

you do really good casework. reminds me of triton.

 

[themadhacker]

Thanks, sam. I am a perfectionist, which is why I am still working on this. There are a few uneven spots, which might show when painted. But at this point, I don't really care. I think it will look pretty nice in the end no matter what.

 

[themadhacker]

I started on the cartridge slot and cartridge holder today.

It's made from some lexan I bought from tibia before she disappeared off the net.

In other news, I have wired my two psp batteries in parallel to get 7200 mah and wired them to a step up regulator from ti to get 7 volts. I am unsure how much battery life I will get though, because I doubt using a step up regulator is very efficient.

Oh, and my screen is going to be pretty bright because I managed to fit 8 LEDs in it.

EDIT:

I am sad to say that I decided against using game genie.

I will make up for it somehow.

maybe I'll give it stereo sound.

 

[snowpenguin]

Well, stepping up from 3.7 to 7v, you'll probably have about half the capacity as expected.

Two psp batteries=3600 mAh each? somehow I doubt that number is entirely correct.

 

[themadhacker]

am using 3600 mah psp batteries, though.

 

[OMFGCAPS]

like the ones from china you can buy on ebay for 5 bucks?
those usually arent 3600

 

[themadhacker]

Paint!

yeah, there are a lot of flaws on the front, even though I sanded and repainted already. ah well, I may sand again, but I don't want to paint too many times because the buttons will stick.

bleh!

 

[zeturi]

The front doesn't look bad, really. And since it looks like the back is still textured, flaws won't be as noticeable. It's looking nice.

 

[themadhacker]

thanks, but the front really does look like crap. the photo does not capture all the flaws, but trust me, they are there.

 

[themadhacker]

well I couldn't stand the front, so I sanded it down a lot so now it will hopefully look pretty smooth.

 

[βeta]

Perfectionism for the win.

 

[Basement_Modder]

Perfectionism for the win.

QFT-to an extent.

If you obsess too much, It won't get done. Ala-portendo 64.

 

[themadhacker]

Perfectionism for the win.

QFT-to an extent.

If you obsess too much, It won't get done. Ala-portendo 64.

exactly.

It looks better now, but there are still flaws, and they will stay, since If I stop fuking around with the case the portable will be done by the end of next week.

 

[themadhacker]

I hate my *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ing life.


today I was putting the screen in, when the epoxy around the screen cracked.
I tried fixing it and the other side cracked.

*Can'tSayThisOnTV* this.

I can't use this case anymore. I will never use epoxy again. It will all break eventually. I need to spend another 8 *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ing dollars on another *Can'tSayThisOnTV*inf ag 85.

This was so close to being done. Just like all my other portables. The only portable i ever finished was the plug and play one, but it sucked, so I never posted pictures and I tore it apart.

Maybe I could finish that playboy, but the *Can'tSayThisOnTV*ing chinks still won't send me the screen.

 

[zeturi]

Dude, don't give up. If you have abs cement, try using it to fill the area around the screen. Use a file to get it down to size, and repaint it. What else in the case is using epoxy for support.

Do not give up man, I know it sucks. I am going through the same crap right now.