What is the Easiest way to Check if your Board still Works?
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supersonic_32
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Re: What is the Easiest way to Check if your Board still Wor
The only way to test it is to reconnect everything... You can use batterie for power and the screen of your choice, and you'll have to resolder the game port... So you can see the game working on a screen!
The only way to test it is to reconnect everything... You can use batterie for power and the screen of your choice, and you'll have to resolder the game port... So you can see the game working on a screen!
supersonic_32
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Re: What is the Easiest way to Check if your Board still Wor
You have six pins on the motherboard where there is usually the power connector, connect the pack to the line written 12v, connect the output from the regulator to the 3.3v line and the ground to any ground point on the board. The real problem is that if the led works doesn't mean the console works, the led is on 3.3v but what if the 12v doesn't works? You will not know, like I said you have to put a game on a screen to be sure!
You have six pins on the motherboard where there is usually the power connector, connect the pack to the line written 12v, connect the output from the regulator to the 3.3v line and the ground to any ground point on the board. The real problem is that if the led works doesn't mean the console works, the led is on 3.3v but what if the 12v doesn't works? You will not know, like I said you have to put a game on a screen to be sure!
supersonic_32
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Re: What is the Easiest way to Check if your Board still Wor
Yeah I just saw on your pic that you removed it, look at that pic:
on the bottom left of the board there is usually a power switch. When you remove it you have to solder the 8 pins by pair:
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
than it will always be powered on!
Also, does your regulator output 3.3v? Check it with a multimeter, otherwise your n64 will be fried. (from 3.25v to 3.35v should still works fine).
Yeah I just saw on your pic that you removed it, look at that pic:
on the bottom left of the board there is usually a power switch. When you remove it you have to solder the 8 pins by pair:
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
than it will always be powered on!
Also, does your regulator output 3.3v? Check it with a multimeter, otherwise your n64 will be fried. (from 3.25v to 3.35v should still works fine).
Re: What is the Easiest way to Check if your Board still Wor
Could I just cheat with this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-step-down ... 0753518869
Could I just cheat with this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-step-down ... 0753518869
supersonic_32
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Re: What is the Easiest way to Check if your Board still Wor
What do you want to cheat? you already have your step down regulator so why by passing it?
What do you want to cheat? you already have your step down regulator so why by passing it?
supersonic_32
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Re: What is the Easiest way to Check if your Board still Wor
Ok, so yeah I imagine you can do it, no matter what you use, if you have a 3.3v stable output it will works. But you seriously better buy some resistances and a 7.4 batterie instead of a 12v one, or if you just want to test the board, buy some resistances and plug it straight to your tv.
Ok, so yeah I imagine you can do it, no matter what you use, if you have a 3.3v stable output it will works. But you seriously better buy some resistances and a 7.4 batterie instead of a 12v one, or if you just want to test the board, buy some resistances and plug it straight to your tv.
