worklog: ZN-64!!!(put on hold due to lack of money)

[metalcookie]

edit:
the name has been changed to the ZN-64
decided to make ithandheld without a flipscreen
***status: working on controls
fried components: none

this is my first portable, and it's going pretty well. it's going to be rather large for a portable, but nonetheless it will be portable and you will be able to play it on the go. it's going to be the size of a small laptop, with a 7 in. flipscreen.

invested so far:
n64 - 20$
defective nexxtech portable dvd player - 10$
ti pth08000 - free
some resistors - $2.61(100 pcs.)
spent so far - $32.61

production has been dreadfully slow - but it's going the right way. i was a little disappointed when i got the dvd player and ripped its guts out - the motherboard was rather large, but other than that the screen works great, it has a high resolution, and a switch for the a/v input, so the dvd circuit doesn't interfere. i have a plan for the casing, but no material to build it with. i'll keep the screen and dvd motherboard together on the portable and i'll have the n64 board on the bottom, along with a fan for cooling. i am having some problems, though, and any tips would be helpful
first off, where can i get the right capacitor for the ti part, and what kind is it?
and any tips on relocating the cartridge slot would be very helpful. i'll update this every time something new happens

[eurddrue]

Good luck! (stick it out to the end and finish it)

[metalcookie]

***update***
i've taken apart the controller and i need help putting tact switches on it. i really don't want to cut the board and solder it back together again with wires. a diagram would be very helpful in putting on tact switches

[eurddrue]

good lord! It's in the sticky! READ THE STICKY! It tells you pretty much everything you need to know about portablizing the nintendo sixty four.

[metalcookie]

***new update***
i've got a battery and have got it wired to the dvd player circuit, and it is running great. it's just a very small update, but i want to have this all documented. i am kind of new to console modding, but i'm doing good so far. i've also replaced the red led with a yellow one - it's going to be replaced with a blue one, i thought the yellow would look better, but it didn't so i'm switching it to blue.

i'm new to forums, as well, so i'll try my best to explain everything - big updates will include pics

[eurddrue]

Well, good luck! (g'nite )

[metalcookie]

- new update -
my resistors for the power regulator came in today.
also, i still need a 100uf electrolytic capacitor(does the voltage matter?)
i found some on an old dvd player mobo, but they were labeled leager, or something like that. they looked like regular electrolytic capacitors, but fitted more securely on the mobo. i'm 14 and very smart. i can catch on to things really quick, and i know a lot about electronics. i am relatively new to working with motherboards, though. bacteria's site has helped me a lot, though and i am learning wuickly, but i have one question -
what in the hell is a leager?

[metalcookie]

sorry, i mean leaguer

[eurddrue]

What is a leaguer?
it looks like it is a 1. A siege.
2. The camp especially of a besieging army.

are you sure you don't mean lager? like beer? or league?

[XCVG]

I'm about 90% sure that's just a brand.

[metalcookie]

***update***
i've got the resistors and the capacitor together for the pth08000. the only problem is with the pth08000 - i haven't got it yet!!!!

while i await the delivery of my part i'm currently wiring the n64's video and audio to the mobo of the screen.


also, i'm going to make this project a permanent WIP, so over time it gets better and better. eventually i plan to buy a PSone screen and shrink the size of the portable by about half.

the next project i'm going to do after this - i'm going to buy one of those small portable nes's, take it apart, and fit it inside of a nes cartridge, but not as a portable. i don't know if this has already been done, but i'm going to try it

[Tibia]

the next project i'm going to do after this - i'm going to buy one of those small portable nes's, take it apart, and fit it inside of a nes cartridge, but not as a portable. i don't know if this has already been done, but i'm going to try it

It's been done. I think there's one in the News section. *goes to look*

EDIT: Sorry. Not in the News. It's on Geekologie.

Go for it anyway, though. It'd be a nice compact deal.

[metalcookie]

well, today i desoldered the a/v input jack and soldered the n64's audio and video to the dvd board. there's stil much i need to do.


it looks like crap, but that's because i'm a total noob!!! i put electrical wire around the other wires so that when i'm soldering, my iron doesn't actually touch one of the wires.
there's paper on the back of the board to insulat it. oops, i should of put paper on the screen only. it looks very unprofessional. like i said i'm a total noob. tomorrow i'm going to shorten the speaker wires, and remove all of the electrical tape. the biggest mistake i've made so far is not putting the wires through the hinges the screen will pivot on. i''l just have to cut through the hinges. i'm also changing the battery. the one i have now was designed for a much smaller dvd player(one about the size of the n64 board) and the battery can't seem to hold a charge for a long time.
here's a picture of the screen

it's a big screen. any tips on insulating it from the mobo would be great.
by the way, i'm terrible at soldering, and i'm proud to say i did a decent job in soldering the wires to the little pins on the video/audio output on the n64 board.
i still need to relocate the cart slot, though
oh, and i used hot glue on all of my solder points to prevent them from moving

[DJ711]

check the stickies.

[metalcookie]

***update***
i've run into a bit of a snag. today i was going to relocate the cart slot, but i was low on wires and decided to used phone line cable. bad idea. i made the wires too short, and they were extremely stiff. i also made sure the wires would not move much so i put a bunch of hot glue on it. another noobish mistake. well, i decided to take it all apart and clean it all out. i wasn't able to get all of the hot glue off, and the pins are a bit bent. the whole thing is a mess. i really messed up. my question is, if i desolder the expansion slot, can i use it for the cart slot? please i need help.