Elektix
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Afternoon folks!
I've been lurking around this forum for years, having originally started over on ModRetro... That'll probably give a sense of how long this has been a hobby of mine
I've been planning in my head for years to tackle a third revision of my early attempts of building portable N64's, and even at times picked up my soldering iron and done a few trims... but life consistently gets in the way... everything gets packed into a box and forgotten about.
I'm hoping this time round to see the project through! I have access to far more resources, have far more skills and innovations from others has moved on greatly from when I first ventured into portables!
I'll detail more at a later date when things start moving along, but right now, I just want to get a good trim sorted and buy up all the bits I need to make my vision a reality! So a few questions if anyone can guide me!
- I've never used Magnet wire on my previous builds, but I will definitely need to use it on this build. I'm considering a RCP cartridge slot, so need to know what gauge is most reliable?
- I bought one of GMAN's U-Amp's quite a few years ago... I'm not overly fussed about replacing it with a N64Amp if I can help it. Can I just use the Analogue inputs? If so, what impedance speakers can I use with the U-Amp? I was just thinking DS speakers again?
- Switch joysticks. Can anyone point me towards guides/ code to use them with the N64 controller? I have seen GMAN has some code on Github, will this work/ need tweaking to work? I am going to be learning to program IC's for this project; I've never done it before, but have managed to convince my workplace to pay for some training and MPlabs debugger, haha.
And because everyone love photos, here was one of the last images I had of my V2 before life got in the way. Behold DIY vacuum formed, hot glue glory from a decade ago!
Thanks for the help in advance everyone!
I've been lurking around this forum for years, having originally started over on ModRetro... That'll probably give a sense of how long this has been a hobby of mine
I've been planning in my head for years to tackle a third revision of my early attempts of building portable N64's, and even at times picked up my soldering iron and done a few trims... but life consistently gets in the way... everything gets packed into a box and forgotten about.
I'm hoping this time round to see the project through! I have access to far more resources, have far more skills and innovations from others has moved on greatly from when I first ventured into portables!
I'll detail more at a later date when things start moving along, but right now, I just want to get a good trim sorted and buy up all the bits I need to make my vision a reality! So a few questions if anyone can guide me!
- I've never used Magnet wire on my previous builds, but I will definitely need to use it on this build. I'm considering a RCP cartridge slot, so need to know what gauge is most reliable?
- I bought one of GMAN's U-Amp's quite a few years ago... I'm not overly fussed about replacing it with a N64Amp if I can help it. Can I just use the Analogue inputs? If so, what impedance speakers can I use with the U-Amp? I was just thinking DS speakers again?
- Switch joysticks. Can anyone point me towards guides/ code to use them with the N64 controller? I have seen GMAN has some code on Github, will this work/ need tweaking to work? I am going to be learning to program IC's for this project; I've never done it before, but have managed to convince my workplace to pay for some training and MPlabs debugger, haha.
And because everyone love photos, here was one of the last images I had of my V2 before life got in the way. Behold DIY vacuum formed, hot glue glory from a decade ago!
Thanks for the help in advance everyone!
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