Wulf
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I picked up a used Wii last night for $30 with a vague goal of portablizing it. My only experience with making things portable so far has been on a pNES (I may be more in love with making the acronyms than actually doing the work), which was a great learner system. Pics here for anyone that wants to see the battery/screen i'll be working with -
Spoiler: I didn't finish, or make it pretty, but it's technically portable and currently residing in a cardboard box with a hole cut around the screen.
I've been ripping apart my systems for various mods since I was old enough to hold a screwdriver, but my skill level on the soldering side of things is more along the lines of "persistent idiot" than "artist".
So anyway, first question. I have two 7.2v NiMH batteries. I could put them in series and power the Wii that way for a minimum of hassle, but a single battery is so much simpler. I haven't fully explored the Wii schematics but it seems to me that nothing but the 5v regulator expects a voltage above 5v. Is it possible to leave the 12v line unpowered, take my setup from the above pics (7.2v connected to 5v regulator - http://canada.newark.com/webapp/wcs...estType=Base&partNumber=72R3616&storeId=10196 ) and just supply 5v to a point just past the built-in 5v regulator?
This seems overly simplistic, but since all the other part's datasheets seem to have a max input voltage of 6v, I'm assuming they must all tap into the 5v.
I'll have more questions eventually, but I suppose that's an important one to start.
Sidenote - blue wii with no GC ports, any idea which revision? Anything special to note about it?
Spoiler: I didn't finish, or make it pretty, but it's technically portable and currently residing in a cardboard box with a hole cut around the screen.
I've been ripping apart my systems for various mods since I was old enough to hold a screwdriver, but my skill level on the soldering side of things is more along the lines of "persistent idiot" than "artist".
So anyway, first question. I have two 7.2v NiMH batteries. I could put them in series and power the Wii that way for a minimum of hassle, but a single battery is so much simpler. I haven't fully explored the Wii schematics but it seems to me that nothing but the 5v regulator expects a voltage above 5v. Is it possible to leave the 12v line unpowered, take my setup from the above pics (7.2v connected to 5v regulator - http://canada.newark.com/webapp/wcs...estType=Base&partNumber=72R3616&storeId=10196 ) and just supply 5v to a point just past the built-in 5v regulator?
This seems overly simplistic, but since all the other part's datasheets seem to have a max input voltage of 6v, I'm assuming they must all tap into the 5v.
I'll have more questions eventually, but I suppose that's an important one to start.
Sidenote - blue wii with no GC ports, any idea which revision? Anything special to note about it?