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Hi! New here. Sorry for being so cliche with the title.
So i want to start making a portable because it seems cool. I have experience soldering and with other electronics, but not much on this scale (i also need to buy a soldering iron of my own, so waiting on that.) Luckily, I have a 4 layer board and have already marked where to make the OMGWTF trim. Having read most of the guides, I think i have an idea of what I'm doing, but it doesn't hurt to get some help. So, basically, sorry for the noob questions inbound.
Questions:
Where can I get a GC+ or PowerMii or even the new charge + play board? It seems like they are shipped by people, but those posts also seem outdated.
How many batteries and in what configuration should i do them? The guide says i need at least 4s if i want 12v for the pre-amp, but is that necessary? Don't want to spend a ton of money on batteries but enough playtime... kind of a dilemma.
What should I use to actually cut the PCB? I don't have a dremel, or very many tools for that matter, and I didn't think simple knife scoring would work for this shape.
For the multiple places that need a certain voltage, can I simply connect multiple wires from one source? For example, on the PowerMii there is 1 pad for 3.3v, but on the Wii there are a few places I have to connect 3.3v. Can I run multiple wires from that one pad on the PowerMii to each of those places? (This is probably my most noob question, sorry.)
Can you use original shoulder button sliders with the GC+ instead of a dual tact mod? I was planning on using original buttons (Game Cube buttons, of course).
Also, where can I find the BOM?
Probably more questions to come, thanks in advance for any help! Much appreciated! (kinda daunted by the task, tbh.)
So i want to start making a portable because it seems cool. I have experience soldering and with other electronics, but not much on this scale (i also need to buy a soldering iron of my own, so waiting on that.) Luckily, I have a 4 layer board and have already marked where to make the OMGWTF trim. Having read most of the guides, I think i have an idea of what I'm doing, but it doesn't hurt to get some help. So, basically, sorry for the noob questions inbound.
Questions:
Where can I get a GC+ or PowerMii or even the new charge + play board? It seems like they are shipped by people, but those posts also seem outdated.
How many batteries and in what configuration should i do them? The guide says i need at least 4s if i want 12v for the pre-amp, but is that necessary? Don't want to spend a ton of money on batteries but enough playtime... kind of a dilemma.
What should I use to actually cut the PCB? I don't have a dremel, or very many tools for that matter, and I didn't think simple knife scoring would work for this shape.
For the multiple places that need a certain voltage, can I simply connect multiple wires from one source? For example, on the PowerMii there is 1 pad for 3.3v, but on the Wii there are a few places I have to connect 3.3v. Can I run multiple wires from that one pad on the PowerMii to each of those places? (This is probably my most noob question, sorry.)
Can you use original shoulder button sliders with the GC+ instead of a dual tact mod? I was planning on using original buttons (Game Cube buttons, of course).
Also, where can I find the BOM?
Probably more questions to come, thanks in advance for any help! Much appreciated! (kinda daunted by the task, tbh.)