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Hi Bitbuilt, I've begun to endeavour in a Wii Portable build, in which I'm mimicking GingerOfMods "Louii" as I thought it was one of the cleanest Wii Portables I've seen thus far.
. I've just been mostly planning for a couple weeks now, trying to get everything sorted out with what I need on this project. I'm aware that Ginger posted the parts list for the build, but I'm currently trying to search for the best, cheap Hot air gun station and Soldering station there is on the market (Suggestions would be greatly appreciated). As it is, I'm not comfortable spending lots of money on expensive, brand-name products as I don't know if this is a hobby I will choose to pursue after my first build, I just need something that will pull me through the first one and if I do enjoy it, I will invest in better gear.
I checked a Wii I owned previously, and it is a 4-layer board so I won't be needing to purchase another one. I've also purchased a Samsung 128gb MicroSD card and a Kingston USB MicroSD card reader for the meantime, so I can get PortablizeMii and a bunch of games on my Wii set up while I'm making the final preparations for this.
I plan to give updates on my work as I continue with this, including photos, and also questions I may have if I get stuck along the way. One thing, the squishy tact buttons don't seem to ship to Canada (where I'm from). I checked amazon.ca and they don't seem to have the same ones. It's not a huge problem, as I have an Aunt who lives down in the States who could ship it to me, but I'd feel more comfortable if there was another option for me to have them shipped here. If anyone knows how I can get these, I would really appreciate if someone could let me know.
Other than that, I will be replacing the GC+ pcb with the GC+ 2.0. I am trying to be really, really, specific about this build because as a noob there may be one tiny error in what I've done and I won't know how to fix it, but I figured it would be fine if I used the 2.0. Plus, I can't find the original on the BitBuilt store anymore, and a quick look at Aurelio's $10 patreon seemed to indicate he might be giving complimentary ones to $10 subscribers (which would work out nicely, since I'd planned to subscribe to access the mod he did to make games that require some motion functionality not need it, so I can play the Mario Galaxy games with the built-in controller).
The last thing, is I've heard the term "Custom regulators" thrown around a lot. At it's core it seems to be for converting DC power to AC power, though I'm sure it gets more complicated than that. This might be a dumb question, but does Gman's RVL Power Management System (in the build list) negate the need for Custom Regulators? Again, sorry if that's a dumb question.
Anyways, this seems like a really welcoming community, and I'm really excited for this project! Stay tuned!
. I've just been mostly planning for a couple weeks now, trying to get everything sorted out with what I need on this project. I'm aware that Ginger posted the parts list for the build, but I'm currently trying to search for the best, cheap Hot air gun station and Soldering station there is on the market (Suggestions would be greatly appreciated). As it is, I'm not comfortable spending lots of money on expensive, brand-name products as I don't know if this is a hobby I will choose to pursue after my first build, I just need something that will pull me through the first one and if I do enjoy it, I will invest in better gear.
I checked a Wii I owned previously, and it is a 4-layer board so I won't be needing to purchase another one. I've also purchased a Samsung 128gb MicroSD card and a Kingston USB MicroSD card reader for the meantime, so I can get PortablizeMii and a bunch of games on my Wii set up while I'm making the final preparations for this.
I plan to give updates on my work as I continue with this, including photos, and also questions I may have if I get stuck along the way. One thing, the squishy tact buttons don't seem to ship to Canada (where I'm from). I checked amazon.ca and they don't seem to have the same ones. It's not a huge problem, as I have an Aunt who lives down in the States who could ship it to me, but I'd feel more comfortable if there was another option for me to have them shipped here. If anyone knows how I can get these, I would really appreciate if someone could let me know.
Other than that, I will be replacing the GC+ pcb with the GC+ 2.0. I am trying to be really, really, specific about this build because as a noob there may be one tiny error in what I've done and I won't know how to fix it, but I figured it would be fine if I used the 2.0. Plus, I can't find the original on the BitBuilt store anymore, and a quick look at Aurelio's $10 patreon seemed to indicate he might be giving complimentary ones to $10 subscribers (which would work out nicely, since I'd planned to subscribe to access the mod he did to make games that require some motion functionality not need it, so I can play the Mario Galaxy games with the built-in controller).
The last thing, is I've heard the term "Custom regulators" thrown around a lot. At it's core it seems to be for converting DC power to AC power, though I'm sure it gets more complicated than that. This might be a dumb question, but does Gman's RVL Power Management System (in the build list) negate the need for Custom Regulators? Again, sorry if that's a dumb question.
Anyways, this seems like a really welcoming community, and I'm really excited for this project! Stay tuned!