First off I gotta thank @Wesk for his partybox build and suffering through numerous questions.
Since I joined BitBuilt and went through the models section I always wanted to build my own version of the partybox and finally I got there. The biggest hindrance at the time was definitely the lack of a larger printer but that finally isn't an issue anymore.
So here's to my Zelda partybox
For those that want to know the nitty gritty I'll try not to dissapoint. I definitely strayed from the original design mainly in the base, and a bit on the LCD front plate I was aiming to add some features that I thought would go well in a laptop styled build, big thing was working IR LEDs for the Wiimote.
First I wanted more power, so with some rearranging I managed to fit a 5th 18650 3500mah but dropped video out in the process.
Second big thing I wanted was no issues with video, now the VGA patch or component to HDMI were both definite options but thanks to those at electron-shepard.com @kent my goal was the ave-hdmi board. I did end up modifying this to be a 19pin fpc cable output later on and it definitely helped keep things compact.
The rest of the build was pretty standard:
Since I joined BitBuilt and went through the models section I always wanted to build my own version of the partybox and finally I got there. The biggest hindrance at the time was definitely the lack of a larger printer but that finally isn't an issue anymore.
So here's to my Zelda partybox
For those that want to know the nitty gritty I'll try not to dissapoint. I definitely strayed from the original design mainly in the base, and a bit on the LCD front plate I was aiming to add some features that I thought would go well in a laptop styled build, big thing was working IR LEDs for the Wiimote.
First I wanted more power, so with some rearranging I managed to fit a 5th 18650 3500mah but dropped video out in the process.
Second big thing I wanted was no issues with video, now the VGA patch or component to HDMI were both definite options but thanks to those at electron-shepard.com @kent my goal was the ave-hdmi board. I did end up modifying this to be a 19pin fpc cable output later on and it definitely helped keep things compact.
The rest of the build was pretty standard:
- 4layer PCBs, rvl-PMS, usb-pd
- Uamp gen 1 from the GitHub
- GC ports from Wii
- Blower cooler
- Nand relocated Wii, ave removed
- Bluetooth and MX relocated
- Battery life approx 5.5hrs
- Max temp so far 50°C