Worklog kinda ds fat looking n64 portable

[Archoni]

ok so I posted about this on the discord and on here but I just now realized that I haven't made an actual worklog on this project so im starting now.
the board has been trimmed
I drew a case design on graph paper
im about to test if this thing actually still works or not.

 

[Archoni]

aaaaawwww yeeeeeaaaaaaahh

 

[Archoni]

if im doing something wrong please do let me know because this is my first portable and im kind of doing this blindly :0/. < this thing doesn't let me do my clown faces correctly

 

[Archoni]

ok yeah I don't know how to do this shit

 

[Archoni]

removing some more stuff, shitting around with the wiring I haven't a clue what im doing but im kind of guiding myself using the time tested method of plagiarism but everyones wiring is different >vfnejhnweiuweweiundinedfsindfshjdfsndjf vac c jcdjn d

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I need to sleep

 

[Archoni]

OMG STOP FUCKING WITH MY CLOWN FACES > : O [

 

[Archoni]

ok so pin 20 on that one chip isn't making a connection to that pad and I don't know what this means or what to do about it but its not supposed to do that

3.3v is fine sorry about the second image being shitty my computer just fucks up images sometimes

 

[Archoni]

im so stupid that's not the right diagram everything is fine. I really just did need to sleep

 

[Archoni]

UUUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH

 

[Archoni]

that oughtta do it

 

[Legend]

I've been seeing your posts for a while on the discord and i have to say, im seriously impressed with the really well done drawings you've been showing us for planning out your portable!

I'm not well versed in the N64 stuff so I wouldn't be able to provide much assistance if you have any issues, but I just wanted to pop in to say well done! And the best of luck on your build!

 

[Archoni]

I've been seeing your posts for a while on the discord and i have to say, im seriously impressed with the really well done drawings you've been showing us for planning out your portable!

I'm not well versed in the N64 stuff so I wouldn't be able to provide much assistance if you have any issues, but I just wanted to pop in to say well done! And the best of luck on your build!

well thank you, I do think Im better at drawing than I am at any kind of electronics but I still think its very fun )

 

[Archoni]

gtfo no pads on my console biatch

 

[Archoni]

making some progress on this despite the parts being so unbelievably tiny

 

[Archoni]

ok I removed everyth9ing and sanded some point to solder to because those little balls are completely useless

 

[Archoni]

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck : o (

 

[Stitches]

Well shit............................

 

[Archoni]

Well shit............................

uuuguggugugggghhhhhhhhhhh : o (

 

[Legend]

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fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck : o (

Big oofs man you gotta get yourself some kapton tape for that stuff so you can tape off the other chips and stuff around it!

Something I do as well on top of flooding the legs with fresh solder before blasting it with hot air is when its being stubborn, I'll drag my iron over the legs while simultaneously hitting it with hot air to help it come off.

Its hard to double fist both your iron and hot air but it helps for stubborn chips!