Famicom (not Mini) build (WIP)

[klachow]

@FlyingTomahawk said in Famicom (not Mini) build (WIP):

Today I took the Famicoms out of the buckets and washed them off.
Mine is good enough for me, not 100% white but good enough.
This gave me the chance to finally see if the 8bitdos would fit and....they do.
I think edmaul69s Famicom got a bit better but not good enough. So I changed the setup.
Previously I used a 1:8 ratio this time I used a smaller tray, just enough to fit the Famicom inside and used a 1:2 ratio maybe even more.

@edmaul69 I apologize if I should mess up the Famicom. I will look for an equal replacement if that should happen, so no worries.
I don't know what's gonna happen with so much bleach inside it. I also gonna look for a UV llight to speed things up a bit. Weather forecast says rain for the next 2-3 days.

Controller fitting

Too much scrubbing with the special sponge :(

@edmaul69 Famicom 2nd try

This is shaping up to be an excellent build! It made me immediately start ebay-ing for broken famicoms....

It is awesome that the 8Bitdo controllers fit so perfectly. I wonder do they fit just as well if you rotate them 180 with the charging port pointed down? If so perhaps you might consider using a magnetic micro usb charging cord or adapter like one of these?

https://www.amazon.com/Charging-Magnetic-Spherecalls-Android-Support/dp/B01FI5UXMQ/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01FI5UXMQ&pd_rd_r=A1BAK1A04E4Q3QA1E41Q&pd_rd_w=OSKA1&pd_rd_wg=Z9ukT&psc=1&refRID=A1BAK1A04E4Q3QA1E41Q

or

https://www.amazon.com/Mokao-Magnetic-Adapter-Charger-Golden/dp/B01M4IST5A/ref=pd_sbs_107_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01M4IST5A&pd_rd_r=4ACN4YFSS3JWEGHP450E&pd_rd_w=LJHlp&pd_rd_wg=MBbvw&refRID=4ACN4YFSS3JWEGHP450E&th=1

Having the charging connection situated in the cradles so the remotes can be more easily charged. Plus the gold color would accent the famicom really well.

I've been using them on my 8Bitdo controllers and they fit/work really well:

[MadRikXIV]

@obsidianspider said in Famicom (not Mini) build (WIP):

@FlyingTomahawk I've not seen a Famicom in person, but they don't look that small inside.

I'm trying to map components out: You want

• A Pi Zero (possibly Pi Zero W) inside
• on the back you want full-size HDMI and a power in
• Where the controllers used to come out you want Micro USB cables to charge the controllers.

Am I missing anything? Any regular USB ports? On the back? In front where the 15-pin connector used to be?

I'll try using these dimensions found online to mock something up with GIMP

@obsidianspider Do these help grabbed them quickly

[obsidianspider]

@MadRikXIV Wow! Those really do! Thanks!

[obsidianspider]

@FlyingTomahawk how's the bleach working?

[FlyingTomahawk]

@obsidianspider

Morning!
Nothing new. 2.5 days and counting....
Maybe it's just me or maybe I stared at it too long but I think it got a tiny bit whiter.
I expect to see clear results after 5-6 days though.
Some keep the stuff for almost 1 month in there.

[edmaul69]

@FlyingTomahawk keep it in there as long as you like. I am now curious about how well it will work.

[FlyingTomahawk]

@edmaul69

Thanks for your patience.
Me too, looking forward to the final result.
If that works I'll get me a pub-yellow SNES for $3-4 bucks, bleach it and put my second Pi Zero in there.

[FlyingTomahawk]

Guys hold on to something.
Remember the co-worker of mine which is the ultimate Hard-off guide? Well he knows that I am looking for Famicoms. This is the picture he send me.

Yes! 4 Famicoms coming my way! More than enough for builds or scientific purposes.
He bought all 4 em.

[obsidianspider]

@FlyingTomahawk you really are going to make a sofa out of Famicoms…

They're all quite "pub yellow", I hope they were cheap.

[FlyingTomahawk]

@obsidianspider

Yup, cheap. They're junk.
You don't like pub-yellow? It's part of their history. :-))
If the current bleach experiment works I'll have 4 "white" Famicoms. ;-)

[obsidianspider]

@FlyingTomahawk pub yellow may be for some, but not me. I'm very eager to see how the bleach experiment works out.

[FlyingTomahawk]

3rd day.
Did it get any better? You guys tell me.

Here one the first picture.

I know the light is different so hard to really tell.
I would have to take it out or take it to the exact same place and re take the picture.
But I think the pub-yellow has faded a bit, right?

[obsidianspider]

@FlyingTomahawk It looks whiter to me. How are the stickers and red plastic holding up?

[FlyingTomahawk]

@obsidianspider

They look good thus far.
Red plastics seem to be unaffected by it.
The red Famicom logo on the front also looks undamaged or same as it was at the very beginning.
Let's see how that looks after 1 week.
Worst case, stickers I can print and reapply.

[space cadet]

Definitely working. I'm going to do the same with my brown nes case ; )

[edmaul69]

@FlyingTomahawk looking good to me.

[FlyingTomahawk]

@space-cadet

If you give this a go try to get this.

wide haiter ex power

I think Amazon sells it.
It's not just bleach but also smell remover. It doesn't smell like bleach but more like soap.

[FlyingTomahawk]

Not sure it is good visible but when moving the eject switch you can see a thin line of its old color.
I think it would have been better to remove the 2 stickers and the one that points to the plug on the front before bleaching.

[edmaul69]

@FlyingTomahawk it looks really good. The white under the clear decals matches the console now.

[FlyingTomahawk]

Its even becoming more white than under those decals that is why I think I should have removed them. But I'm gonna get 4 more Famicoms so plenty of chance to improve.

I am positively surprised that it worked that good in such short time even with such cloudy weather.
I'm gonna keep it a bit longer in there till I get the other Famicoms then I'll just swap and continue the withening process with the same liquid. Let's see how many Famicoms can be bleached.