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    • MadRikXIVM
      MadRikXIV @obsidianspider
      last edited by 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

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      • obsidianspiderO
        obsidianspider @MadRikXIV
        last edited by

        @MadRikXIV Wow! Those really do! Thanks!

        📷 @obsidianspider

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        • obsidianspiderO
          obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
          last edited by

          @FlyingTomahawk how's the bleach working?

          📷 @obsidianspider

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          • FlyingTomahawkF
            FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
            last edited by

            @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.

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            • edmaul69E
              edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
              last edited by

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

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              • FlyingTomahawkF
                FlyingTomahawk @edmaul69
                last edited by 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.

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                • FlyingTomahawkF
                  FlyingTomahawk
                  last edited by 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.

                  alt text

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

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                  • obsidianspiderO
                    obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                    last edited by obsidianspider

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

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

                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                      FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                      last edited by 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. ;-)

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                      • obsidianspiderO
                        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                        last edited by

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

                        📷 @obsidianspider

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                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                          FlyingTomahawk
                          last edited by FlyingTomahawk

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

                          alt text
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                          Here one the first picture.

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                          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?

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                          • obsidianspiderO
                            obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                            last edited by

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

                            📷 @obsidianspider

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                            • FlyingTomahawkF
                              FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                              last edited by 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.

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                              • space cadetS
                                space cadet
                                last edited by

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

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                                • edmaul69E
                                  edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
                                  last edited by

                                  @FlyingTomahawk looking good to me.

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                                  • FlyingTomahawkF
                                    FlyingTomahawk @space cadet
                                    last edited by 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.

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                                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                                      FlyingTomahawk
                                      last edited by 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.

                                      alt text

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                                      • edmaul69E
                                        edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
                                        last edited by

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

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                                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                                          FlyingTomahawk
                                          last edited by 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.

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                                          • edmaul69E
                                            edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
                                            last edited by

                                            @FlyingTomahawk feel free to remove the clear decals if you need. I will try to find replacements. If they arent there i am not really bothered by it. If it was a new system i would have removed all the clear instructional decals. I remove them off of all my stereo components, tv's and computers too.

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