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    Famicom (not Mini) build (WIP)

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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.

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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.

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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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                            • obsidianspiderO
                              obsidianspider
                              last edited by

                              Have you tried using the 8bitdo controllers with the Zero W yet?

                              📷 @obsidianspider

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                              • FlyingTomahawkF
                                FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                                last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                                @obsidianspider

                                No not yet.
                                I only setup the Zero W with the roms and Famicom-mini theme and that's it.
                                I haven't switched on those FC30 controllers yet.

                                However I found a solution to my controller charging problem.
                                I found a 3-1 microUSB hub that could be very useful. It was cheap so I ordered one.

                                Example here

                                So the male plug from the panel mount microUSB goes into the female of the HUB then the male from the hub into the Mausberry or Pi directly and the charging cables (USB->microUSB) connect to the 2 remaining USB female plugs.
                                Make sense? It would be awesome if it works since it would be a solderless solution.

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                                • obsidianspiderO
                                  obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                  last edited by

                                  @FlyingTomahawk Solderless? Where's your sense of adventure? ;)

                                  I'd be curious how the hub handles a big power load put through it, but there's one way to find out…

                                  📷 @obsidianspider

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                                  • edmaul69E
                                    edmaul69 @FlyingTomahawk
                                    last edited by

                                    @FlyingTomahawk if i end up with those bluetooth controllers i thought about just have the the charging cables come out of the original controller cable holes. That way i dont have anything big and bulky hanging out of the back. And it will kind of resemble the original controllers when they are plugged in.

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                                    • obsidianspiderO
                                      obsidianspider @edmaul69
                                      last edited by

                                      @edmaul69 that's what @FlyingTomahawk wants to do too, that hug would be inside the case.

                                      📷 @obsidianspider

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                                      • edmaul69E
                                        edmaul69 @obsidianspider
                                        last edited by edmaul69

                                        @obsidianspider ok. I thought he had a hub to go in there already. As he mentioned a panel mount usb

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                                        • obsidianspiderO
                                          obsidianspider @edmaul69
                                          last edited by

                                          @edmaul69 I think this is just to act as a power distribution block

                                          📷 @obsidianspider

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                                          • edmaul69E
                                            edmaul69 @obsidianspider
                                            last edited by

                                            @obsidianspider he mentioned panel mount so i assumed it was going on the outside.

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