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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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                        • edmaul69E
                          edmaul69 @obsidianspider
                          last edited by edmaul69

                          @obsidianspider also i would have just two micro usb plugs on the outside instead of the full size female usb plugs.

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                          • FlyingTomahawkF
                            FlyingTomahawk @edmaul69
                            last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                            @edmaul69

                            Yes, that was my thought too.
                            I need to hide the Pi Zero and the Hub inside the Famicom and what comes out are just the 2 cables that would connect to the controllers to recharge them if needed. The downside is that the cables would just hang out there if not needed.
                            klachow thought it would be cool if the controllers could be turned upside down and be plugged in directly kinda like you would do with a PS4 controller if you have the charging station.
                            The only thing I don't like about the idea is that the controllers would be upside down which makes it look a bit weird.

                            @obsidianspider

                            No soldering adventures here. If possible I would like to avoid soldering. Also hot glue is not so my thing. I rather have gold screws visible than using hot glue.
                            But that can change once I get all the parts and start to check for clearance inside the case.

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                            • FlyingTomahawkF
                              FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                              last edited by FlyingTomahawk

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

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

                              Exactly that. The goal is to be able to charge the controllers even if the Pi is shut down.
                              If all works out I can supply the Pi with power and at the same time send power through the USB cables to charge the controllers.
                              I am not sure if 1A is enough to get all running but worst case I could use the RPi 3 power supply 2.5A or only charge the controllers when the Pi Zero is shutdown.

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                              • obsidianspiderO
                                obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                last edited by

                                @FlyingTomahawk I don't think your wall plug will be the limiting factor, the hub itself may limit output to each device. In that case you'd have to hot rod it by connecting power wires and bypassing the circuitry.

                                📷 @obsidianspider

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                                • FlyingTomahawkF
                                  FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                                  last edited by

                                  @obsidianspider

                                  If that should happen then it might end becoming a soldering adventure after all. ;-)

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                                  • obsidianspiderO
                                    obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                    last edited by

                                    @FlyingTomahawk You're already a chemist. Why not add another talent to your repertoire? 🙂

                                    📷 @obsidianspider

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                                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                                      FlyingTomahawk @obsidianspider
                                      last edited by

                                      @obsidianspider

                                      lol!
                                      That was a good one.

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                                      • obsidianspiderO
                                        obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                        last edited by

                                        @FlyingTomahawk Well, that and electronic arachaeologist.

                                        📷 @obsidianspider

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                                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                                          FlyingTomahawk
                                          last edited by FlyingTomahawk

                                          Looks like I'll have to get me a pair of new charging cables for the controllers. The cable included is the flat type and color is also not matching.

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                                          • obsidianspiderO
                                            obsidianspider @FlyingTomahawk
                                            last edited by obsidianspider

                                            @FlyingTomahawk The flat type of cable isn't a problem for functionality, but yeah, doesn't quite look like the old Famicom cables. I'm sure you can find inexpensive Micro USB cables all over though.

                                            Even though they won't work for this project, those are some nice looking cables.

                                            📷 @obsidianspider

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