Discuss modifications you have done or plan to do to your Dreamcast or any other hardware, or discuss devices you want to build. If your console does not work or is acting up, ask about fixing it in here.
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runkthepunk
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by runkthepunk » Thu Mar 04, 2004 7:42 am
hey everyone
i am going to get myself a Treamcast and thought of this. The machine runs on a 12 volt supply and has its own screen and i'm told that the gamecube runs from a 12 volt supply does this mean by changing the power cable connector on a gamecube battery for a DC one you could use a gamecube battery to power the Treamcast?
i hope this is the case has anyone tried it? or know if this will work to save me knackering up my gamecube battery pack.
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by DaMadFiddler » Thu Mar 04, 2004 9:14 am
If you wire in the proper DC (Direct Current, not Dreamcast) head for the battery (and CHECK FOR THE PROPER POLARITY!), this would theoretically work...*IF* the amperage is correct. Everybody checks the voltage, but a lot of people forget the amperage. If you're off by more than one or two hundred mA, it probably won't work.
Also, while I fully understand what you're trying to accomplish...keep in mind that the 'Cube battery SUCKS. It's almost as bad as the Nomad.
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by Lartrak » Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:24 pm
DaMadFiddler wrote:If you wire in the proper DC (Direct Current, not Dreamcast) head for the battery (and CHECK FOR THE PROPER POLARITY!), this would theoretically work...*IF* the amperage is correct. Everybody checks the voltage, but a lot of people forget the amperage. If you're off by more than one or two hundred mA, it probably won't work.
Also, while I fully understand what you're trying to accomplish...keep in mind that the 'Cube battery SUCKS. It's almost as bad as the Nomad.
Nomad on AAs or Nomad battery pack? Nomad battery pack isn't that bad... Over 5 hours.
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by DaMadFiddler » Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:45 pm
AAs.
In my experience, the worst battery life, in order, is:
Nomad (AAs) ~45 minutes
VirtualBoy (AAs) ~1 hour
Gamecube (batt pack) ~1:10
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by az_bont » Thu Mar 04, 2004 5:48 pm
The Nomad battery pack is just 6 rechargable AAs in a pack, isn't it?
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by Quzar » Thu Mar 04, 2004 10:28 pm
the one i have is Ni-MH and when fully charged would last about 8-12 hours. I dont know what you peoples problems with it is...
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by qatmix » Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:42 pm
yes you can connect a CG powerpack. I do and get between 2-4 hrs depending on the amount of disk accessign the game does.
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by Ender » Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:07 pm
Like Fiddler said, check the amperage (or wattage if amperage isn't listed: P=IV)
You can step down the current if necessary pretty easily by adding some resistors. Just make sure that the resistors are rated for the wattage that you're using.
btw:
P is Power in Watts
I is current in Amps
V is Voltage in Volts
V=IR
where:
R is Resistance in Ohms.
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by markush » Sun Mar 07, 2004 9:27 am
what about the orginal gameboy pocket, with no battery lights and it take only 2 triple A's.
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by handhelddc » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:26 pm
yes you can connect a CG powerpack. I do and get between 2-4 hrs depending on the amount of disk accessign the game does.
Are you saying you power your treamcast with screen for 2-4 hours with a gamecube battery?
