JB GBZ take 2

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JB GBZ take 2

Post by jellybelly » Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:32 pm

so with number 1 project almost done (waiting on some parts to arrive, if the every do) i have decided to embark with another

i am also buying as may parts as possible from aliexpress to keep things cheap :)

the plan:

helders 2.2 AIO board
680 x 480 screen
raspberry pi 3
black case (with illuminate buttons possibly)
joystick
glass screen protector

and a few other things as they pop into my head

helder has mentioned the board will be around end of Jan so would like most things in place for when that arrive

so the first parts arrived today

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so i have started to desolder the pi3, it might work, it might not. only time will tell

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by nuneberg » Thu Jan 05, 2017 11:30 pm

Where Did you order your screen?

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by jellybelly » Fri Jan 06, 2017 1:01 am

Aliexpress https://www.aliexpress.com/item/PD035VX ... 0.0.kUp3Qc

i shall report once ive received it

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by jellybelly » Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:03 pm

so the desoldering started

overal not as bad as ive read on previous post

i've left the usb ports for now so that i could test everything out and it still works which I'm very happy with :)

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by jellybelly » Mon Jan 16, 2017 1:51 pm

Progress is steady on the mk2 build parts have started to arrive

Bit in the mean time I've been modding my case

Just a little teaser

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by Lphillimore » Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:42 pm

What's your thinking with the 4x button holes on the back? L2 and R2??

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by jellybelly » Wed Jan 18, 2017 12:09 am

yes l2 and r2

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by jellybelly » Fri Jan 20, 2017 12:52 pm

so a fair bit of progress this week really,

helders AIO board turned up so that had to go in, this is a beautiful thing, hopefully make things easier

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the front of the case has been machines and fitted with the buttons, im going for the fully black look on this build which should look awesome :)

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and the rear of the case was fitted up today, i think this is awesome and love the look of it, with the hidden fan and the clear game cart to allow access to the pi3 sd card

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so this is how the pi3 sits in the case, i also mounted the power usb and also the switch

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the eagle eyed ones will notice the breakout hdmi port connected, this is just a thought all will be reviled at a later stage

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and the battery compartment area

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there is room in there for a battery but i dont want to block the fan so i need to think a bit about the battery situation

im also waiting for my screen, its in the country and is slowly working it way to me, as soon as that is here i will be able to position the other things and figure out battery etc.

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by Sam_shep » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:16 pm

Looks awesome mate :D

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Re: JB GBZ take 2

Post by jellybelly » Sat Jan 21, 2017 9:33 am

happy as my screen arrived today

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