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by Alfie_T
Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:23 pm
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: My converted icade arcade cabinet
Replies: 6
Views: 5511

Re: My converted icade arcade cabinet

ha ha yes when I say simple, I mean using stuff I had lying around and the monitor came with a 12v power supply
by Alfie_T
Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:05 pm
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: My converted icade arcade cabinet
Replies: 6
Views: 5511

Re: My converted icade arcade cabinet

I tried to keep is as simple as possible. The screen has a separate power supply (Power input for monitor : DC12V-1000mA) and the Pi has a normal 2.5Amp USB charger - they are both plugged into a 2 way extension (all this is inside the unit) This type of thing https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aptii-Socket-P...
by Alfie_T
Wed Nov 15, 2017 2:39 pm
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: My converted icade arcade cabinet
Replies: 6
Views: 5511

My converted icade arcade cabinet

Hi all I bought a second icade arcade cabinet (for iPad) off eBay and converted it to work with a Pi 3 and RetroPie. This is the finished article and a few pics. Icade (2nd hand eBay) Raspberry Pi 3, 5v USB charger & SD card Picade hat (Pimoroni) Arcade buttons (Arcade World UK) Sanwa JLF-TP-8Y Ball...
by Alfie_T
Sat Jan 21, 2017 4:00 am
Forum: Archived/Completed Sales
Topic: [FOR SALE] The Tiny Pi Zero Audio board (OSH Park)
Replies: 11
Views: 13442

Re: [FOR SALE] The Tiny Pi Zero Audio board (OSH Park)

Hi I ordered 3 of these and after much head scratching i worked out that the out the outputs are incorrectly labelled. The "L" is actually the ground connection. My Multi-meter tells me "L" is directly linked "G" on the input and the leg of the 33nF capacitor. This is definitely the case on the boar...
by Alfie_T
Mon Jan 16, 2017 7:53 am
Forum: Show-off Corner (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Alfie's Game Boy Zero
Replies: 2
Views: 3210

Re: Alfie's Game Boy Zero

I've been buy bits for this since last June and I had a break where it was thrown in a drawer for a couple of months but all in all I've spent about 10 evenings after work actually working on it
by Alfie_T
Sun Jan 15, 2017 7:26 am
Forum: Show-off Corner (Game Boy Zero)
Topic: Alfie's Game Boy Zero
Replies: 2
Views: 3210

Alfie's Game Boy Zero

I at last got around to finishing my Game Boy Zero, I've been using it for a while with no sound. I still haven't fit the volume control or headphone jack but I may not bother with these at all (though i already have the bits). It looks a bit of a dogs dinner inside but it seems to work fine. Unfort...