Pi 3 GBZ no desoldering

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Pi 3 GBZ no desoldering

Post by docholiday11x » Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:05 am

So I tried desoldering a pi 3 to make it fit in a gameboy case cartridge slot for my second GBZ build.

Unfortunelty this proved chalenging and the usb function of the board is not working.

I know i have seen people fit an entire pi 3 in a modified gameboy case, but i cant seem to find those pictures to get an idea of how to make it fit.

Does anyone have any suggestions or know about the pics I am looking for?

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Re: Pi 3 GBZ no desoldering

Post by ICMF » Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:55 am

It's uses a custom AIO but... does this help?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAvoSTPliE4

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Re: Pi 3 GBZ no desoldering

Post by docholiday11x » Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:07 pm

great help actully, thank you!

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Re: Pi 3 GBZ no desoldering

Post by jb32647 » Mon Apr 24, 2017 4:42 pm

In the pi3 GBZ I'm making I cut a hole in the cartridge bay, and laid they pi flat so the USB and Ethernet ports stuck out the cartridge slot.
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Re: Pi 3 GBZ no desoldering

Post by CatX » Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:25 am

Same here, I used Kite's SAIO and simply just cut out the entire cartridge part and a little bit of the battery compartment. I'm not done yet but I'm planning on covering it up with a empty cartridge (requires precise cutting of it to make the Pi3 fit!).
A problem with this solution tho, is that you will most likely have to move or modify the powerswitch, as it presses against the USB-ports of the Pi3. @jb32647 how did you solve it btw?

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Re: Pi 3 GBZ no desoldering

Post by TheDeviantZen » Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:34 am

docholiday11x wrote:
Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:05 am
So I tried desoldering a pi 3 to make it fit in a gameboy case cartridge slot for my second GBZ build.

Unfortunelty this proved chalenging and the usb function of the board is not working.

I know i have seen people fit an entire pi 3 in a modified gameboy case, but i cant seem to find those pictures to get an idea of how to make it fit.

Does anyone have any suggestions or know about the pics I am looking for?
I killed a pi3 in the process of desoldering and cutting the pi xD
Bought an other one, but I did nothing yet, im afraid of kill it again...lol!

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