My friend's kid broke the bad news that the family Super Nintendo, a console which literally provided generations of fun, had died. I offered to fix the broken power supply but he had other ideas. "Can we make it into a GameBoy?" he asked. That sounded like a fun project to spark his interest in science and engineering, which was good enough for me. We drew up this preliminary brain storm and I decided to search for similar projects which led me here.
He offered up his GameBoy Advanced SP for parts (tiny screen and battery for a tiny handheld), but this busted up DELL Inspiron 1525 has a good screen and battery, and is prime for recycling. Instead of a handheld, we plan to transform the old console into battery powered unit which could be carried in a backpack.
I've never done a project like this before, so planning will be crucial. Any advice or links to other builds wold be very much appreciated. We will be using the M911G Lithium Ion battery from the computer. Figuring out how to safely incorporate this is my primary concern at this point. The "Materials" list in the above picture was a discussion of how to make the case. I've done a lot of work with surf boards and feel at home with fiberglass, but I'd love to soak up your thoughts on that or any other aspect of this project. Yesterday I would never have thought to be doing anything like this, so I suppose my real problem at this point is that I don't even know what I don't know.
