DIY Retro Gaming Portable on a Budget! -- Episode 427

Everybody loves a 16-bit retro gaming handheld, but that hardly justifies possibly wrecking an old original console for it. Clem encounters a random fake clone console in his storage and has nothing to lose for ripping apart a device that should not exist in the first place. By reverse engineering the pinout, and fabricating a slick case, he builds a slick retro handheld that plays and feels much better than the clone console before the conversion! Thus, possibly saving a lot of old consoles while removing knockoffs from the market!

Bill of Materials

Product Name	Manufacturer	Quantity	Buy Kit
MULTICOMP 3D Printer Filament, PETG, 1.75 mm, Solid Grey, 250 °C Melting Temp	Multicomp	1	Buy Now
PRO SIGNAL RCA (Phono) Audio / Video Connector, 1 Contacts, Jack, Brass Body, Red, 8.3 mm	PRO SIGNAL	1	Buy Now
PRO SIGNAL RCA (Phono) Audio / Video Connector, 1 Contacts, Jack, Brass Body, White, 8.3 mm	PRO SIGNAL	1	Buy Now
MIKROELEKTRONIKA Rechargeable Battery, 3.7 V, Lithium Polymer, 2 Ah, Wire Leads	MIKROELEKTRONIKA	1	Buy Now
OMRON Tactile Switch, B3F Series, Top Actuated, Through Hole, Round Button, 100 gf, 50mA at 24VDC	OMRON	13	Buy Now
VISATON Speaker, Mini, Full Range, 1.6 cm, 500 mW, 50 ohm, 71 dB, 700 Hz to 20 kHz	VISATON	1	Buy Now
HARTING D Sub Connector, Right Angle, DB9, Standard, Plug, 9 Contacts, DE, Solder	HARTING	1	Buy Now
LOCTITE Super Glue, Low Viscosity, 20 g, Cyanoacrylate, Humidity	LOCTITE	1	Buy Now

Additional Parts:

Product Name	Quantity
Fake Game Console	1
Wires	1
Hot glue	1
PMMA sheet 3mm	1

Attachments:

SEGAGenesisPortable_Resources.zip

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beacon_dave over 5 years ago

I vaguely recall encountering these wall wart PSU's before when cheaper imported electronic goods started appearing on the market.

The power supply unit may have originally been a 2pin Europlug design but quickly 're-designed on the cheap' in an attempt to fit a standard UK 5A round pin socket:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types#5_ampere
or even a UK shaver socket:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types#BS_4573_(UK_shaver)
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mayermakes over 5 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

I really hope these terrible attempts at PSUs die out, but on the other hand a collection of the most horrible products in the world is intriguing.
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kmikemoo over 5 years ago in reply to mayermakes

Yup. Literally laughed out loud.
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kmikemoo over 5 years ago in reply to mayermakes

Yup. Literally laughed out loud.
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kmikemoo over 5 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

Hit return too fast... Laughed out loud on mayermakes comment about the "terrible attempts at PSUs". If anyone could do justice to a "collection of the most horrible products in the world", it is the man that gave us Episode 362: Most Worthless IoT Device Ever - Part 1.
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mayermakes over 5 years ago in reply to kmikemoo

You know what ...I might currate such a collection for real...in a shoebox for now until I need to rent a space for all the dumb examples I find over the years.
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