noromamaiOpened up the #famiclone. Positive wire was loose, that explains why it did nothing when we wanted to play some of the #famicom games.
Opening up the #famiclone, it seems the pcb was designed for multiple purposes. It has markings for a volume button, DC jack and the case has a options for a speaker and screen, so it could also be a portable. No diode for polarity protection installed though. #famicom
We got a used psu with 5-6V. No polarity protection meant we had to make sure which wire was positive or negative and resorted to cutting open the connector. Once we did that we connected it to the wires of the #famiclone. Time to test!
At first we got a garbled screen. Cleaned the contacts. But then the black wire broke off. When keeping the power pressed with a finger we got it working. We tried heating up a screwdriver to solder the wire but couldn't get it warm enough. Not planning to buy a soldering iron, so we gave it up. Can't play AND hold the wire at the same time. #failureatthecave #famicom #famiclone #retrorevival
