I have got an old original Ninendo that i was gong to sell on ebay but they dont go for much!

I'm currently working on a mk3 "bit of fun" project and just thought it might be cool to put it in there like people did back in the day with PS2's!

What would i need to do this? A screen clearly... but what sort? And what else?

Any advice!? Anyone done something like it?

you'd need a method of powering it. any small screen would do so long as it has the right connections on it to interface it with the nintendo

Which would be what? Like the Circuler Aerial in plug thing? If you know what i mean? lol

Think you'd need an inverter to get 240 volt power off your battery to power screen and nes. You could use any screen with coaxial input on the back, yes round arial

Coaxial! thats the word i was looking for! Is this all gonna be a massive expense? Or could i do it for around £50?

invertrs about £30 from halfrauds.

Edited 29 September, 201015 yr by G-sus

Just had a quick look on EBAY. Would i need an invertor that would go from 12v to 240v meant to be used in a car? Like a fag lighter plug in one? Then i could just re-wire it?

Limited edtion Green nintendo 64.. still play it!

You have one in your car u mean?

You definately need an inverter. The ones that are meant to be in a car are obviously built for the job so go for one of them. That takes your 12V DC from the battery and makes it 240V AC. Check the power rating on the NES to make sure the inverter you get can handle it (will be on the bottom/ back as a power consumption in Watts), as inverters have a max load. If you get a proper in car screen then it will run off 12V so you can just hard wire that straight in. However I'm not sure that most of them have a co-ax input so you might have to get a convertor or something (i THINK its something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...8#ht_740wt_909). I'm pretty sure all the in car tv's have phono inputs. If you put a regular (home) lcd screen in then make sure it is vented behind!! and again check that the inverter can run both the tv and NES.

(EDIT: sorry scrap that just had a thought. If you use a proper in car screen and it only has phono inputs then i dont think there is a way of splitting the audio from video on a co-ax output so i think you would have to use a home screen)

Edited 29 September, 201015 yr by dansharpy

Or just play duck hunt without the sound? lol

Thanks tho man one of the most helpful answers I've ever got on here! think i may well do this!

Its going in this car.. http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?...p;#entry1879506

Want a 7inch ish screen.. maybe a single Din motorised one or ill find a place to mount one or something?

No worries buddy, used to fit stuff like this for a living so always nice to help out! let me know how you get on! Is that your mk4 too?? looks feckin awesome! :)

It is indeed! i take the mk4 a little more seriously, which is why I'm having a play with the mk3 over winter and taking the 4 off the road for more work. Will probably sell the mk3 in the spring! :)

I'm gonna have a hunt on ebay and see what i can come up with, theres enough space under this false floor to hide a dead horse so i should be able to do something cool in there :)

As soon as its in get some pics! would love to see that... may even inspire a few others (me)! :-D

Suureeellyyy though, the nes will be stepped down to like 12v or something?

Crack it open, see what the transformer is on the inside. If you're lucky, it'll have one output which is 12v. Then there is no need to get an inverter..

Suureeellyyy though, the nes will be stepped down to like 12v or something?

Crack it open, see what the transformer is on the inside. If you're lucky, it'll have one output which is 12v. Then there is no need to get an inverter..

Thats a very good point. Still might be ac tho?

It won't be though, i know that for a fact.

Computers are digital, they can't use AC! :)

In English?

Suureeellyyy though, the nes will be stepped down to like 12v or something?

Crack it open, see what the transformer is on the inside. If you're lucky, it'll have one output which is 12v. Then there is no need to get an inverter..

you could. the only thing you would have to watch is that the voltage in a car isnt all that smooth. the nintendo might not like voltage spikes too much. you could fix this with a suitable capacitor to smooth the voltage and also fit a voltage regulator. would probably be as easy to just use an invertor tbh

i don't know about technicalities or anything, just wanted to say i think it's a feckin cool idea!

haha

on the power lead look at that big black box that'll tell you what voltage it drops it too. i have a nes too, excite bike kicks ass!!! also gradius is very addictive!

Thanks man!!! :)

And would some one mind posting some links to ebay bits or something for the things id need? not realy sure about capacitors and stuff?

As mentioned above by g40jon the power in a car isnt very stable at all. A capacitor could solve this, however, the actual voltage of the battery also fluctuates. I think when ignition is off a car battery emits more like 13-14 volts. This then changes when starting due to a voltage drop across the starter motor. due to ll this changing i would stick with an inverter if i was you. Its designed for this very purpose and has protection circuits built in so if there are and power surges or spikes it either smooths them out or pops the fuse. Better this than popping your NES!! In my eyes an inverter is the safest way to go, and you dont need to mess around with pulling things apart and matching capacitors to outputs etc!

The cheap inverters are still dirty as hell though.

The NES will have rectifier and smoother circuitry built in anyways, so just use that! You're not going to need the rectifier circuit, but battery voltage should be stable enough.

I wouldn't waste my money on a shitty inverter anyway, they're just too dirty. See if you can run it off 12v first, and go from there! The NES will be able to handle 14v anyways. It'll just get upset at over 16..

A bigish cap will smooth out the spikes from the varying RPM and that's all you'll need. It doesn't have to be that fancy, just something out a PSU or something.

You definately need an inverter. The ones that are meant to be in a car are obviously built for the job so go for one of them. That takes your 12V DC from the battery and makes it 240V AC. Check the power rating on the NES to make sure the inverter you get can handle it (will be on the bottom/ back as a power consumption in Watts), as inverters have a max load. If you get a proper in car screen then it will run off 12V so you can just hard wire that straight in. However I'm not sure that most of them have a co-ax input so you might have to get a convertor or something (i THINK its something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...8#ht_740wt_909). I'm pretty sure all the in car tv's have phono inputs. If you put a regular (home) lcd screen in then make sure it is vented behind!! and again check that the inverter can run both the tv and NES.

(EDIT: sorry scrap that just had a thought. If you use a proper in car screen and it only has phono inputs then i dont think there is a way of splitting the audio from video on a co-ax output so i think you would have to use a home screen)

That cable wont work surely? The coax cable will be in RF format and then the phono input on the screen would expect AV.

I would say grab yourself a nice hefty inverter for around £100 off ebay, find an old TV and plug it all together in the boot of the car.

There is no point messing around with directly fitting it when someone has made a device that does the hard work for you. If you can get an Inverter that can handle 500w you can run an old CRT tv and the NES

Or you could grab a newer tv like this http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.206-7097.aspx or any other old LCD tv