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by jbenedetto84
Sun Jun 02, 2019 4:47 pm
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

Put a cheap ac filter on the power input to the audio amplifier to get rid of any noise :) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COILCRAFT-BU16-4021R5BL-FILTER-COMMON-MODE-4MH-1-5A/153123995662?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131231084308%26meid%3D0caf461fd5e4478688bb166df9cdf53...
by jbenedetto84
Sun Jun 02, 2019 5:44 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

Hello all. Just wanted to say my build is complete and working nicely. Big thanks to @VeteranGamer and @Helder for their help and support as this was not the easiest of builds. The ONLY thing that I can't seem to fix is the static in the speakers whenever the PI's activity light is blinking (this ha...
by jbenedetto84
Tue Apr 09, 2019 5:55 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

For me it wasn't the board that confused me with the Dual FET it was the the Dual FET itself. The one's I bought had no orientation indicator. When Helder suggested I had it backwards I pulled the data sheet and saw on one side there was 2 sets of identical pins. Once I saw that I was able to measur...
by jbenedetto84
Sun Apr 07, 2019 10:42 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

@VeteranGamer I'm really hoping you/someone can help me with this: I'm on the verge of closing up my wii u gamepad; so close to it being finished. I've been testing as I go and things have been going well, until now. I had some Wii U button boards made from Oshpark and somehow managed to get all the...
by jbenedetto84
Thu Mar 21, 2019 5:03 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

Ahh I see. I didn't remove as much of the plastic from the lcd bracket as you, so thats definitely one reason. The other reason - the battery I purchased is 7.5mm thick and the one you linked is only 3.2mm. Thanks so much that should solve this issue (now to wait an eternity for aliexpress to ship ...
by jbenedetto84
Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:09 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

that not the wiring setup I have...... I will at some point soon add to the post about the button board how I wired mine up (when I have time).... I'm using a 3.7V Lipo battery (not 18650) also if your using the board designed by Helder you will NOT need the Pololu switchboard, as his board deals w...
by jbenedetto84
Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:37 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

that not the wiring setup I have...... I will at some point soon add to the post about the button board how I wired mine up (when I have time).... I'm using a 3.7V Lipo battery (not 18650) also if your using the board designed by Helder you will NOT need the Pololu switchboard, as his board deals w...
by jbenedetto84
Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:16 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED
Replies: 601
Views: 777181

Re: WII U RASPBERRY PI 3 FINISHED

can someone please advise if this is a viable/workable option.... https://i.imgur.com/QP5Lll6.jpg Hi VeteranGamer, Is this diagram pretty much what you ended up with? I've wired everything exactly like this (except using 2 18650 batteries in parallel) and I get the lightning bolt on battery and whe...
by jbenedetto84
Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:38 am
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: Noob Tries to Make a Pii U (Wii U Retropie Gamepad)
Replies: 54
Views: 72738

Re: Noob Tries to Make a Pii U (Wii U Retropie Gamepad)

Actually, yes! Watch this space over the next few days, as I have some updates to the process and have gotten a little farther (still not complete yet)! Thank you, jbenedetto84, for checking in and nudging me. This is exactly the reason I created this thread, so the community could hold me accounta...
by jbenedetto84
Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: Show-off Corner
Topic: Noob Tries to Make a Pii U (Wii U Retropie Gamepad)
Replies: 54
Views: 72738

Re: Noob Tries to Make a Pii U (Wii U Retropie Gamepad)

hi, any update on this? I was so excited to see such a detailed tutorial and I'm worried I'll get halfway through and then be lost lol.