i want to remove this from my NES. is it possible? (Page 1) - Nintendo Consoles - Forums

1 Jun 11, 2010 1:18 pm

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so, i want to take my nintendo apart and put it inside something else. the trick is, i want to cram a bunch of other stuff into it too and so, i need to make the best use of the space i have. i'd like to remove this piece and move it someplace else in the thing.

it looks like it's soldered to the board by 9 different points but i think only 5 of them actually do anything. the other 4 are just to physically connect the thing to the board. i don't know if i'm right about this or not.

so here's my question. can i just desolder these points and pull the thing off and then run wires from the board to that block at the points where it was connected? if so, what kinds of wire do i need? i really don't know a ton about this stuff so i'd appreciate any help i could get. thanks!

2 Jun 11, 2010 1:26 pm

kvee

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Never tried that, but that box only contains a rectifier, A/V amplifier and RF unit, so it should be fine to desolder and put somewhere else. Just to be sure, use shielded wires for audio and video signals and regular ones for the power supply.
However, the casing also acts as cooling for the 7805 voltage regulator and can run really hot.
The "connecting points" connect the box to the silver framing (this is the system's ground) to enable shielding of the whole system (because the whole shield assembly also makes contact on this framing).

But as I said, I've never actually desoldered the box so it'd be nice if someone else can confirm what I just said...
The people at http://nesdev.parodius.com/bbs/index.php should be able to answer your question very precisely, they are the experts

3 Jun 11, 2010 2:14 pm

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Im pretty sure the stereo mod bypasses this so you cna probably jsut cut it off. Check the ben heck forums for more stuff on potablizing your nes

http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?t=14764

4 Jun 11, 2010 2:55 pm

nickmaynard

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herr_prof wrote:

Im pretty sure the stereo mod bypasses this so you cna probably jsut cut it off. Check the ben heck forums for more stuff on potablizing your nes
http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php?t=14764

well that little block also contains the power adapter stuff and the video output stuff so i couldn't just cut it off.

i did the stereo mod already though so the audio output will probably be ignored.

5 Jun 11, 2010 2:58 pm

kvee

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RF box schematics:

(from http://www.neshq.com/hardgen)

6 Jun 11, 2010 3:03 pm

nickmaynard

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kvee wrote:

Never tried that, but that box only contains a rectifier, A/V amplifier and RF unit, so it should be fine to desolder and put somewhere else. Just to be sure, use shielded wires for audio and video signals and regular ones for the power supply.
However, the casing also acts as cooling for the 7805 voltage regulator and can run really hot.
The "connecting points" connect the box to the silver framing (this is the system's ground) to enable shielding of the whole system (because the whole shield assembly also makes contact on this framing).
But as I said, I've never actually desoldered the box so it'd be nice if someone else can confirm what I just said...
The people at http://nesdev.parodius.com/bbs/index.php should be able to answer your question very precisely, they are the experts

awesome post, thanks for the response. i'll check those boards too.

i didn't realize that about the casing acting as the cooling for it or that the silver framing was the system's ground. thanks! very very helpful.