GP32 GP32 POWERPAK

[kill me2]

Well, it is done, and it looks like it works perfectly fine!

YAY!!!! 20 hours on gp32!!!!!!!!!
You can add more abtterys, but it would be too bulky and too heavy and big.


So, what do you think!

 

[bringoutthegimp]

so you would have to carry that around all the time if you wanted to play your gp32? its a good idea and all but it kinda defeats the purpose of portable gaming

 

[crazeeplaya]

WOW! Do you really think 1600x1200 is needed?

 

[Azure]

Cool, it looks great. But now you would need to carry the thing around, unless you could attach it to your GP32.

 

[kill me2]

Well, you dont want your batterys die down on a LONG trip or airplane ride?
The powerpack can give you MANY MANY hours of playtime, and possable, roundtrip.

And yes, i love 1600*1200!

 

[skysnapper]

i just carry my other 2 sets of rechargeables for trips away that'll easily last me a plane trip to Australia

 

[DarkGod]

How many times do I have to say 6 rechargable AA's is the only way to go, not only is it very portable but u can get 18 hours on 166mhz without having to recharge. btw: u can also get really small 1 hr 2AA (or AAA) capacity NiMh rechargers now.

 

[Mofokubik]

I was thinking about trying that with 2 recharable D batteries. I could just put the powerpack in my pocket and the wire going to my gp32 while in my hands or other pocket... Then again, my rechargable aa last long enough for me not to care anymore... Meh, ill get one anyway for the hell of it

 

[Mash]

Did you make sure to check the ammount of current the GP32 takes? You don't want too much excess current in the system.

 

[Mofokubik]

GP32 needs 3volts. And as I remember, AAA AA C and D batteries use 1.5volts, so two D batteries should be fine.

 

[sw1tched]

This is what i have been looking for. Could you please give me details on what you used and at what cost and even where from. Any ifo would be great :blink:

Thanks

 

[kill me2]

You can use any 2D cell battery holder, and a plug thin enough to fit into the hole.

And it cost me like a few bucks
$2 for battery holder
$1 for cable
$1 for batterys, unless you get recharables
BUT, you can do it the poorman way: get 2 D batterys, duct tape em, and solder on the wires to em. But if the batterys die, you have to redo everything in reverse order. But use the abttery holder soo it looks professional

 

[Azure]

The battery holder doesn't come with the cable that connects to the GP32? How did you connect the cable to the battery holder

 

[kill me2]

The battery holder doesn't come with the cable that connects to the GP32? How did you connect the cable to the battery holder

I soldered it, with the cable i bought at a swapmeet

 

[Mindar]

Well, if you're on a long flight or something and you want a lot of time on it, it would be a good idea. You could always just carry the thing in your pocket.

 

[Meonlyeviler]

It'd be cool to make a battery holder shaped to the gp32, like 1 battery on the back left side of the gp32 and the other on the other side, so you could use it as kind of a grip for your gp32 to make it more comfortable.

 

[Shane]

well why dont u design this battery/grip and mass produce (like 100) and sell them. Could make a few $$ I would buy one for like 5 dollars(without batteries)

 

[rcx21000]

Which side did you connect to the positive (+) and which to the negative (-)?? I feel like making one and testing life with full sound, FLU on @156MhZ

 

[ColinR]

Uh, that info is stamped on the GP32, if you look, RCX. +ve to the ouside, -ve to the inside.

 

[Cpt_CoPyCaT]

BUT, you can do it the poorman way: get 2 D batterys, duct tape em, and solder on the wires to em.

You gotta be really careful what you are saying here dude... For people with no knowledge of soldering whatsoever, the 'poorman' solution you suggest (soldering a wire to a battery) could result in a 'poorman-with-one-bloody-stomp-where-used-to-be-his-hand' situation...

So people... be careful when you try to do this... accidentally heating up a battery can result in a messy explosion...


Cpt