NES carts with LEDs inside
Does anyone know of a tutorial to teach me how to install LEDs inside of a clear NES cart? Typically when I want to know something like this I'll just look at an example and copy what I see but unfortunately the only lit carts I own are the 8-bit X-Mas carts and these do not really provide a good example because of the proprietary board. I essentially just want to know how install a few LEDs into my Sweet Home repro for some added effect. Any advice would certainly be appreciated.
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Isn't the pin on the far edge a 5v pin? And the one on the other side Ground? I would try that.
That sounds reasonable. I'll try it once my LEDs come in the mail.
Isn't the pin on the far edge a 5v pin? And the one on the other side Ground? I would try that.
slow yr roll, nesdev. it's pretty obvious how it's done: 70% magic, 20% bad math
So one thing to keep in mind is that you may have to add a resistor in series. Otherwise you may burn out the LED. Keep in mind most LEDs are 2 or 3V. Look up "LED resistance Calculator". There are online tools for figuring out the correct resistance.
^Yes! Found this out the hard way a long time ago with a wormlight attachment for a GBA. Like an idiot I connected the ends to a 5v USB without any resistors then... poop! Killed it. lol
How did the Irem famicom carts with LEDs work?
when you plug it into the Famicom it lights up
Surely someone here has cracked one open.