SNES Classic running on USB Power
I was gearing up tonight for tomorrow's snooze bowl and figured I would tote along the SNES Classic (SC) to a friends house for some side entertainment. I was using a mini Brookstone projector running on battery power and started thinking that it was a shame I couldn't do the same for the SC since its powered through a mcicro USB port. Well duh . . . I grabbed a portable USB Battery Pack (Morphie 2X, 5200 mAh/2.1 amp output/5V?) and plugged in the SC. Amazingly it worked! Big screen Mario Kart totally on battery power! I played on battery power for about a half an hour before I started wondering if the amp/volts were sufficient enough or could be causing a slow fry of the SC (especially if the battery started running down).
Just wondering if there are any tech folks around that can confirm if in fact battery power is not friendly to the SC (no long term damage). The Nintendo block plug that comes with the SC, states that its output is 5V and 1.5 amps. I think older iPhones use the lower amps as well and they've held up using the higher rated charger. If the similarities hold up as well, then wahoo! ~22 hours of battery powered SC play!
Just wondering if there are any tech folks around that can confirm if in fact battery power is not friendly to the SC (no long term damage). The Nintendo block plug that comes with the SC, states that its output is 5V and 1.5 amps. I think older iPhones use the lower amps as well and they've held up using the higher rated charger. If the similarities hold up as well, then wahoo! ~22 hours of battery powered SC play!
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As long as the battery is able to provide your minimum then you should be fine.
Plugging.things into the wrong voltage is another story, but USB should be standardized in that regard.
Ran the SNES Classic for 2+ hours on battery power yesterday without a hitch. The projector ran out of battery power first and I had to plug that in, but absolutely no issues with the SNES Classic. Lots of fun playing Mario Kart on a 10 foot screen!
<<Update>> The SNES Classic has been powered on and has been running on battery power for 14+ hours straight (2 out of the 4 dots on the battery pack are still lit, indicating 1/2 battery power left).
^^ TY!
Ran the SNES Classic for 2+ hours on battery power yesterday without a hitch. The projector ran out of battery power first and I had to plug that in, but absolutely no issues with the SNES Classic. Lots of fun playing Mario Kart on a 10 foot screen!
<> The SNES Classic has been powered on and has been running on battery power for 14+ hours straight (2 out of the 4 dots on the battery pack are still lit, indicating 1/2 battery power left).
Yeah. The system-on-a-chip (SoC) inside the NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition is the same one used on countless mobile devices and cheap phones. It's meant to run on 5v USB. With no screen or RF antennas for WiFi / LTE / GSM / CDMA / GPS / Bluetooth / etc, it should last much longer than a mobile phone would from that same battery.
i did a mod on an original nes to run it off battery usb power if i can do that this is defidantly capable of using battery power as long as amps are high enough
Very cool!
What was the amperage requirement on your NES mod (most USB battery packs push out 1.4 or 2.1 amps)? Was that enough or did you have to mod the battery pack also?
i did a mod on an original nes to run it off battery usb power if i can do that this is defidantly capable of using battery power as long as amps are high enough
Very cool!
What was the amperage requirement on your NES mod (most USB battery packs push out 1.4 or 2.1 amps)? Was that enough or did you have to mod the battery pack also?
Even with 9v into the original lossy power regulator it only required 850ma (0.85a). Should draw fewer amps if you feed it 5v with a modern switching regulator.
i did a mod on an original nes to run it off battery usb power if i can do that this is defidantly capable of using battery power as long as amps are high enough
Very cool!
What was the amperage requirement on your NES mod (most USB battery packs push out 1.4 or 2.1 amps)? Was that enough or did you have to mod the battery pack also?
it runs perfectly off 1.0 amp and 2.1 amps