specs for vmu

infinite-nothing · Post by **infinite-nothing** » Tue Jan 22, 2002 4:33 pm

does anybody know the watt consumption for the vmu

and how long should 4 AAA batterys last

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Tue Jan 22, 2002 6:04 pm

Approx power consumption:

(obtained with multimeter, they might not be very accurate!)

--In 'sleep' mode:
1.2mW

--On, but 'idle'
1.5mW

--On, 'busy'
5mW

I don't know the average capacity of drycell AAA batteries so I can't help. Sorry

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Tue Jan 22, 2002 7:30 pm

after about 8 bucks in batteries my vmu lasted 2 hours. i was NOT happy

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 4:17 am

Yeah, the CR2032s don't last very long at all !

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 1:36 pm

they were also fairly hard to find.......2 radioshacks i went to didnt have them, and after 4 stores cvs finally had them. wheres the rechargable?

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 5:02 pm

You know man, I would do sooo much to get my hands on rechargeable lithium cells to run my VMU on, especially since the little suckers drain power even when they are not active.

Annoying thing with VMU:
It uses power to run the clock, but the battery runs dead in a few months. In my dad's digital camera, it still has the original CR2032 powering its clock and the camera was purchased years ago!

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 8:02 pm

woah woah woah.........wait a sec. the vmu drains power even when its not on!!?

WTF WERE U THINKING SEGA.

fux rechargable batteries........i would be happy with just an ac wall powered vmu......then i guess a couple more people that bill gates could afford to actually play a vmu like a gameboy. (or at least as long as a gameboy)

orgasmotron · Post by **orgasmotron** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 9:27 pm

i made this mod , to use a wall powersupply

here's a link to see what it's look like

http://members.fortunecity.com/orgasmot ... pply_a.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/orgasmot ... pply_b.jpg

i use the headphone jack from an old pc cdrom , it was small enough
to fit inside the vmu.

orgasmotron · Post by **orgasmotron** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 9:31 pm

how can i add a url in a reply on this board

i though what i did in the reply above was correct
can anyone point me the right code to add a url or a web link

thx

theultimatechuff · Post by **theultimatechuff** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 9:35 pm

http://members.fortunecity.com/orgasmot ... pply_a.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/orgasmot ... pply_b.jpg

(Uncheck the 'Disable BBCode in this post' at the bottom - I think you can turn this function on permanantly within your profile)

Cool mod btw

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 10:53 am

Yeah pkscary, even when you hit sleep the VMU still drains a little power from its battery. That would explain why if you left a VMU game by pressing sleep you can recover the game next time you switch the VMU on.

:sigh: why couldn't the VMU be energy efficient? The realtime clock is the only real demand for power when it's normally switched off, I think.

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 2:42 pm

god dammit SWEET! HOW THE HECK DID U DO THAT MOD! i wanna do that............DAMN. i think i remember seeing that before too

orgasmotron · Post by **orgasmotron** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 6:09 pm

i post this mod a few week ago on this board

it's very easy to do
just wire up your positve and negative lead from the vmu
to your input voltage plug (mine is a headphone jack)
(green SONY plug from walkman or discman is perfect)
they are stereo but it doesn't matter.

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 6:29 pm

thanks, orgasmotron!

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 11:22 am

I have this mod half-done to one of my VMUs, I am currently waiting and trying to find an appropriate socket for the VMU.

If all else fails I was gonna buy one of the old bulky gameboys for parts (they are about ?9 used or something).. do you think the AC socket from this would be too big to fit in the VMU?

EDIT: I'll take a look around to see what I can obtain from work tomorrow, if I can get my hands on a pocket gameboy the socket from that one would be quite small; though I am considering ripping one from a mastersystem (cos they are stupidly cheap and I already chopped up the PCB from one)

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 7:38 pm

Do you have a Gamebit screwdriver? If you don't you're screwed because Nintendo made it so you can't open the Gameboys unless you have it.

You could always take the Incredible Hulks' queue and

~SMASH~

Or you could pick up one of those bulky yellow tape players and take the power thingy from one of those. That's what im doing, as I sure as hell aren't taking it out of my minidisk player.

orgasmotron · Post by **orgasmotron** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 7:43 pm

this is the type of adaptor i use

here's a description of it

input : 110/220V 60/50Hz
power : 5W
output : 4.5V
current : DC 300 mA

it does work perfect

(one more thing the tip on the plug is the positive lead)

i have a clear green VMU and a green SONY plug
the 2 together match perfectly

orgasmotron · Post by **orgasmotron** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 7:47 pm

!! WARNING !!
do not attempt to plug a wall adaptor (4.5 Volt) and battery cell (CR-2032)
at the same time , you could BLOW your VMU

pkScary · Post by **pkScary** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 7:50 pm

where exactly do i put the wires anyway?

orgasmotron · Post by **orgasmotron** » Fri Jan 25, 2002 8:19 pm

http://members.fortunecity.com/orgasmot ... mage_1.jpg

u can see 3 arrows on each side of the circuit , starting from the top
it indicate a small round copper trace , u can hook a wire there
the next arrow,the middle one show that u can unscrew and put a wire there , and the last one is the same as the first arrows

picture two show the place where to put the plug
http://members.fortunecity.com/orgasmot ... mage_2.jpg

picture three show what it look like when a plug is fit
this picture is half done
http://members.fortunecity.com/orgasmot ... mage_3.jpg