SNESp V2 - Better, stronger, smaller
There isn't really a worklog for this portable. I kinda of forgot to take pictures of the progress. Next time I won't forget.
8/09/2008
[Layout of the case design.]
[Overview of the portable.]
I changed the type of wood for this portable. It is still a cherry border and buttons but the front and rear panels are made of curled maple which turned out great. Instead of using polyurethane I used a lacquer which is clearer and prevents yellowing.
This one is so far the best case I have made. The wooden pieces have very little tolerance and I had to use barely any filler.
[Side view.]
The D-pad is one solid piece as opposed to the 3 piece ones I have made. It took longer to make this one but it looks better.
[Close up of some buttons and speaker.]
Here you can see how little gap there is around the start and select buttons.
[Cart slot at the top of the portable.]
I removed the nob that I used in version 1 in favor of a standard on/off button.
[Operational. This view makes it kind of big.]
Over all the size turned out to me 9.5"x5"x1.5". It is the thinnest portable I have made and it is a lot smaller then my first SNESp.
[Screen looks darker then it is in real life.]
[This shot really shows off the beauty of the wood.]
The portable runs off of 4 rechargeable AA batteries for a little over 1.5 hours. Doesn't seem like much but the portable has space inside for a large lithium battery if a customer wants a longer battery life. The advantage of AA's tho is that you can just pop them out and replace them with another pair. No stopping for a recharge!
[Backside.]
This is also the first portable I have built that features a second player port.
The battery hatch opens by pushing the hatch inwards and it pops out via spring hinges.
Then the battery holder comes out so the user can easily replace the batteries.
[Back panel removed.]
The guts of the portable. Everything is mushed in there to reach the 1.5" thickness.