Unstablewarpfield Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Topic says it all. I thought to ask here first before delving into it myself. I know about the C41 trick and have tried to solder a usb cable to that capacitor. Works fine ofcourse, but I'd like to use the original buttons to switch on/off the console while only using 5V. (Ideally a mini usb port where the power socket now is would be fantastic.) Is this possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtAtari Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I'm also curious about this. I'm really happy with my USB plug that I can connect to a power bank, and fortunately, my power bank has its own on/off switch, making things very easy. But I am curious if there's a way to make this mod and still maintain the functionality of the original buttons. But at the same time, those buttons would have to work when they 9 volt supply is plugged in. So it's a big ask, but I wonder if anyone has already solved this problem. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unstablewarpfield Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 For Lynx 1 I made this solution now...Desoldered most of the original power circuit. It uses a 10000 mAh Lipo that charges through usb. The usb port is situated where the dc connector used to be. On/off switch works. Lynx also powers down according to atari's timer. Just a proof of concept for now since some minor tweaks are still needed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makara Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 7/20/2020 at 11:29 PM, Unstablewarpfield said: For Lynx 1 I made this solution now... Desoldered most of the original power circuit. It uses a 10000 mAh Lipo that charges through usb. The usb port is situated where the dc connector used to be. On/off switch works. Lynx also powers down according to atari's timer. Just a proof of concept for now since some minor tweaks are still needed. I was wondering if you had made any progress with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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