When you have a portable handheld console you're running console and screen off one battery source. Problem i'm finding is there are minor wavy diagonal lines on the screen when running console and screen off of one battery source, and not getting this issue if I run the screen off a 2nd battery set - so has to be down to using one battery pack thats introducing the interference. Seem to get some wavy lines on two battery sources but not as much was with one.
This is annoying and I can't work out how to get a nice non-wavy screen image - anyone know how to resolve? Using 7.4v Li-ion batteries BTW; powering N64 console and of course screen.
Wavy lines on screen when using one battery set - resolution
Wavy lines on screen when using one battery set - resolution
Last edited by bacteria on Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Wavy lines on screen when using one battery set - resolu
Throwing darts but maybe some Diodes thrown in for the power leads to the console? A trick of not cutting down the resistance when installing the "check valves", might drop the voltage.
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Re: Wavy lines on screen when using one battery set - resolu
Tried a diode (Zener) didn't help.
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Re: Wavy lines on screen when using one battery set - resolu
Assuming you're using battery pack with a protection circuit in it, maybe a crappy capacitor?
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Re: Wavy lines on screen when using one battery set - resolu
The answer was interesting.
I used shielded cable for the video line, and connected the shielding to the ground on the console.
To cure the problem, also had to connect the shielding ground to the video ground at the other end. The console and screen groundings were connected before, however turned out needed to do that on the shielded video cable too.
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I used shielded cable for the video line, and connected the shielding to the ground on the console.
To cure the problem, also had to connect the shielding ground to the video ground at the other end. The console and screen groundings were connected before, however turned out needed to do that on the shielded video cable too.
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Re: Wavy lines on screen when using one battery set - resolu
Glad you got it resolved. I'd still guess it was coming from the protection circuit since it was different across the batteries.
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