mvigor Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Hey all. I don't think I ever posted any pictures of this project that I finished a couple years ago. Basically I hate extra wires running all over the place and I got tired of having a power cord for the CD player and the audio cord from the Cuttle Cart so I built it all into the console. The Cuttle Cart is actually completely inside the 2600 cabinet, completely intact, running on a second internal cart port, selectable with an added switch. My only complaint about the finished product is that the video on this 2600 that I used is a bit staticky. This is how the console looks when assembled. The Cuttle Cart lives inside, unharmed. It is plugged into a second cart port internally. Cuttle Cart is sent audio from directly inside the CD player...no wires showing outside! Of course the built-in cart port works fine too. Yes, they really are connected together. This switch selects internal Cuttle Cart or top cart port. This audio jack sends the Cuttle Cart audio from a cassette, computer, PDA, or whatever else you want besides the CD player. Some wiring is also in place to add in a receiver for wireless IR controllers, but that part of the project was not completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 sounds like u need that video out modification that atari2600.com sells. otherwise, that looks awesome :-) but can it play audio cds :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvigor Posted October 29, 2004 Author Share Posted October 29, 2004 but can it play audio cds :-) Of course! The CD player's headphone jack is accessible, or you can use the extra jack I installed on the 2600...same line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Nice! That's something I might have done if I had kept my CC. Instead I went with the CC2. Can you use the audio line for WAV input from a computer? Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 That's pretty cool! The Atari 2600 CD player (like the Jaguar CD!) Now we just need to get Dragon's Lair to run on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvigor Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 Can you use the audio line for WAV input from a computer? This audio jack sends the Cuttle Cart audio from a cassette, computer, PDA, or whatever else you want besides the CD player Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio F Software Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Thats awesome dude! I'm working on an Atari 2600 mod to give the bad ass baby wheels! (Like that Nintendo I posted a while back) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcostin Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Very clever! Every time I hook up my CC, the darn cats seem to think it's audio cable playtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Cool stuff. My personal dream is wireless a CC or KrokoCart (Bluetooth!). Anyone else, who would be interested? And how much extra money would you pay for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 id easily pay $50 more for wireless, at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Cool stuff. My personal dream is wireless a CC or KrokoCart (Bluetooth!). Anyone else, who would be interested? And how much extra money would you pay for that? Hot damn, that would be cool. But it'd require even more power, and both the CC and KrokoCart require an external power source right now. So the only reasonable way this would be accomplished would be to use longer cartridge shells, something like the CommaVid carts (or maybe Xonox). Having a wireless cart that I could program from my laptop without even having to remove the cart from the 2600 would totally rock. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 But it'd require even more power, and both the CC and KrokoCart require an external power source right now. Well, the KrokoCart I tested worked perfectly in my Darth Vader without additional external power. And I have only a 400mA power supply! id easily pay $50 more for wireless, at least @Chad, Kroko etc.: Are you listening : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvigor Posted October 31, 2004 Author Share Posted October 31, 2004 Neither CC nor CC2 require external power, but Chad did mention that it would be wise to make sure your power supply was 1A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Neither CC nor CC2 require external power, but Chad did mention that it would be wise to make sure your power supply was 1A. You're right, my bad. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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