Turn your Atari 2600 joystick into a PSP battery pack!
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Apr 13th 2005 at 1:23PM }
The hackaday team has finally outdone itself! Vince has gone and turned an old Atari 2600 joystick into the
accessory you PSP owners so desperately need… a battery pack! Don't ask, 'cause we don't know. But here's a
list of the things you'll need:
+an old atari 2600 joystick
+a dremel multi-piece toolkit w/ attachments
+a pc board to solder on
+one 7805 5V converter
+assorted wires to connect with
+electrical tape
+one switch/button that fits into the joystick's buttonhole
+soldering iron + solder
+9.6V 1600mah RC car battery from Radio Shack
+battery connector for the rc car battery
+5V power connector
+LEDs (optional)
+black casing to hold the battery in (optional)
Head over to hackaday for assembly!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ken @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
And the portable battery/joystick makes a great portable stool to sit on while you play.
QuiB @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM
make it the joystiq official battery pack!!
this is why psp is cool :) don't tell me the DS have this much hype over the hackers.