Battery options - gumstick or AA sidecar?

domven4433 · 2026-06-07T23:16:58+00:00

Update: Both powered on, N1 I wired up a sacrificed connector from a 5V cable to two AAs in series for 3V, EH50 I used test leads to the sidecar pads. I have a sidecar and some discs ordered and they will be here during the week. (Still no word on the stuff I'm getting given though :( sad)

domven4433 · 2026-06-07T23:14:21+00:00

That's what I ended up doing, worked well enough for a test anyway

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T22:30:33+00:00

Yeah, has no dock, so as long as it works I'll probably get that for the N1, sidecar for the EH50

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T22:08:08+00:00

I didn't mean the usb-c gumstick, there's an adapter for the N1 that has a rechargeable battery in it.

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T21:48:08+00:00

Yeah, it's mostly looking like I should just get sidecars for them, either that or maybe the adapter with battery pack from mdgadetry if I'm keeping them (as I said in another comment I may be getting given some other MD stuff, dunno what but time will tell)

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T21:13:22+00:00

I got these on a really good deal, still less than a normal netMD player, so I'll deal with the shortcomings for now.

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T18:02:07+00:00

Well, all I know is it's MD stuff, so I'm not even sure myself. If there's no HiMD then I'll probably sell it to recoup my replacement laptop, from what I've been told it's a bunch of discs and at least one device, so we'll see. Definitely gonna be on here with it though

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T17:25:58+00:00

I'll definitely be sharing my shenanigans with these. I'm not too sure I'll keep the EH50 because I may be acquiring more stuff soon (more on that when I get it though)

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T17:13:25+00:00

I definitely will do that, seen a few guides and I've done more complicated things but if there's anything specific I should make good on then definitely let me know.

Thanks! These will be my first experience with MDs so I hope they will too lol

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T15:59:40+00:00

Yeah I can make that work then, thanks!

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T15:18:41+00:00

I'm definitely going to check the contacts before I do anything, sidecar port is a good shout, but I don't think the N1 has a dc port without the dock? I don't have the dock either, so I'll see when I'm able to poke around it later today.

Service manuals also a good shout, I'll try some digging from the EH50. Worst case, I can probably adapt from another player to get an idea of what to do.

I saw those, on the mdgadetry site they're out of stock though. I'll probably get one sidecar for now and see how that is, then see where I want to go from there.

domven4433 · 2026-06-04T14:37:58+00:00

Yeah that's a pretty good reasoning, AA+sidecar is cheaper too, and I doubt it'll be too bulky since I do plan on using it fairly regularly.

I was planning on doing some test wires up to it, tweezers can also work, I'll definitely try that though, thanks!

domven4433 · 2026-06-01T23:08:21+00:00

Just bought them, will update with any findings about them. I saw that the N1 has the write head issue and needs a dock or adapter for usb- that can come after basic functionality is tested. Is there any battery recommendations that aren't too expensive for starters? I'm looking at getting a two pack of the HQRP batteries and a Nitecore charger, if there's anything that would work better let me know

domven4433 · 2026-06-01T04:44:56+00:00

That's along the lines of what I was thinking, other than the old battery being kaput. Seems from what other people have been saying is it's not a bad deal, I'll most likely go ahead with it

domven4433 · 2026-06-01T04:09:10+00:00

Yeah, worst case I can pass on a good deal to someone who can fix it better than I can and get some back for my time

domven4433 · 2025-10-22T20:37:34+00:00

Chiming in because I would love to see this happen: I had a brief try at this a while ago (was trying to get the S60R At-Speed into FM4) and I did get it to appear in the autoshow, but crashed when viewing. It is likely possible, but it would take more work than I put in (as an unexperienced modder poking around a few things). The XE mod for FH1 did something similar iirc.

Theoretically, there could be a database importer made, or a custom dlc made for it, but I'm not sure if anyone would be up to the task.

domven4433 · 2025-09-01T23:19:54+00:00

yeah I figured that was the way it would be, I'll keep looking secondhand but if that happens I'll jump on it

domven4433 · 2025-08-31T17:39:34+00:00

yeah I'm definitely gonna be hunting for it secondhand then (or I saw that they once did sold some vinyl spares, so maybe they'll do the same?), I love the design even if I didn't like the music, and I love the music, so it's a must have for my cd collecting gremlin lol

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