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Hardware Hacks: Vectrex 3D Imager Build

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Taking a quick break from the larger machine refurbishments let's do a quick project on one of my favourite consoles, the Vectrex. We're going to build a different take on the 3D Imager, one of the rarest and most expensive things you can buy for the machine.

Whilst there are projects that attempt to fully recreate the original colour wheel based Imager we're going to take a simpler option and put together a version made by Mountain Goat.

https://github.com/mountaingoate/vectrex/tree/master/hardware/3dglasses

Parts used:

Stripboard with isolated pads (e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332626034917) Arduino Nano (e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262738901345) L293D Motor IC (e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182307853810) Panasonic TY-ER3D5MA Shutter Glasses (although many Shutter lens glasses should work) Megadrive Controller (or just the cable). Various wires

Chapters

00:00 Intro 01:17 Initial Build 08:00 Looking at the PCB 12:07 Testing it out 13:57 Outro + Patrons

Background music: Walk through the park by TrackTribe

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