Boris in Germany *g*

**GruselWusel** · 08-26-2008,03:03 AM

Hello!

I have one of Ebay America Boris ordered. Now he is here and I hack it. However, I have problems with the batteries, which are always quickly low.

this time a video:

http://www.youtube.com/v/10Otbd0Rr2A

**Phoenix** · 08-26-2008,05:18 AM

Id recommend you get a 5 or 6 volt power supply and see how it works, look about the place and see if you have an old power supply for something else and press than into service.

**Werwolf** · 08-26-2008,05:23 AM

He did connect a 6V power supply with 300mA to the wires from the battery pack. (It's the old Boris with 4 batteries) But now Boris is dead after he made some slow movings and his eye were glowing just a little bit.

**Otaku** · 08-26-2008,06:29 AM

If this is an older model Boris, then the 4AA battery pack is actually tapped for two different voltages. One part of the Boris runs on 6VDC and other parts run on 3.0VDC. If you try to use a 6VDC supply you can fry the board. There's some advice on hacking the older Boris here:

Boris Modifications

There is a language selection box at the bottom of this page that will translate the text into German.

**GruselWusel** · 08-26-2008,08:05 AM

is it the old version of boris with 4 batteries.

**GruselWusel** · 08-27-2008,01:23 AM

anyone a idea about the weak humming??

**GrimShady** · 08-27-2008,01:42 AM

I did this modification per the below link and it worked like a charm. One regulator gets pretty hot the other not at all. Did you hook up the TWO different voltages the way the diagram shows?
Did you ensure that the voltage from your walwort was 6 and 3 volts (if they were unregulated wal worts they may have been nearly 50% higher and the boris may not like 9V and 4.5Volts). I never overvoltaged my boris so dont know if that will blow it or not.

Originally Posted by Otaku

If this is an older model Boris, then the 4AA battery pack is actually tapped for two different voltages. One part of the Boris runs on 6VDC and other parts run on 3.0VDC. If you try to use a 6VDC supply you can fry the board. There's some advice on hacking the older Boris here:

Boris Modifications

There is a language selection box at the bottom of this page that will translate the text into German.

**GruselWusel** · 08-27-2008,02:09 AM

My Boris is the old version. It has only 4 batteries and thus only one electric circuit. It has only 2 cables, which lead battery from the luggage to the board. There I attached the power supply. As said, he functions, but by the power supply I have a quiet humming in the Speaker.