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[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Easy white PC Engine / CoreGrafx region mod install]

I was jumping the grounds together on the bottom of the adapter board with a 30awg wire and was having an issue with the everdrive not working with the switch in that position.  After using a larger gauge wire to a better ground point it started working.

But yours might be a different issue as regular carts were working fine. It was only the everdrive having an issue.

Wow! it works. It really works! 

Turns out I had a couple of the connections mixed out.  Your pic was of great help. Thank you! 

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Easy white PC Engine / CoreGrafx region mod install]

Yeah, that's half of the traces. there are some on the other side also.  Could be the ground is not good enough on pin 12.  I've had that happen before.

hmmm, you may be onto something regarding the Ground    Although a quick continuity check shows a solid GND no problem. I'm taping the Gnd from the card connector near the only electrolytic capacitor negative leg (solder side).

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Easy white PC Engine / CoreGrafx region mod install]

^ Thanks much for your reply!

I'm using a similar Dip pcb board with the CBT3383 chip. I'll go back and re-check everything to see if the wiring matches the pic in your link.

Also just to be sure, you did cut the 3 traces on the solder side as seen on this pic right? (white markings below) or are there more than 3 traces needed to be cut?

Thanks again!

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Easy white PC Engine / CoreGrafx region mod install]

Ok I just tried this on a Core Grfax II and for some reason is not working for me    Only the Japanese hucards are still working like before but American hucard games don't boot at all.

One thing thou, I was told that in the Core Grafx II the pin 29 of the HU6280 chip doesn't need to be lifted just grounded is this correct?. Also, after cutting the traces do they need to be patched to reach the ram on the hucard connector board?

Thanks for any help.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: How to properly connect a Supergrafx to a Super CDrom2?]

Separate ACs unless you get the custom power cable.

Thanks for your reply. I know there are made up custom non-official patch cables but, was there an official NEC release of this cable?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / How to properly connect a Supergrafx to a Super CDrom2?]

Hello, quick question. According to the manuals what is the proper way to connect power to a Supergrafx system and a Super CD-rom 2 combo?
 Do each need their separate Ac adapters?



Thanks for any replies.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / FS: 3DO FZ-1 system lot, SOLD]

3DO FZ-1 lot for sale. **SOLD** Thanks for looking!

When it comes to the price, any good reasonable offer will be taken. Works good, with controller, a/v cables and a spindle of backup discs.

Ships within the US. Please PM me if interested.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Wraffles: 1 Loose Copy of "The Legenday Ax" Part 2]

Is my humble wish to "I'M IN!!!!!!!!" or get in. I've been looking into playing this game for a long, long time.

And as per request:



Congrats of your most recent Atari Jaguar haul by the way, that is awesome  (seen it at sega-16, I'm Segaedge there)

[General Gaming / Re: Snes cd add on]

Well not exactly the missing PS/SNES system you expect to see, but my SNES CD clone works rather well. I'll stick with it until more of the original prototype units pop-up 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbob Xpress: Bringing affordable "gamer's" games to the community!]

Holy $hit just got mine!. Awesome media quality!. All of my PCE cd-rom systems appreciate it. I don't longer have to play that shady CD-r disc that the units lasers seem to hate and struggle with, many thanks!

@Bernie, please let us know when the new batch of games are in. Looking forward to get Bonk III, Godzilla and Dynasty Hero.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbob Xpress: Bringing affordable "gamer's" games to the community!]

When you are at the conformation screen there is a check box that says: Are you buying something? I didn't think too much about it and unchecked that. Without notifying me, it turned the transaction into a gift.

I think that's because you are using the new Paypal site layout. At you summary page near the bottom left side, you should see "the classic site" look link option.

[Feedback / Re: Should we have a post requirement for new people posting in the sales thread?]

I'm here almost every other day. I don't post much because I'm a man of very few words, but I definitely do enjoy reading the content. I do like to sell or trade a few things from time to time.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - Laseractive NEC PAC-N1 / N10: Total capacitor replacement chart]

Ok so I just find out my Japanese Laseractive power supply for some reason has a 1A 250V Fuse. It isn't supposed to be a 2.5A 125V fuse instead?. Is this some kind of last minute factory modification? or did the previous owner installed the wrong fuse rating?

Also,the Japanese Laseractive has a DWR1155 power supply, while my American unit has a DWR1156 one. I can see there a few differences for example, the big cap near the front (470uf 180v  VS. a 390uf 200V cap), some of the resistor values around the same area, and the additional IC protector at the bottom (Japanese unit only).

if it's indeed the wrong fuse, how the heck did it manage to live this long without blowing up?

American:



Japanese:

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - Laseractive NEC PAC-N1 / N10: Total capacitor replacement chart]

In the power supply board,  there is a 2.2k resistor in position R301 , can you measure it's value by using multimeter?  I have two laseractive produce unstable -5v due to this resistor.

Hmmm, I think you may be onto something  . After the PSU capacitors leaked there was definitely a big mess afterwards. I did a lot of cleaning but maybe I missed something (even though I added new solder to most of the contacts ) . I'll double check everything including this resistor and will get back on this, thanks!

Also, I assume you replaced all the caps on the PCB board in laser active which directly connect to the pac, right?

Yes all of them. There was no difference between the before and the after, sadly 

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - Laseractive NEC PAC-N1 / N10: Total capacitor replacement chart]

Play pc engine cd game for 5 mins and the chip is around 50c  based on my feeling

That could be why they left an opening in that plastic cover.  They were anticipating that chip getting hotter than others and didn't want to melt the plastic.

Thanks for the replies! It does seems normal for this chip to get hot, and the plastic cover opening makes total sense.

I have three Laseractive units two of them are American (they were in storage until today) and one of them is Japanese, this last one is the one giving me problems.

Basically what happens is, it plays all Laserdisc games and movies not problem every time all of the time. But when playing Mega Cd games after a few minutes during gameplay, the discs will stop/pause spinning, and then start to play again at random. Almost feels like this happens when the system temperature raises.

I have ruled out the Sega Pacs because they all have been recapped and they all work fine in my other American systems. I've also replaced capacitors all over the Japanese Laseractive boards making very little difference.

The Japanese Laseractive model seems to be the newest revision of them all (judging by the 1996 date) and yet, it seems to be the less reliable. In my other two units, the boards show some type of last minute modifications (such as the addition of smaller IC board fixes) but on this one there aren't any. Also this is the only unit (out of the three) that the power supply has the additional IC protector like the one seen in the pic below (Thanks to BlueBMW for the pic)

I've also tested for bad/shorted/open ic's but they all check ok. When I first got it, the power supply had some leaky caps and it also looked like someone had messed with some of the potentiometers (I manage to tweak them until the unit was able to read all discs again), also replaced the laser with a known working one thinking that could be the obvious culprit, but still works and behaves exactly as the old one did. And finally, I've followed all of BlueBMW's recommendations I've found on the net, with little success.

Is there some sort of trick for these Japanese models that I'm not aware of?
Your help is greatly appreciated, thanks again!

photobucket.com/albums/ac253/bmcdanold/Repair/LA_PowerSupplyTest.jpg

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - Laseractive NEC PAC-N1 / N10: Total capacitor replacement chart]

Can anyone who owns a Laseractive with the Sega Pac be so kind to tell me if its normal for the IC in the pic below to get scorching hot after just a few minutes of gameplay?
My unit is a bit under the weather ATM (even after replacing capacitor & parts all across the boards), and I've had bad chips gone bad before and that's usually one of the symptoms but in this case I don't know. Thanks in advance for any help!

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: PAL turbografx NTSC mod]

I'm not too familiar with the TG-16 chipset, does anyone knows if there is a SCIN out pin signal anywhere on the board?
Anyways, since I still use composite video every now and then (don't judge me  ) I manage to build a quick CLK divider circuit for the video encoder, that took care of the dot crawling problem.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Crystal Oscillator for pc engine]

Got those crystal oscillator, please let me know if anyone needs it. I can send out some for free as long as you are not resell it 

PM'ed 

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: PAL turbografx NTSC mod]

Just got done with the mod myself works good, a huge thanks to thesteve. However, I'm getting some extreme dot crawling in the CXA1145 composite video output, although after some adjusment to the variable capacitor I think I've found a sweet spot.  Any suggestions to soften the issue?



And now is even compatible with the CD-rom system too 

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: PC Engine Duo, Turbografx16 CD system lot, JVC X'Eye + More]

Hope the storms aren't too bad. However I don't see a PM from you. So PMed again.

Pm'ed back

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: PC Engine Duo, Turbografx16 CD system lot, JVC X'Eye + More]

Hey guys I'm still very much alive  O:) . I was out in the road working these past couple of days (Literally, I'm a roadside worker) getting ready for some storms. Anyway, @HoocasLenkels: you package is on its way, and to bcruz, you have a pm.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: PC Engine Duo, Turbografx16 CD system lot, JVC X'Eye + More]

You sold Obey on a Sega forum? Shameful 

Don't judge me.



Everything sold or pending payment, thanks everyone. Packages to go out soon too.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Raffle time - TurboExpress Carrying Bag - Winner Chosen!!!!]

Congrats to the Winner!, and a huge thanks to Turbokon for such a fantastic raffle.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Raffle time - TurboExpress Carrying Bag]

Awesome!  . Hope the TV tuner can fit in there too. I want in please.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / FS: PC Engine Duo, Turbografx16 CD system lot, JVC X'Eye + More]

Edit: Dang it!, I could have sworn I had posted here many times before . Sorry, I didn't mean to be a jerk by my first post to be a selling one.

Hi Selling a couple of items. Prices include shipping to the lower 48 US states, no international shipping at the moment sorry. Everything works unless noted differently. I don't have any feedback here, but have some over NintendoAge under the user name Rex. No Gift payments required.

PC Engine DUO system with accessories: **SOLD**. System has all new caps.





JVC X'Eye system lot, includes all of the games and accessories shown in the pic: **SOLD** Comes with a Sega CDX Ac adapter that matches properly the X'Eye voltage, so if you have a CDX system that it is missing the adapter, youl'll be able to use it as well. This revision also has the AV port used for the 32X system connection.




Turbografx-16 with Turbo CD system lot. Comes with the Docking station, Power supply/brick, controller, Av cable, System card and carrying case (missing one of the plastic latches).

All of the caps in the CD player have been replaced. works great. : $285 Shipped. **PENDING PAYMENT**





S-video modded Sega Master System lot. With controller, zapper gun, s-video cable,Av cable and Ac adapter: **SOLD**(mod was done by the member electrocip, I think).





Virtual Boy system with stand, visor/eye shade, controller,battery pack and the game Tennis: **SOLD**.




Please PM me if interested in anything. More stuff to come soon, thanks.