Offering my services for Turbo/PCE repairs/mods

turbokon · 03/14/2012, 12:54 AM

Hey guy, turbokon here. I've been a turbo fan since middle school and a member since around 2008 or so and even did some mods for members here and can only remember a few members I've done mods/repairs for. I'm not always the most active contributor when it comes to posting and all but I do drop in every now and then just to catch up with what is going on here. I know I will probably get some slacks from veteren hardcore members but I would like to start offering my services again. I know there are others members here that also provide services but I'm just offer services to lend a helping hand. I have done region mods, caps overhual and opto isolator replacement in the past and just recently fixed up a non working turbo grafx CD by replacing the laser, all the caps and tweak the pots (with thesteve help). So if you need any type of these mod/repairs done, I can do it. I admit that all my knowledge comes from places like this forum and else where online and that I'm not a genius like some, for example "thesteve" and BMW just to name a couple but I am capable in doing a few repairs/mods. I just discovered the lcd/composite video mods and the switchless region mod for the turbo express and have successfully completed the mods. Again, I would just like to lend a helping hand for a small price of course

Attach are pictures of the work I've done on my own consoles.

Price List (all prices includes return shipping cost):
Duo complete cap change -$65
TE/GT complete cap change -$35
TE/GT switchless region mod -$45
TE/GT Video out mod - $25
TE/GT 3.5" LCD mod -$55, add $5 for video out
TE/GT with new 2.5" LCD -$45, add $5 for video out
TE/GT external controller port mod - $35
Duo/TG-16/PCE Region mod -$55
Turbografx/PCE audio and composite video out -$25
Turbografx Logo LED Mod- $25
Component video mod via RCA Jacks - $85
Component video mod via mini-din & earphone jack - $65

I will also consider trades in place of cash for mods/repairs.

Region mods

Turbografx Logo LED mod

Stock TE 2.5in LCD

TE with new 2.5in LCD

TE with new 3.5in LCD

TE with external controller port

Duo with S-video, RCA Jack & Region Switch

Turbografx with component mod

Duo component mod using the pre-fab board and rca jacks

Edit: Added duo component mod photos and updated price for it.

BlueBMW · 03/14/2012, 01:17 AM

w00t! Glad to see another modder / repairer. Less repair work that Ive got fo do = moar game time for me!

You need some switchless chips for the TE?

turbokon · 03/14/2012, 01:28 PM

Thanks BMW, yeah I could use some. Just sent you a pm.

turbokon · 04/01/2012, 11:52 PM

Bumped

Gogan · 04/02/2012, 09:01 AM

I can vouch for turbokon. He region modded my us duo. great communicator, worked out great!

Terminarcade · 04/03/2012, 11:12 AM

Just here to let others know that I sent Turbokon my old (broken) Cd-rom2 and he fixed it the day he got it.

Very fast, reliable and great communication overall, a highly recommended user! Thanks again for the repair service, also good cheap prices for fixing my system *thumbs up*

Keith Courage · 04/06/2012, 07:41 PM

It's great to have other people here repairing these things. Here is a list so far of everyone here in this forum doing these services. Let me know if there are any others I didn't mention or forgot about.

The Steve
Blue BMW
Keith Courage
ApolloBoy
Terminarcade
turbokon

ApolloBoy · 04/06/2012, 09:12 PM

Quote from: Keith Courage on 04/06/2012, 07:41 PMIt's great to have other people here repairing these things. Here is a list so far of every here in this forum doing these services. Let me know if there are any others I didn't mention or forgot about.

The Steve
Blue BMW
Keith Courage
Terminarcade
turbokon

I do mod/repair work as well.

Keith Courage · 04/06/2012, 09:58 PM

Oh yeah, how could I forget that? You and The Steve helped me out with that bad ass S-video mod. Thanks again by the way.

turbokon · 04/07/2012, 12:03 AM

Quote from: Keith Courage on 04/06/2012, 07:41 PMIt's great to have other people here repairing these things. Here is a list so far of every here in this forum doing these services. Let me know if there are any others I didn't mention or forgot about.

The Steve
Blue BMW
Keith Courage
ApolloBoy
Terminarcade
turbokon

Awesome, let me know if you guys every need a hand!!

thesteve · 04/07/2012, 02:26 AM

im always good for tech support and engineering/designing if you catch me on chat.
BMW has been doing board layouts.
me and BMW both have tech jobs IRL.
I dont know about the others

exiledbasher · 04/09/2012, 03:41 PM

My issue is weird title screen for games are correct but when I got to play the games the images are bunched up on the left side of the screen hu card or super cd

thesteve · 04/09/2012, 09:04 PM

that is weird, sounds like a pixel clock issue during game play.
does it happen with all games or 1 game?

Colossus1574 · 04/09/2012, 09:27 PM

Just curious to what the mod is for that Suitcase Edition is?
The fat AV plug is now hella lot smaller, and there's an on/off switch to it's left?

Thanks

turbokon · 04/09/2012, 11:15 PM

Quote from: exiledbasher on 04/09/2012, 03:41 PMMy issue is weird title screen for games are correct but when I got to play the games the images are bunched up on the left side of the screen hu card or super cd

Yeah this is more a question for thesteve:)

turbokon · 04/09/2012, 11:16 PM

Quote from: Colossus1574 on 04/09/2012, 09:27 PMJust curious to what the mod is for that Suitcase Edition is?
The fat AV plug is now hella lot smaller, and there's an on/off switch to it's left?

Thanks

All that is a switch for the reqion mod on pce unit itself.

Colossus1574 · 04/10/2012, 07:06 AM

Thanks, i'll have to keep that in mind...
as i don't own any Turbochips at the moment anyways

Samurai Ghost · 04/10/2012, 11:29 AM

Nice! I have some mods/repairs I will request from you once all my stuff makes it back to the States.

soop · 04/10/2012, 12:04 PM

Anyone in the UK do stuff? Need full cap replacements on my two GTs, but to ship to the states and back would be expensive.

Terminarcade · 04/10/2012, 02:36 PM

Quote from: Keith Courage on 04/06/2012, 07:41 PMIt's great to have other people here repairing these things. Here is a list so far of everyone here in this forum doing these services. Let me know if there are any others I didn't mention or forgot about.

The Steve
Blue BMW
Keith Courage
ApolloBoy
Terminarcade
turbokon

I dunno how I got in this list, but Im cluless about fixing these badboys. Turbokon fixed my old CD-rom2, sorry if there was any misunderstanding.

turbokon · 04/10/2012, 10:25 PM

Quote from: Terminarcade on 04/10/2012, 02:36 PM
Quote from: Keith Courage on 04/06/2012, 07:41 PMIt's great to have other people here repairing these things. Here is a list so far of everyone here in this forum doing these services. Let me know if there are any others I didn't mention or forgot about.

The Steve
Blue BMW
Keith Courage
ApolloBoy
Terminarcade
turbokon
I dunno how I got in this list, but Im cluless about fixing these badboys. Turbokon fixed my old CD-rom2, sorry if there was any misunderstanding.

Yeah, I wondered that myself.

Keith Courage · 04/10/2012, 10:57 PM

That would be my mistake. I read your post wrong about fixing your old system.

BlueBMW · 04/10/2012, 11:05 PM

Chop5 can be added to that list, not sure what all he repairs these days, but I know he's still fixing things

turbokon · 04/11/2012, 01:18 PM

Quote from: soop on 04/10/2012, 12:04 PMAnyone in the UK do stuff? Need full cap replacements on my two GTs, but to ship to the states and back would be expensive.

Regular air mail shouldn't be that much more expensive.

turbokon · 04/18/2012, 11:44 AM

Quote from: Samurai Ghost on 04/10/2012, 11:29 AMNice! I have some mods/repairs I will request from you once all my stuff makes it back to the States.

Awesome, looking forward to it!! Remember to hit me up:)

suikoman444 · 04/26/2012, 02:49 PM

Just wanted to let everyone know that he did a great job on a cap replacement for my TurboDuo. Wouldn't hesitate to have him do more work on my consoles.

NightWolve · 04/26/2012, 03:10 PM

I PM'ed nat about this, but just posting it here as well for backup. My Turbo Express decided to finally break for good...

It had been sitting in the shelf for many years and recently I wanted to fire up Super Star Soldier on it as I used to do, but now all that happens is that the backlight comes on when I turn it on, but nothing else happens. The game doesn't boot, no sound, nothing, just a black screen with the backlight powered on. I noticed though that there is still input control and screensaver support; I turned it on and left it alone for a couple of minutes and eventually the backlight would turn off, but when I touch any button or the D-Pad, the backlight turns back on and stays on for a certain about of time.

I read in the repair threads that this might be due to the one video capacitor, so I might actually try replacing that myself, but I wasn't sure it quite applied to the situation because the game doesn't boot at all, there is no sound, etc. Anyway, just wanted to put this out there for someone that fixes Turbo Express units. I may just wanna sell it broken or something and be done with it. To ship it to someone, pay for the labor and the shipping of it back to you, it's probably not worth it and I didn't use it all that much anyway...

Bernie · 04/26/2012, 03:12 PM

These guys dont charge an arm and a leg NightWolve.

I would get it fixed.

chany60126 · 04/26/2012, 03:18 PM

Quote from: NightWolve on 04/26/2012, 03:10 PMI PM'ed nat about this, but just posting it here as well for backup. My Turbo Express decided to finally break for good... It had been sitting in the shelf for many years and recently I wanted to fire up Super Star Soldier on it as I used to do, but now all that happens is that the backlight comes on when I turn it on, but nothing else happens. The game doesn't boot, no sound, nothing, just a black screen with the backlight powered on. I noticed though that there is still input control and screensaver support; I turned it on and left it alone for a couple of minutes and eventually the backlight would turn off, but when I touch any button or the D-Pad, the backlight turns back on and stays on for a certain about of time.

I read in the repair threads that this might be due to the one video capacitor, so I might actually try replacing that myself, but I wasn't sure it quite applied to the situation because the game doesn't boot at all, there is no sound, etc. Anyway, just wanted to put this out there for someone that fixes Turbo Express units. I may just wanna sell it broken or something and be done with it. To ship it to someone, pay for the labor and the shipping of it back to you, it's probably not worth it and I didn't use it all that much anyway...

If you wait until the VGS in July, there should be a techy there that can take a look at your system.

NecroPhile · 04/26/2012, 03:23 PM

That sounds like mine before chops fixed it up (both the sound and video caps were dead). 'Twas well worth the pittance he charged, even if I don't use it all that much.

NightWolve · 04/26/2012, 03:35 PM

Ah, OK, so there is a chance it could work again if both video and sound capacitors were replaced ? I looked at some of the guides ( https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=5303.0 ) so I might as well give it a shot. Before reading around here, I thought the problem was something worse like the board, ICs, etc. and that it would really need a professional but it looks like there is a typical way that TE units break down, and that the main source of the breakdown is the capacitors.

BlueBMW · 04/26/2012, 03:44 PM

At this point all the capacitors shoukd be changed. Dont stop at just the two audio and one video cap. Thats just a bandaid. Like was said... its not an expensive repair to have done.

turbokon · 04/26/2012, 03:44 PM

Definitely caps issues. I have worked several of these units before and all they needed were all caps replaced.

turbokon · 04/26/2012, 03:45 PM

Quote from: BlueBMW on 04/26/2012, 03:44 PMAt this point all the capacitors shoukd be changed. Dont stop at just the two audio and one video cap. Thats just a bandaid. Like was said... its not an expensive repair to have done.

Yeah, I'm with blue, just replace them all.

roflmao · 04/26/2012, 04:05 PM

Yeah, that sounds like mine before Beamer worked his magic on it. I tried repairing it on my own but I'm all thumbs with a soldering iron and gave up. I've had 3 systems worked on by 3 different forum tech-gurus here and all have been very positive experiences, and easy on the wallet (most were done as a trade so I only paid shipping out to them).

PikachuWarrior · 04/26/2012, 04:52 PM

how much on average does it cost?

Bernie · 04/26/2012, 06:46 PM

Quote from: PikachuWarrior on 04/26/2012, 04:52 PMhow much on average does it cost?

One million dollars......as I hold my pinky up to my lips....

PikachuWarrior · 04/26/2012, 06:58 PM

payment plan available?

NightWolve · 04/26/2012, 08:01 PM

turbokon offered a good deal: $35 for full capacitor replacement with return shipping included. That's a lot less than what I would've expected.

Bernie · 04/26/2012, 08:04 PM

Quote from: NightWolve on 04/26/2012, 08:01 PMturbokon offered a good deal: $35 for full capacitor replacement with return shipping included. That's a lot less than what I would've expected.

Told ya. These guys aren't in it for the money, but more so to keep us playing.

They can fix your Duo up too. I've had a few of mine worked by BlueBMW. He's added region mods, replaced caps, and added A/V jacks for me on a few systems.

turbokon · 04/26/2012, 09:18 PM

If you like to offer me a million dollars I'll take it:) Yeah this is more of hobby and it just give me great satifaction to get any turbo/pce unit working again.

turbokon · 05/12/2012, 01:07 AM

Just added a pic of my TE I modded myself with the switchless region from bluebmw and the composite video out. Mad props to thesteve and bluebmw for discovering these amazing mods.

roflmao · 05/12/2012, 01:14 AM

I just wanted to add my thanks to Turbokon for taking a look at my Duo. You are an upstanding member of this forum. Thanks again!

turbokon · 05/13/2012, 03:18 PM

Quote from: guest on 05/12/2012, 01:14 AMI just wanted to add my thanks to Turbokon for taking a look at my Duo. You are an upstanding member of this forum. Thanks again!

No problem, I'm just sorry I couldn't fix the problem for you.

Just finishing doing the LCD swap. Here is my daughter testing it for me:)
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roflmao · 05/13/2012, 03:42 PM

Quote from: turbokon on 05/13/2012, 03:18 PM
Quote from: guest on 05/12/2012, 01:14 AMI just wanted to add my thanks to Turbokon for taking a look at my Duo. You are an upstanding member of this forum. Thanks again!
No problem, I'm just sorry I couldn't fix the problem for you.
Just finishing doing the LCD swap. Here is my daughter testing it for me:)

No problem. That's the way it goes.

And the LCD mod? Aw yeah! I'm totally getting this done one of these days.

thesteve · 05/13/2012, 05:16 PM

Quote from: turbokon on 05/13/2012, 03:18 PM
Quote from: guest on 05/12/2012, 01:14 AMI just wanted to add my thanks to Turbokon for taking a look at my Duo. You are an upstanding member of this forum. Thanks again!
No problem, I'm just sorry I couldn't fix the problem for you.

Just finishing doing the LCD swap. Here is my daughter testing it for me:)
/c03ca7ee.jpg

congrats on the mod, looks good

turbokon · 05/13/2012, 07:52 PM

Thank you Sir. Couldn't have done it without your ingenuity in coming up with it first.

NightWolve · 05/14/2012, 01:59 AM

Man, that's pretty cool that you guys learned how to do that! Kinda gives new meaning to "real" NEC fans by a considerable margin, to say the least... ;)

turbokon · 05/14/2012, 11:19 AM

Thanks night!!

Add price list for some mods/repair I'll do. Please let me know if it's too much or too little:)

thesteve · 05/14/2012, 12:03 PM

BTW my AV mod is sterio