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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: clackattack on August 05, 2014, 11:32:35 AM
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So Im sure a few of you guys on here have ordered and used TG16PCEmods.com region chip for your consoles, right? I was really just curious if someone could chime in on how long their turnaround time is from me ordering to getting the part?
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Those are from our very own turbokon, right here in the forums. thesteve, and BlueBMW came up with the boards, they are also members right here. This is certainly the way to go.
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When did you ordered? I know I have a couple of chips that is going out tomorrow.
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I ordered mine from there as well. Great board and arrived in a couple days.
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I see you ordered it on Saturday. I usually try to ship it out the next day after receiving an order if I already have some made. Yours is going out tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. Was out of town Sunday.
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Cool beans! No worries on that bro, just making sure it wasnt the kinda thing where an order needed to be placed before the part would actually be built. Im just super anxious and wanted to go ahead and prep my console with said switch and wires so once my mailman drops by, all i gots to do is burn that bad boy in! :dance:
Thank you for providing us with such a deliciously sweet chip to satisfy our every turbografx desire! :pray:
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Ill also make sure I get sum nice juicy photo evidence of all the dirty work that goes on inside once I get my tg16 stripped........... man that sounds really questionable
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OMG!!! Im about to sling this damn mobo across my living room!!! ](*,)
SOOOOooooo Im trying to prep my TG16 for the mod chip, but I am having one HELL of a time keeping all these f*cking wire leads from popping off at the solder points. can someone PLEEEEEZ post some pics of thier main boards with this mod finished so I can get some ideas on how to lay out/route these damn wires so that when i tug them and move them around they will stop breaking free?! Ive been soldering for years and even do it for part of my job. I have built and repaired phones, tvs, other game systems, vehicle electrical systems... but Ive never had so much trouble with a solder point being so weak. Maybe the board-side pins I should attach on the top side of the board and just do the top pins on the underside....? Next option after I finish pulling out my hair is to just ship this thing to Keith or someone who could knock this out for me. shields are removed, switch is mounted already, and pins are cliped...
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Are you having problems with the HuCard pins or the circuit board pins no staying connected?
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i have a thread for that (not much in it) http://pcengine.freeforums.org/show-your-switch-t177.html
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The pins on the system off the back of the card slot
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This is a pc-engine install but the same concept for the tg16. The black wires goes to the hucard pins.
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How bout a shot of the top side so i can see wire on those damn pins... thats where my issue is
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Just put a little solder on the pins before hand and connect the wires to that. You could even have the wires pre-tinned as well.
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did that from the start... i always tin everything before i try to burn things on. Its almost as if the pins dont really want to take in solder too well
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I ended up using these for my mod. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=16637366 Put a little solder on the pins and slipped these over them. Heated up solder and had a solid connection. Not the most professional way, but my soldering skills had diminished since the last time I soldered. Had to make it work somehow. :)
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After many a headache and hours of hair pulling, ive decided to contract Turbokon to help me get this thing finished. I know he can do some awesome work just based on what Ive seen on his site and around here. Was really excited about getting this done myself, but with planning stuff for my wedding here in less than a month and being short-staffed at work, my patience has worn thin and my freetime is far and inbetween here lately. At this point it would be nice to be able to devote my little free time to actually playing this thing rather than tinkering with it, so ill leave it to a pro to handle for now. Myabe once all is said and done around here and I get some of MY time back, perhaps ill take a swing at an RGB mod... or maybe region mod my saturn like ive been talking about for over a year now...
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SOOOoooo I found some cool little wire thingys that I believe will make this mod MUCH easier than it is. Ill get some pics of these fellas posted up here soon. Essentially the idea is that these connectors will easily slip over the pins that you have to clip from the back of the card slot, the wire can be attached to the other end of these jumpers, so there will no longer be a need to solder on the HUcard pins themselves.
I sent some of these out to Turbokon so he can test fit some of these so we can determine if they will in fact work. Also looks like they may be a good fit to jump off of the rear I/O pins for a homebrew AV method... more to come soon....
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Clackattack turbografx:)
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Clackattack turbografx:)
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looks awesome! thanks again for helping me out, I was at witts end with that thing. Got that money sent your way earlier...cant wait to get her back in and jam out on some Rondo of Blood!
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I don't recall where I saw this, but I think it was on his site, but creating loops on your wires and pulling it tight on the pins, makes life super easy, since when you cut the pins it you a hook. I think I got mine done in about 2 hours of straight work and a beer or two.
If anyone ever needs help, I could always assist. I'm in the Center of the country (MI).
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I ended up using these for my mod. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=16637366 Put a little solder on the pins and slipped these over them. Heated up solder and had a solid connection. Not the most professional way, but my soldering skills had diminished since the last time I soldered. Had to make it work somehow. :)
What I had found in the same little "Schmart" jumpers that Johnnymad had mentioned b4 (I conveniently over-looked said post 1 day prior to packing and sending mine away :/ ) Just figured I would try to spread the knowledge since not everyone is able to/is willing to cut and solder on their babies, and those things would definitely make the work cleaner and easier for most. Im working on figuring out a cost effective way to get my hands on more of those, either by means of a bulk store order since Im a manager at a radioshack, or maybe try to source the actual tabs from the makers over at Schmart.
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What I had found in the same little "Schmart" jumpers that Johnnymad had mentioned b4 (I conveniently over-looked said post 1 day prior to packing and sending mine away :/ ) Just figured I would try to spread the knowledge since not everyone is able to/is willing to cut and solder on their babies, and those things would definitely make the work cleaner and easier for most. Im working on figuring out a cost effective way to get my hands on more of those, either by means of a bulk store order since Im a manager at a radioshack, or maybe try to source the actual tabs from the makers over at Schmart.
Haha. I read your post and was like, yeah, already said that. I had a few problems getting the wires to stay connected to the pins but had more of a problem with them touching each other. Bridged connections are bad. Had no problems once I found these connectors. Hope others will start looking into these wires as well.
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I know this post is dead for the most part, but just wanted to throw this on here since it was on my mind... Got my baby back from Turbokon and its running better than ever! Thanx a million Turbo for the awesome work! Wouldnt hesitate to refer a fellow Turbo-fan or PCEFX member to you for mod work!
And BTW, if anyone is wanting to attempt this mod themselves, I can get my hands on some great little jumper wires that will most certainly make the job easier. Just PM if you want to know more about the jumpers or If you need some I can order some in at the Radioshack I manage and ship them to you guyz
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I don't recall where I saw this, but I think it was on his site, but creating loops on your wires and pulling it tight on the pins, makes life super easy, since when you cut the pins it you a hook. I think I got mine done in about 2 hours of straight work and a beer or two.
If anyone ever needs help, I could always assist. I'm in the Center of the country (MI).
Where in MI? I'm in NW Ohio.