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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: redcat on December 30, 2014, 02:43:53 PM
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Hello,
I recently rescued a TG16 and a couple of controllers from a guy who was moving away. The console itself works perfectly. However, the two controllers are missing the 8 pin DIN metal barrels that would be used to connect to the console. I did a search on here to see if I could find anything repair related but could not.
I believe that all I would need is an 8-pin male DIN coupler and I could be in buisness. Can anyone confirm this, or provide some advice?
thank you!
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Hello,
I recently rescued a TG16 and a couple of controllers from a guy who was moving away. The console itself works perfectly. However, the two controllers are missing the 8 pin DIN metal barrels that would be used to connect to the console. I did a search on here to see if I could find anything repair related but could not.
I believe that all I would need is an 8-pin male DIN coupler and I could be in buisness. Can anyone confirm this, or provide some advice?
thank you!
you can find 8-pin DIN male connectors on ebay for a dollar shipped from china. i have used them in the past and they are fine.
here's another solution that i think is more practical. find a 6-9 cable with a male 8-DIN connector on ebay, cut off one end and solder it to the PCB on the controller. its easier to do than soldering to the connector alone and you have a much longer cable than the stock 3 footer.
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This! I did this to a PCE DUO controller because of a broken connector. Obviously PCE and TG connectors are different but it's nice to be more than 10" away from the console when playing.
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I have a turbo controller in the same situation. Is there a difference in the pce and the turbo controller other than the connector? I'd like to turn by turbo controller into a one for me duo-r.
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It's no help for redcat, but it should work for zombie: I bought one of these replacement cables (http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Quality-8-pin-controller-cable-for-pc-engine-controller-pad-/111556817484?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f94df24c), which is kinda pricey for just a cable but it works fine and I'm too dumb to solder in a generic cable. Most controllers have that same internal connector, but not all, so check inside yours before ordering.
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you can find 8-pin DIN male connectors on ebay for a dollar shipped from china. i have used them in the past and they are fine.
here's another solution that i think is more practical. find a 6-9 cable with a male 8-DIN connector on ebay, cut off one end and solder it to the PCB on the controller. its easier to do than soldering to the connector alone and you have a much longer cable than the stock 3 footer.
Well, since I have two controllers in the same state, I will likely give this a try in the next few weeks.
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you can find 8-pin DIN male connectors on ebay for a dollar shipped from china. i have used them in the past and they are fine.
here's another solution that i think is more practical. find a 6-9 cable with a male 8-DIN connector on ebay, cut off one end and solder it to the PCB on the controller. its easier to do than soldering to the connector alone and you have a much longer cable than the stock 3 footer.
Well, since I have two controllers in the same state, I will likely give this a try in the next few weeks.
if you can find a super long male-to-male (like 15-18 feet), you could cut it in half and use it for both controllers... just a thought
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I have a turbo controller in the same situation. Is there a difference in the pce and the turbo controller other than the connector? I'd like to turn by turbo controller into a one for me duo-r.
I have to double check. The Turbo controller is larger than the PC Engine variants. I'm pretty sure the circuit boards are identical but the Turbo board might be slightly bigger... I don't remember. I can tell you for sure the connectors on the board themselves are identical. This makes swapping cords from PCE style to TG style very easy.
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You can swap the cables between a TG16 pad and a PCE pad just fine. I used a tg16 pad on my duo for years that way.
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It's no help for redcat, but it should work for zombie: I bought one of these replacement cables (http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Quality-8-pin-controller-cable-for-pc-engine-controller-pad-/111556817484?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19f94df24c), which is kinda pricey for just a cable but it works fine and I'm too dumb to solder in a generic cable. Most controllers have that same internal connector, but not all, so check inside yours before ordering.
Thanks Necro, I ordered one of these cables. I wished they were longer but its hard argue with plug and play.
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Got my cable in and made the swap everything worked great.
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the original TG16 cable is hard to solder to
the standard connectors work well
i have a few i used the cables from PS2 controllers and the ebay connectors