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Title: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 12, 2016, 01:56:38 AM: Woop Woop!!!

(http://i.imgur.com/VoDgs8m.jpg)

Its finally here!!!!!

It appears to work too... Needs a bit if a clean like!!!

Totally forgot about JP rf not working over here tho!!! Doh!!!

Think I need to start learning Japanese now tho as I appear to have a few RPGs!!

Hopefully the rgb mod and CD and interface will either turn up tomorrow or early next week!!!

Soooooooo excited!!! Might even see if I can hack together a comp mid to tide me over!
Title: Re: Shugs8's Gubbins
Post by: Otaking on August 12, 2016, 02:19:39 AM: great to hear it works.

pro tip, in your post in the image tag add [img width=500]
if anyone wants to see the full size image they can double click on it.
Title: Re: Shugs8's Gubbins
Post by: Necromancer on August 12, 2016, 02:25:39 AM: Nice! You'll be having fun with 'er in no time. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Shugs8's Gubbins
Post by: Medic_wheat on August 12, 2016, 02:36:06 AM: That picture is to small.
Title: Re: Shugs8's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 12, 2016, 04:41:13 AM: Lol... Sorry about the pic... Sorted now... Better go do my others too...

Gonna carefully open her up later to assess the mess!!
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 12, 2016, 01:55:41 PM: Just a quick question... Are the gamebit screws standard?? I thought that was just a Nintendo thing..
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: mickcris on August 12, 2016, 02:06:49 PM: there are 2 different sizes
https://console5.com/store/atknnd-security-screwdriver-bit-set-3-8mm-and-4-5mm-for-nintendo-and-sega.html
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 12, 2016, 07:44:34 PM: Cheers bud...

I have a set for my Nintendo stuff... I just thought they were the only ones who used them on their consoles...

Guess not!! :D
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: Zero_Gamer on August 13, 2016, 05:32:29 AM: C-ya Bud!
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: wildfruit on August 14, 2016, 11:50:34 AM: Quote from: Zero_Gamer on August 13, 2016, 05:32:29 AM
C-ya Bud!
Lol
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 16, 2016, 06:43:14 AM: Tomorrow... Dun dun duuuuuuunnnn!!!!!
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: Johnpv on August 17, 2016, 12:25:29 AM: I could be wrong on this, BUT I believe Japanese RF will work on US tvs but you need to tune it to like channel 99 or 100, something like that.
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 17, 2016, 11:31:48 AM: (http://i.imgur.com/9uRzgON.jpg)

Woop Woop!

Shame the CD ROM doesn't spin.... Will have a proper look tomorrow..
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: blueraven on August 17, 2016, 12:00:05 PM: Could be a bad gear on the CDROM, easy enough fix.

Also if you take apart the PCE, don't throw away the metal grounding plate :wink:
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 17, 2016, 12:03:17 PM: Yeah... I've heard that it won't give an image if I do... I'm going to rgb mod the ifu...

Really quite enjoyed Bonk and splatterhouse this evening..
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 18, 2016, 08:22:37 AM: Well... I know why the CD ROM doesn't work...

I touched the middle cog on the drive shafty thing and it literally disintegrated... Half of the teeth came off at a touch...

Better start hunting out a new one!!
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: Necromancer on August 18, 2016, 08:33:01 AM: Time for a new gear! Bummer, but at least it's fixable.
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: wildfruit on August 18, 2016, 10:26:51 AM: I miss my briefcase (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji26.png)
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on August 18, 2016, 10:57:31 AM: glad it's payday in... ooo.. about 2 hrs.... :)
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: elmer on August 18, 2016, 05:19:51 PM: Quote from: shugs81 on August 18, 2016, 10:57:31 AM
glad it's payday in... ooo.. about 2 hrs.... :)

As we said in my time ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLoXKUs1_e0

Gotta have your priorities! :wink:
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on September 01, 2016, 11:49:33 AM: Well... Finally got my replacement middle cog... Realised that the plastic thing that holds the threaded thing that moves the laser so did that fix too...

It still won't spin!!

Any ideas what I can try? Is it a full laser mech I'll need??

Waaahhh
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: Keith Courage on September 02, 2016, 09:55:44 PM: 95 and 96 are the channels numbers needed for RF to work on US TVs.
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on September 04, 2016, 06:31:58 AM: (http://i.imgur.com/EhbkIly.jpg)

Is this a leaked cap or something to hold stuff on the board???
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on September 04, 2016, 06:42:36 AM: Nevermind... Googled.. Will be looking to replace the caps shortly then!! Lol... Any UK members need a full cap kit for their CD ROMs??? I'll no doubt end up buying in bulk to try to save some pennies...
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: blueraven on September 04, 2016, 02:22:58 PM: Looks like dried glue to cement a cap and resistor in place... Or perhaps lost chewing gum.
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: EvilEvoIX on September 04, 2016, 02:29:41 PM: Great thread, no idea Japan had a difference RF signal than we did So a PC Engine RF only will not work on a US TV?
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: GaijinD on September 04, 2016, 02:50:31 PM: Quote from: EvilEvoIX on September 04, 2016, 02:29:41 PM
Great thread, no idea Japan had a difference RF signal than we did So a PC Engine RF only will not work on a US TV?

Like Keith said, you just need to be able to tune to channel 95 or 96. The problem is that a lot of US TVs didn't. That said, an easy workaround is to use a VCR, as many did tune that high.
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: shugs81 on September 09, 2016, 08:01:45 AM: Soooo....

I couple of days ago a couple of parcels arrived......

(http://i.imgur.com/OcxlYA1.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/ELetPMm.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/sOdwaro.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/7ofHu3z.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/WelezK1.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/2xEwR1E.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/OWcJGTb.jpg)

Think I need to stop spending for a while!!
Title: Re: Shugs81's Gubbins
Post by: blueraven on September 11, 2016, 06:48:39 PM: Nice.

If you wanted a workaround to the RF without an IFU, check out this thread:

Original PC Engine (White) RGB Amp Installation & Overhaul Guide (http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=20721)

I think I said somewhere I'm about to do another update to this thread.