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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: MurderDate on September 27, 2007, 08:53:48 PM
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what's the best approach to getting extension cables for my controllers? Is there something I can pick up at Radio Shack? I know most of the other posts that mention TG16 & Radio Shack also mention a time machine.. but I was hoping for something in production in 2007. Thanks :-"
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Look for 8 pin DIN connectors for the TG16 and 8 pin mini-DIN connectors (like past macs used) for the PC Engine and Duos. I don't know if Radio Shack carries these anymore, but they are readily available online. Of course, you could go the easy route and buy them from TZD (http://www.tzd.com/). With their current sale, a pair of either style of cables will cost only $10 + shipping.
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I don't see anything about a sale. It looks like the extension cables are $10 a piece.
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I don't see anything about a sale. It looks like the extension cables are $10 a piece.
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=3709.0
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I would love to get a pair of extension cables, but the price for international shipping is waaaaayy too expensive at $31 smackaroos. If anyone here is willing to buy them in the states for me and ship them up to Nova Scotia marked "gift" I'd totally be willing to send money to them. :) I think I'll also call TZD and see if they work a deal or something.
I was going to buy a duopad from them but I found some cheap three button controllers on eBay.
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Very cheap mini din 8 extensions, http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=mini+din+8
I'm not sure if they ship to Nova Scotia. If not, I'm sure someone here may be able to help you!
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Wow!! Thanks for that MrFulci. :) I didn't realize that's all I needed. I'm going to check The Source (used to be Radio Shack) for those. But if not I'll definitely be ordering a few of those.
Awsome. Thanks man.
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Those are some pretty good deals :) Maybe TurboD should pick one up :-k
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too bad they don't come in black
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too bad they don't come in black
I never thought about that, but now that you mention it, we should start painting them black!
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I've always thought about it, haha. How would we go about painting them? Spray paint?
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Problem is, they're cables with a rubber or nylon coating which is flexible and deforms. Most normal paint, like most spray paint, will peel after it's dried as a result of the cable deforming during use.
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Electrical tape is your friend.
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Buy a Duo-R (Duo-RX) + controllers = problem solved. :)
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Spray paint your Duo and its controllers to the exact hue of the extension cable. Problem solved.
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Spray paint your Duo and its controllers to the exact hue of the extension cable. Problem solved.
Genius!! Genius!! :idea: :P
Well, no such luck so far in terms of local shopping for mini dim 8 extensions. I still have a couple more local resources to check out, but if not I'll just order online. They're super cheap too. :)
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Spray paint your Duo and its controllers to the exact hue of the extension cable. Problem solved.
Someone actually painted his Turbo Duo that color on the Magic Engine forums!
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Someone actually painted his Turbo Duo that color on the Magic Engine forums!
Who was the dude that painted his white(ish) Duo R black and put it on ebay?
that was awesome, and it looked good too!!
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Someone actually painted his Turbo Duo that color on the Magic Engine forums!
Who was the dude that painted his white(ish) Duo R black and put it on ebay?
that was awesome, and it looked good too!!
That was offsidewing... Wonder what happened to him.
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Someone actually painted his Turbo Duo that color on the Magic Engine forums!
Who was the dude that painted his white(ish) Duo R black and put it on ebay?
that was awesome, and it looked good too!!
Not sure if it was the same person. Another cool "mod" was when a guy on the ME forums made a TG16 case out of wood! Even more amazing was when one of Kaminari's friends or something in France made a really good replica of the PCE Core Grafx out of wood!
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Someone actually painted his Turbo Duo that color on the Magic Engine forums!
Who was the dude that painted his white(ish) Duo R black and put it on ebay?
that was awesome, and it looked good too!!
Not sure if it was the same person. Another cool "mod" was when a guy on the ME forums made a TG16 case out of wood! Even more amazing was when one of Kaminari's friends or something in France made a really good replica of the PCE Core Grafx out of wood!
Did it play HuCards, too?
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Wow!! That's amazing!! I'd love to see images of these! :D
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Someone actually painted his Turbo Duo that color on the Magic Engine forums!
Who was the dude that painted his white(ish) Duo R black and put it on ebay?
that was awesome, and it looked good too!!
Not sure if it was the same person. Another cool "mod" was when a guy on the ME forums made a TG16 case out of wood! Even more amazing was when one of Kaminari's friends or something in France made a really good replica of the PCE Core Grafx out of wood!
Did it play HuCards, too?
Haha, I doubt it. But that guy who had to make a wooden case for his TG16 did since it had all the parts inside.
Wow!! That's amazing!! I'd love to see images of these! :D
I'll try to find the pics later on the ME forums, but they might be gone now since they reformatted the forums a couple years ago. I probably have them saved on my computer somewhere, but it will take awhile to find since I save soo many pictures!
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I probably have them saved on my computer somewhere, but it will take awhile to find since I save soo many pictures!
I know what you mean. I have the same issue. ](*,)
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What you need to do is put the porn in one folder, and then everything else in another folder. That way you'd find any non-porn picture in less than 10 seconds. Finding a specific porn picture could take years, however.
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I try to organize my folders, but I get lazy over time and keep saving everything in the "My Pictures" folder and then say I'll move them into their proper folders later :P .
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Joe has the right idea.
But for some reason, my porn folder takes up 20.56 GB and my "other" folder is only 5 MB.
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Sounds crazy Joe and nat. I can't think of any reason to keep pics in separate folders. Why would anyone save something that isn't pr0n?
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ceti alpha tried to download pron, but all he got was this stupid message board.
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TurboD only has 6.78 gb of porn :( He had better get to downloading :twisted:
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That 20-odd GB is only what's on my hard disk. I also have a 54 burned CDs and DVDs full of the good stuff. :lol:
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Someone actually painted his Turbo Duo that color on the Magic Engine forums!
Who was the dude that painted his white(ish) Duo R black and put it on ebay?
that was awesome, and it looked good too!!
Not sure if it was the same person. Another cool "mod" was when a guy on the ME forums made a TG16 case out of wood! Even more amazing was when one of Kaminari's friends or something in France made a really good replica of the PCE Core Grafx out of wood!
I've been meaning for some time to try to make a giant sized PC Engine or TG-16 system that would actually play games. :P