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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: hoobs88 on July 28, 2010, 01:10:42 PM

Title: PC-505 Converter
Post by: hoobs88 on July 28, 2010, 01:10:42 PM

I was recently looking at this compatibility guide found here:
http://pcenginefx.com/main/nec_compatibility_guide.html

According to the guide, the PC-505 is the converter better known as the "Purple Barney".
This particular converter is not even pictured in the guide.
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e209/hoobs88/DSC04923.jpg)

Title: Re: PC-505 Converter
Post by: SignOfZeta on July 28, 2010, 07:44:51 PM

I've seen the "Barney" converter in brown, white, and purple. I've never seen that thing though. Its hard to tell from the extreme closeup, but that doesn't look like a Barney to me. The Barney has no engraved name in it. They all had a sticker that said, "Super Game Converter" or some such shit on it. Also, the brick portion of it is wider, and less square.

Title: Re: PC-505 Converter
Post by: henrycsc on July 30, 2010, 07:04:04 PM

The Purple Barney is the WH-301 converter. 

Here's a brown one
(http://superclassicvideogames.com/Items for sale/Up for sale/item 45/scan0022.jpg)

Chop5 now has intimate knowledge of the innards of the Barney by opening mine and resoldering it.


I've only seen the PC-505 mentioned a couple times and that's the first actual pic I've seen of it.  Is that one yours?

Title: Re: PC-505 Converter
Post by: Mathius on July 31, 2010, 04:28:35 AM

Two comments:

1) You're seriously not just now finding the PCEngineFX compatibility guide are you :?: :P
2) That thing is HUGE :shock:

Title: Re: PC-505 Converter
Post by: hoobs88 on July 31, 2010, 01:47:04 PM

Quote from: henrycsc on July 30, 2010, 07:04:04 PM

The Purple Barney is the WH-301 converter. 
Here's a brown one

Why would the "purple" Barney be Brown?
The PC-505 that was pictured above is mine. I haven't seen another one like it. I remember seeing that name (PC-505) on the compatibility guide but I hadn't noticed that it differed from the one that I have until someone mentioned in another thread about different converters.

Title: Re: PC-505 Converter
Post by: SignOfZeta on July 31, 2010, 02:59:15 PM

The name "barney" is PCEFX.com vernacular. Evidently there are a lot of purple ones. All the ones I've seen in person have been brown though.

Title: Re: PC-505 Converter
Post by: henrycsc on July 31, 2010, 03:38:24 PM

Here is the purple one and the brown one (open so you can see the innards)

(http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/henrycsc70/Turbo Grafx Merchandise/Turbografx Converters/P5319765.jpg)

(http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/henrycsc70/Turbo Grafx Merchandise/Turbografx Converters/P5319767.jpg)

(http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a409/henrycsc70/Turbo Grafx Merchandise/Turbografx Converters/P5319768.jpg)