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Title: RAU-30 SG
Post by: mrchuck999 on February 23, 2014, 03:35:56 AM

Hi Everyone,
Can anyone tell me, Does the RAU-30 deliver power to run the Supergrafx so it does not need its own power supply? It would make sense since the little PCE gets its power through the cd-rom interface port, but I need to confirm this since I do not own the RAU-30 yet. :-k

Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: BlueBMW on February 23, 2014, 03:58:25 AM

I believe the last time I used a RAU-30 with a supergrafx I had to power the SGX with its own supply.

Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: Tatsujin on February 23, 2014, 11:08:53 AM

the RAU 30 only serves as a connection extension between the SGFX and the IFU30/SCD device., since the SGFX won't fit into those by default.

Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: mrchuck999 on February 23, 2014, 11:53:43 AM

Thanks Tatsujin,
Please note: The SG does fit into the SuperCDROM2 add-on. and can be powered with a special jumper from the SuperCD to the SG. It is curious that NEC did not power the SG via the RAU-30 umbilical cord.   

Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: Tatsujin on February 23, 2014, 12:54:39 PM

oh yes sorry my bad..what i originally ment is, that it basically was designed only for the IFU30 purpose :)

Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: ultrageranium on March 09, 2014, 08:38:59 PM

How does that work for the video if one plugs the SGX in this device?

Does it use the video out of the SGX or the one of the IFU-30?

I assume the RAU-30 because of the audio signals coming from CD, but just curious. I have a SGX and an IFU-30 and I contemplating the idea of either getting an RAU-30 or a Super-CD-Rom², and then do tha appropriate RGB mod for whichever ones.

Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: jeffhlewis on March 10, 2014, 04:05:28 AM

Quote from: mrchuck999 on February 23, 2014, 11:53:43 AM

Thanks Tatsujin,
Please note: The SG does fit into the SuperCDROM2 add-on. and can be powered with a special jumper from the SuperCD to the SG. It is curious that NEC did not power the SG via the RAU-30 umbilical cord.   

Just make sure you have 6 square feet of surface to place the SGX+SCD2. It's glorious.