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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: Arkhan on August 03, 2008, 09:49:53 AM

Title: Making homemade HuCard converter?
Post by: Arkhan on August 03, 2008, 09:49:53 AM
Lets say I want to make my own card converter, because I'm broke.

I have a few spare HUCards, and a few broken Turbos.  Is it possible to just take the reader out of the turbo, wire up the trace flips, and put any ol' hucard on the end?
Title: Re: Making homemade HuCard converter?
Post by: albinoMithos on August 03, 2008, 11:16:50 AM
I direct you here:
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=5227.0 

Chop has made a makeshift converter that apparently works so it might be a good ideal to ask him.  You can also mod your system pretty easy if you have good soldering skills.  If you have a PC Engine then you'd have to disable the security chip first to be able to play games with a converter games x has a nice writeup on how to do it here:
http://www.gamesx.com/importmod/necjapmod.htm

After that you can install a region mod switch to switch between us/japanese mode. 

With the US systems all you need to do is just do the mod for the region switch. 
Title: Re: Making homemade HuCard converter?
Post by: Arkhan on August 03, 2008, 02:26:14 PM
Hey! that converter is basically what I envisioned!.

 Nice. 

I may have to take a spare turbo and try the region mod switch thing instead though.  That would be cooler.