What's with the factory melted TG16 consoles?

[Black Tiger]

I recall someone on this board, or possibly elsewhere, describing once how a lamp melted the HuCard half of a Turbo Duo system, and continued to regularly play games on it afterward. I think it was Black_Tiger, but I'm not sure.

I haven't had any melted Duos, only a couple that won't play CDs. I did step on the ac adaptor port of my original TurboDuo and snap a circuit board loose and broke the shell a bit. I've patched it up a couple times (and gouged a larger hole before the screw bit became available, just to crazy glue the pcb and port in place) and it works fine to this day.

[GameFreak]

both of my tg-16s have melted lines over the bottom and i have an rf adapter that is covered in the same marks

Since you have one in person, does it look like a solder gun was dragged along it? or something different?

[RoyVegas]

both of my tg-16s have melted lines over the bottom and i have an rf adapter that is covered in the same marks

Since you have one in person, does it look like a solder gun was dragged along it? or something different?

I've actually had a few of these myself.  Mine have never looked like a soldering gun.  What it looks like to me (as odd as it may sound) is some type of chemical reaction between the cords and the plastic used on the systems/av cable box when they are in contact for an extremely long time.  It sounds kinda strange but if you've seen one in person you would understand.

[GameFreak]

both of my tg-16s have melted lines over the bottom and i have an rf adapter that is covered in the same marks

Since you have one in person, does it look like a solder gun was dragged along it? or something different?

I've actually had a few of these myself.  Mine have never looked like a soldering gun.  What it looks like to me (as odd as it may sound) is some type of chemical reaction between the cords and the plastic used on the systems/av cable box when they are in contact for an extremely long time.  It sounds kinda strange but if you've seen one in person you would understand.

That makes perfect sense. That would explain why most of the patterns are in a curved circular pattern as if the cable was wound up and pressed against the system. I knew there had to be a legit reason to this since I have seen so many. That makes much more sense than a person dropping his solder gun on dozens of systems. I think you are 100% correct about that theory Roy!!!

I wonder which cable it is from? Power cable? it cant be the controller cable because lots of us wrap that cable around the controller.  

Now people will know to separate the cables from the console/controller/booster when in storage!

I was kind of correct in my original post when I blamed the "factory"...hehehe. I knew NEC was responsible!      

Please share pics if you have one.

[csgx1]

Not exactly the "cord of death touch" , but here's my extra/backup PCE Duo that had either glue or something that spilled on part of the case that etched into the plastic.  I bought it like this and set was practically new otherwise.  Initially, I thought it was just dirty but whatever spilled had reacted with the plastic.    

Not the prettiest Duo, but it does runs like a champ! 

[Black Tiger]

I have a used boxed Turbo Booster that came with somewhat melted AV cables. The rubber exterior was kind of mushy, not melted and rehardened. I could totally see them oozing through Turbo products.

[Arkhan]

that is clearly a half finished cyberpunk TG16 mod.

[GameFreak]

I know I already posted this on page 1, but I didn't add a time reference. Skip to 2:07 in the video.

What's up with the av cables? What a weird chemical reaction! I also have never seen this on the cd part, either from the cd having different type of plastic or the lack of the standard av cables. At least the mystery of the marks seems to be solved.



This is the youtube one. The way the marks line up with the installed turbo booster seem to prove that is was from a cable during storage.

[thesteve]

it is common for hard rubber cables to sweat as they age.
if you store them in a clear plastic bag they will yellow it.

[Sleepy Gnome]

maybe people make a hole in their turbo graxf and make love to it?

[GameFreak]

it is common for hard rubber cables to sweat as they age.
if you store them in a clear plastic bag they will yellow it.

Yes I have seen this with some cables I have in plastic bags.

maybe people make a hole in their turbo graxf and make love to it?

Why make a hole? It already has a hucard slot.

[Tatsujin]

Damn that's a rather rad discovering. I've never thought of the cords which could have caused those marks. But now, it's just obvious.