Turbo Everdrive PC Engine / Turbografx 16 Flash Card Nearing Release

[SeymorOnion]

I assumed it would snap into the little holes in the PCB.
I'm not sure; I don't own one; I've only seen pictures of it.

Failing that, if someone had a resin kit (or something else along those lines), they could probably make some molds for a shell.
It could have several pegs/pillars that go through the holes in the PCB.
If the pillars were hollowed-out a bit, one could include some screws that could be twisted in from the underside of the PCB, perhaps.

Or, you could skip the screws and use a dab of epoxy on the chips, and possibly on part of the SD Card Slot Shield.
The pegs should still be there, to help resist slippage, at least.

[NightWolve]

So... good idea to coat liquid tape over the PCB ? I'm pretty sure I've never damaged anything electrical via a static charge, but I don't wanna start now either when I get this. Looks like he used good, lifetime tantalum caps, so I don't see any repairs I would ever have to do forcing me to remove the coating years from now. Anyhow, this thing is definitely a pretty final solution! Sounds like everything works and it'd be a perfect companion to my ole TurboExpress!

[SeymorOnion]

So... good idea to coat liquid tape over the PCB ? I'm pretty sure I've never damaged anything electrical via a static charge, but I don't wanna start now either when I get this. Looks like he used good, lifetime tantalum caps, so I don't see any repairs I would ever have to do forcing me to remove the coating years from now. Anyhow, this thing is definitely a pretty final solution! Sounds like everything works and it'd be a perfect companion to my ole TurboExpress!

I'm not sure if it's safe to do that, but if it is, it would be pretty cool, and an almost effortless solution.
Pun intended. 

[thesteve]

http://www.ellsworth.com/dow-corning-1-2577-silicone-conformal-coating-453g-bottle/
this is the standard

[Drakon]

I assumed it would snap into the little holes in the PCB.
I'm not sure; I don't own one; I've only seen pictures of it.

Failing that, if someone had a resin kit (or something else along those lines), they could probably make some molds for a shell.
It could have several pegs/pillars that go through the holes in the PCB.
If the pillars were hollowed-out a bit, one could include some screws that could be twisted in from the underside of the PCB, perhaps.

Or, you could skip the screws and use a dab of epoxy on the chips, and possibly on part of the SD Card Slot Shield.
The pegs should still be there, to help resist slippage, at least.

Oh wow there really are four extremely tiny holes I didn't even notice that.  The bottom ane sides of it are flush against the case.  On mine I used a small amount of hot glue since with epoxy there's no going back.

[SeymorOnion]

Oh wow there really are four extremely tiny holes I didn't even notice that.  The bottom ane sides of it are flush against the case.  On mine I used a small amount of hot glue since with epoxy there's no going back.

Bold Mine.

Good idea, especially if you want to add a USB Port to it (and/or that 10-pin header thing in the top middle) in the future.

Are there any traces on the back side of the card, near the four holes, that a screw head could damage?

Also, is there any word on when they'll be back in stock?

[Drakon]

There's traces on the bottom but not many.  I'm at work right now so I can't check if they're near the holes.  There's no space for anything to stick out the bottom so screwing upwards from the bottom would be the best solution.  You'd need very teeny screws and a teeny screwdriver but atleast he was nice enough to include holes in the pcb.  I didn't use the holes I just secured the front and side edges to seal it as much as possible from liquids.

[MottZilla]

I don't get why everyone is so paranoid and wanting to encase the thing. Hold it from the edges like you do a CD. Put some electrical tape over the JTAG port if you are worried and use that as your point to pull it out of the system.

[SeymorOnion]

I don't get why everyone is so paranoid and wanting to encase the thing. Hold it from the edges like you do a CD. Put some electrical tape over the JTAG port if you are worried and use that as your point to pull it out of the system.

1. MSRP $80.
2. Uncertainty about long-term availability.
3. Crazy/careless siblings or kids.
4. Modders gonna mod.  

Most people will just leave it in the console 99% of the time, since you can load some of the system card images onto it.

IIRC, you're limited to only loading sys card images that don't require ram chips be on the TED, so core system users can't use the last 2 (I think?), but duo users can only not use the ACD image.
I can't recall if a rom of that weird third party system card (game express?) can be used or not.

[MottZilla]

Uncertainty? Barring a personal tragedy, KRIKzz will likely be making the Turbo ED for quite some time. $80? There are PCE CDs and HuCards that are quite pricey too so that doesn't seem like a stand out reason. Point 3 seems reasonable if you have to deal with idiots messing with your stuff. Point 4, you just mean they do it to do something? I guess why not, but I don't think the card is particularly vulnerable.

And if you have a DUO and don't need to play an Arcade CD-ROM, there is no need to remove the Turbo ED unless you are going to play an actual HuCard. System Card 3.0 and also the Games Express System Card both work fine with it. You are right though that if you don't have a Super CD-ROM or DUO then you apparently can't use the Turbo ED while playing Super CD games.

[TR0N]

unleadlogic has done a review of the TG16 everdrive recently.

[SeymorOnion]

Thanks for the link!
My favorite part is at the 1:32 /1:33 mark.  O:)  :-"  

But seriously, I'll re-watch it later today, when I have access to a PC with speakers, so I can hear what's being said.

[Bernie]

Yeah, I am going to be getting one of these...soon as they are back in stock.... 

[SeymorOnion]

I'm not sure if this had been asked before, but...

If someone were to make a cheat device homebrew rom, sort of like an Action Replay, do you think it could work on the TED, with the Game ROMS on the micro sd card, without any rewriting of it's firmware, or is a cheat device already programmed into it?
Has Krizz said anything about integrating Cheat-Code-Capabilities in a possible future revision of the TED?

Yeah, I am going to be getting one of these...soon as they are back in stock....  

I'm strongly considering doing the same. I really miss all of the games I sold, and my Duo.
The TED will be really convenient, allowing me to keep the games I'm gonna reacquire in the future, safely tucked away in storage.

[meka]

I've already got the Neo Flash Cart, I was tempted to buy one, but I'll wait until stoneagegamer comes out with the deluxe version.