Turbografx Controller help!

[redcat]

Hello,

I recently rescued a TG16 and a couple of controllers from a guy who was moving away.  The console itself works perfectly.  However, the two controllers are missing the 8 pin DIN metal barrels that would be used to connect to the console.  I did a search on here to see if I could find anything repair related but could not.

I believe that all I would need is an 8-pin male DIN coupler and I could be in buisness.  Can anyone confirm this, or provide some advice?

thank you!

[schweaty]

Hello,

I recently rescued a TG16 and a couple of controllers from a guy who was moving away.  The console itself works perfectly.  However, the two controllers are missing the 8 pin DIN metal barrels that would be used to connect to the console.  I did a search on here to see if I could find anything repair related but could not.

I believe that all I would need is an 8-pin male DIN coupler and I could be in buisness.  Can anyone confirm this, or provide some advice?

thank you!

you can find 8-pin DIN male connectors on ebay for a dollar shipped from china.  i have used them in the past and they are fine.

here's another solution that i think is more practical.  find a 6-9 cable with a male 8-DIN connector on ebay, cut off one end and solder it to the PCB on the controller.  its easier to do than soldering to the connector alone and you have a much longer cable than the stock 3 footer.

[Desh]

This!  I did this to a PCE DUO controller because of a broken connector.  Obviously PCE and TG connectors are different but it's nice to be more than 10" away from the console when playing.

[technozombie]

I have a turbo controller in the same situation. Is there a difference in the pce and the turbo controller other than the connector? I'd like to turn by turbo controller into a one for me duo-r.

[Necromancer]

It's no help for redcat, but it should work for zombie: I bought one of these replacement cables, which is kinda pricey for just a cable but it works fine and I'm too dumb to solder in a generic cable.  Most controllers have that same internal connector, but not all, so check inside yours before ordering.

[redcat]

you can find 8-pin DIN male connectors on ebay for a dollar shipped from china.  i have used them in the past and they are fine.

here's another solution that i think is more practical.  find a 6-9 cable with a male 8-DIN connector on ebay, cut off one end and solder it to the PCB on the controller.  its easier to do than soldering to the connector alone and you have a much longer cable than the stock 3 footer.

Well, since I have two controllers in the same state, I will likely give this a try in the next few weeks.

[schweaty]

you can find 8-pin DIN male connectors on ebay for a dollar shipped from china.  i have used them in the past and they are fine.

here's another solution that i think is more practical.  find a 6-9 cable with a male 8-DIN connector on ebay, cut off one end and solder it to the PCB on the controller.  its easier to do than soldering to the connector alone and you have a much longer cable than the stock 3 footer.

Well, since I have two controllers in the same state, I will likely give this a try in the next few weeks.

if you can find a super long male-to-male (like 15-18 feet), you could cut it in half and use it for both controllers... just a thought

[Desh]

I have a turbo controller in the same situation. Is there a difference in the pce and the turbo controller other than the connector? I'd like to turn by turbo controller into a one for me duo-r.

I have to double check.  The Turbo controller is larger than the PC Engine variants.  I'm pretty sure the circuit boards are identical but the Turbo board might be slightly bigger... I don't remember.  I can tell you for sure the connectors on the board themselves are identical.  This makes swapping cords from PCE style to TG style very easy.

[GohanX]

You can swap the cables between a TG16 pad and a PCE pad just fine. I used a tg16 pad on my duo for years that way.

[technozombie]

It's no help for redcat, but it should work for zombie: I bought one of these replacement cables, which is kinda pricey for just a cable but it works fine and I'm too dumb to solder in a generic cable.  Most controllers have that same internal connector, but not all, so check inside yours before ordering.

Thanks Necro, I ordered one of these cables. I wished they were longer but its hard argue with plug and play.

[technozombie]

Got my cable in and made the swap everything worked great.

[thesteve]

the original TG16 cable is hard to solder to
the standard connectors work well
i have a few i used the cables from PS2 controllers and the ebay connectors