Controller Conundrum

[GohanX]

So much incorrect info...

So, you post that immediately after I post the correct info. Nice.

[wildfruit]

Keep in mind putting an extension cable or a converter cable between a Turbo or Duo tap and the console causes the tap to act up.

So besides the convertor cables there were reverse Duo and Turbo Taps sold by Turbo Zone Direct back in the day.

I never had an issue doing console>extension>tap all multi and single player games I had functioned correctly.

Don't lie, fruity. Everyone knows you have no friends.

That's actually almost true,  I don't really have any friends.

[MotherGunner]

So much incorrect info...

So, you post that immediately after I post the correct info. Nice.

Didn't mean to.  Only a few minutes had passed and didn't see it as I had not refreshed.  Stop the sensitivity.

If it helps, *takes knee* I apologize...

[GohanX]

<3

[grolt]

[NightWolve]

Did those captured pigeons survive BTW or lose their heads after forcible "kithing" at his hands ?

[bozo55]

Keep in mind putting an extension cable or a converter cable between a Turbo or Duo tap and the console causes the tap to act up.

So besides the convertor cables there were reverse Duo and Turbo Taps sold by Turbo Zone Direct back in the day.

I actually managed to get it working this way.  I have a PCE tap that I wanted to use with both the TG16 and PCE so I made my own converter cable.  I bought a couple 8-pin Din connectors from my local electronics shop, one male and one female... and some monoprice mini-din extension cords.  I cut the monoprice cable, leaving female side very short.  The male side I added a female 8-pin din and turned it into a TG-16 to PCE controller adapter, that way I could use Turbopads on the PCE and on the PCE tap.  The other part of the cable I turned into the PCE to TG16 tap/controller adapter.  It seems to work fine but it's only about 4 or 5 inches... and for all of you out there laughing, that's definitely not what she said.

[ClodBuster]

It seems to work fine but it's only about 4 or 5 inches... and for all of you out there laughing, that's definitely not what she said.

BTW, I hadn't problems extending my tap for multiplayer bomberman action, but it's a 3rd party tap, not the genuine NEC one, so this might play a role, too.

[grolt]

Awesome, was able to do swap a PCE controller cable with a Turbo Tap cable and now I've got a Tap that I can use on my Duo.

My question now is...can I take that leftover Turbo Tap cable and modify the pins so it can go in the PCE controller that I removed the cable from initially?  I'd love to be able to use the PCE controller in my new Turbo Tap setup but don't know how the pin outs would work.

[grolt]

Hmm, I guess the Turbo Tap connector piece doesn't fit in the controller slot, even though the controller connector fits into the slot on the Tap. I guess the only way then would be to get a connector from a controller and use that in the place of the Tap's connector.  Wish they'd just make the Turbo cables the way they do PC Engine ones (listed earlier in this thread on eBay).

[DragonmasterDan]

Hmm, I guess the Turbo Tap connector piece doesn't fit in the controller slot, even though the controller connector fits into the slot on the Tap. I guess the only way then would be to get a connector from a controller and use that in the place of the Tap's connector.  Wish they'd just make the Turbo cables the way they do PC Engine ones (listed earlier in this thread on eBay).

Which connector/system are you trying to do this with now? Are you saying the Turbo tap cable's connector doesn't fit into the turbo tap's controller port?

[grolt]

Hmm, I guess the Turbo Tap connector piece doesn't fit in the controller slot, even though the controller connector fits into the slot on the Tap. I guess the only way then would be to get a connector from a controller and use that in the place of the Tap's connector.  Wish they'd just make the Turbo cables the way they do PC Engine ones (listed earlier in this thread on eBay).

Which connector/system are you trying to do this with now? Are you saying the Turbo tap cable's connector doesn't fit into the turbo tap's controller port?

The white 8-pin rectangular connector that plugs into the Turbo Tap PCB will not fit in the PCB connector for the PC Engine controller. Since I used the cable from my PC Engine controller to swap with the Turbo Tap's cable to give the Tap a mini-DIN connector that would allow it to work with my Duo, I was hoping I could then take the leftover DIN cable from the Tap and plug it into my cable-less PC Engine controller so I could use it with my Turbo Tap. I just want to be able to recycle my PC Engine controller so it can work with my Turbo Tap.

[Necromancer]

Can you do a little trimming or otherwise modify the connector?  It's gotta be close to fitting.

[jtucci31]

When I swapped cables, I put the leftover PCE cable into a Turbo Pad (so then the cord was really short). I rewired the colored wires and it didn't work properly. Either I did it wrong (which I really didn't think I did) or multitap cords won't work as controller cords. Or I could be completely wrong on that, that was just my experience with it.

[grolt]

Can you do a little trimming or otherwise modify the connector?  It's gotta be close to fitting.

I probably could but that would compromise the connection for if I ever wanted to return the tap to its original form. It's just weird that the tap PCB connector is different than the controller connector even though they are both 8-pin plugs.