Watch horrible Duo mod work get repaired.

[Zero_Gamer]

Some observations:

Why the hell is this in Chit Chat?

Why is his region board so big? The one I installed in my Duo R, years before he even began his "service", is half the size at most.

Re: "Service", see George Carlin.

Given that Doujindance has, apparently, modified hundreds (!) of Duos I think this thread should be pinned at the top of the TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion since the technique for epoxy removal will...probably have to be learned by all of us at some point.

The guy in the video kind of annoys me. I get what he's saying, and lots of non-annoying people only become annoying when you listen to them for 40 minutes like I just did, but he does kinda come off as self-aggrandizing to some extent. Also, if I were to rag on Doujindance for that long I'd concentrate on more of what a culture crime it is to f*ck up hundreds of Duos more than what he's charging for it. This is a subtle distinction, I don't expect anyone to get it.

I once posted a picture of a mod I did (Duo R region hack, same thing as here) and everyone here laughed at me because the wires I used were so thick. That modded system has been my daily ever since (2006) and has outlasted literally tens of millions of XBoxes and Playstations, that is, the system itself (go NEC!) and my big gauge region mod. This guy's crap somehow quits working even with enough epoxy to make the back of the HuCARD socket the most durable and indestructible part of the system.

At work we're doing this project involving portable poop/steam powered generators and the control units of the oil control units are completely filled with epoxy. %100 impossible to ever service...and this is common in industrial applications, but this is done with stuff that is built with almost no compromises in materials or design anywhere in the module so a) the odds of anything failing are low and b) if it does the cost of repair is anticipated/understood. There are no horrible surprises from the next guy to look at it. "Hey yeah, sir, we opened up your system and it turns out its completely filled with glue. I can't fix it. Come pick it up. No, I'm not interested in being paid flat rate to pick glue out of your POS, sir."

You can power a generator with poop? Servicing those must be a real shitty job!

[Desh]

Some observations:

Why the hell is this in Chit Chat?

Why is his region board so big? The one I installed in my Duo R, years before he even began his "service", is half the size at most.

Re: "Service", see George Carlin.

Given that Doujindance has, apparently, modified hundreds (!) of Duos I think this thread should be pinned at the top of the TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion since the technique for epoxy removal will...probably have to be learned by all of us at some point.

The guy in the video kind of annoys me. I get what he's saying, and lots of non-annoying people only become annoying when you listen to them for 40 minutes like I just did, but he does kinda come off as self-aggrandizing to some extent. Also, if I were to rag on Doujindance for that long I'd concentrate on more of what a culture crime it is to f*ck up hundreds of Duos more than what he's charging for it. This is a subtle distinction, I don't expect anyone to get it.

I once posted a picture of a mod I did (Duo R region hack, same thing as here) and everyone here laughed at me because the wires I used were so thick. That modded system has been my daily ever since (2006) and has outlasted literally tens of millions of XBoxes and Playstations, that is, the system itself (go NEC!) and my big gauge region mod. This guy's crap somehow quits working even with enough epoxy to make the back of the HuCARD socket the most durable and indestructible part of the system.

At work we're doing this project involving portable poop/steam powered generators and the control units of the oil control units are completely filled with epoxy. %100 impossible to ever service...and this is common in industrial applications, but this is done with stuff that is built with almost no compromises in materials or design anywhere in the module so a) the odds of anything failing are low and b) if it does the cost of repair is anticipated/understood. There are no horrible surprises from the next guy to look at it. "Hey yeah, sir, we opened up your system and it turns out its completely filled with glue. I can't fix it. Come pick it up. No, I'm not interested in being paid flat rate to pick glue out of your POS, sir."

You can power a generator with poop? Servicing those must be a real shitty job!

I was thinking the same thing.  My first thought was methane but, I also remember reading an article awhile back about a process that turns sludge into pellets that can be burned like coal.  We must know the answer!

[Zero_Gamer]

Some observations:

Why the hell is this in Chit Chat?

Why is his region board so big? The one I installed in my Duo R, years before he even began his "service", is half the size at most.


Given that Doujindance has, apparently, modified hundreds (!) of Duos I think this thread should be pinned at the top of the TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion since the technique for epoxy removal will...probably have to be learned by all of us at some point.

The guy in the video kind of annoys me. I get what he's saying, and lots of non-annoying people only become annoying when you listen to them for 40 minutes like I just did, but he does kinda come off as self-aggrandizing to some extent. Also, if I were to rag on Doujindance for that long I'd concentrate on more of what a culture crime it is to f*ck up hundreds of Duos more than what he's charging for it. This is a subtle distinction, I don't expect anyone to get it.

I once posted a picture of a mod I did (Duo R region hack, same thing as here) and everyone here laughed at me because the wires I used were so thick. That modded system has been my daily ever since (2006) and has outlasted literally tens of millions of XBoxes and Playstations, that is, the system itself (go NEC!) and my big gauge region mod. This guy's crap somehow quits working even with enough epoxy to make the back of the HuCARD socket the most durable and indestructible part of the system.

At work we're doing this project involving portable poop/steam powered generators and the control units of the oil control units are completely filled with epoxy. %100 impossible to ever service...and this is common in industrial applications, but this is done with stuff that is built with almost no compromises in materials or design anywhere in the module so a) the odds of anything failing are low and b) if it does the cost of repair is anticipated/understood. There are no horrible surprises from the next guy to look at it. "Hey yeah, sir, we opened up your system and it turns out its completely filled with glue. I can't fix it. Come pick it up. No, I'm not interested in being paid flat rate to pick glue out of your POS, sir."

You can power a generator with poop? Servicing those must be a real shitty job!

I was thinking the same thing.  My first thought was methane but, I also remember reading an article awhile back about a process that turns sludge into pellets that can be burned like coal.  We must know the answer!

If you can burn poop in a generator, I know Jim Bakkers next big swindle.

"What are you gonna do.... With the doo-doo" [emoji28]

[SignOfZeta]

OK, since Mormons and poop are hilarious today I'll offer more info.

I'm not on the project but its a small facility so I've seen the stuff. We don't have any massive manure stockpile and we're right smack in the middle of the town so I don't foresee any actual 18 wheelers full of poop coming in. I assume that if we actually run the things here that we'll be using methane from a bottle but, like I said, I'm not really in the know. These are kinda small scale semi-portable things that are made to power rural African towns. Its all mostly off-the-shelf stuff, as much as possible to save cost, sitting on a pallet about the size of the average American bathroom. A medium sized truck could move it from place to place.

When I know more I'll let my poop maniax at PCEFX know.

I went to Mormon church in the 80s. I don't have much to say about it. It was just another church, I went to lots back then. They are known for how weird they are but honestly, when it comes to Christians, you can't do much better. Mormon's are honestly one of the few positive faces I see of Christianity nowadays, now that its basically become an almost totally non-Biblical club of a$$holes looking for exactly the right kind of victimhood that will allow them to completely ignore all 10 commandments and everything Jesus said.

I also went to the Salvation Army. That's the real deal right there. Everyone is poor. Everyone. The guy that runs the Church, everyone that goes there, everyone in the neighborhood. I sure as hell was. At Christmas they gave out toys and for some kids thats the only toy they got.

I have a lot of problems with jerk Christians, but how many atheist soup kitchens have you seen? Exactly. Hopefully secular humanism will catch up on the generosity game but they have a lot of ground to make up.

I'm reading a lot of Tich Nah Hang these days.

[Gypsy]

I went to Mormon church in the 80s. I don't have much to say about it. It was just another church, I went to lots back then. They are known for how weird they are but honestly, when it comes to Christians, you can't do much better. Mormon's are honestly one of the few positive faces I see of Christianity nowadays, now that its basically become an almost totally non-Biblical club of a$$holes looking for exactly the right kind of victimhood that will allow them to completely ignore all 10 commandments and everything Jesus said.

I also went to the Salvation Army. That's the real deal right there. Everyone is poor. Everyone. The guy that runs the Church, everyone that goes there, everyone in the neighborhood. I sure as hell was. At Christmas they gave out toys and for some kids thats the only toy they got.

I have a lot of problems with jerk Christians, but how many atheist soup kitchens have you seen? Exactly. Hopefully secular humanism will catch up on the generosity game but they have a lot of ground to make up.

I'm reading a lot of Tich Nah Hang these days.

 

a$$holes are a$$holes, and will be a$$holes until they die, using whatever they need to do it.

I might not have a ton, but I always make it a point to help out the less fortunate whenever I can.

[nopepper]

I went to Mormon church in the 80s. I don't have much to say about it. It was just another church, I went to lots back then. They are known for how weird they are but honestly, when it comes to Christians, you can't do much better. Mormon's are honestly one of the few positive faces I see of Christianity nowadays, now that its basically become an almost totally non-Biblical club of a$$holes looking for exactly the right kind of victimhood that will allow them to completely ignore all 10 commandments and everything Jesus said.

I also went to the Salvation Army. That's the real deal right there. Everyone is poor. Everyone. The guy that runs the Church, everyone that goes there, everyone in the neighborhood. I sure as hell was. At Christmas they gave out toys and for some kids thats the only toy they got.

I have a lot of problems with jerk Christians, but how many atheist soup kitchens have you seen? Exactly. Hopefully secular humanism will catch up on the generosity game but they have a lot of ground to make up.

I'm reading a lot of Tich Nah Hang these days.

 

a$$holes are a$$holes, and will be a$$holes until they die, using whatever they need to do it.

I might not have a ton, but I always make it a point to help out the less fortunate whenever I can.

Can you clean up the goo in my Duo R? I'll even pay for postage.

[Green Beret]

I wish I knew about this a week ago when bought a DuO R from him. Too late 

[Dicer]

I wish I knew about this a week ago when bought a DuO R from him. Too late 

I feel you I almost bought one from him ages ago before I knew better, to do such slop work on machines that aren't exactly plentiful, it's a damn shame.

Could always return it to the guy and buy https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=22362.0 mine lol

[Green Beret]

Thanks for the proposition. Your console isn't RGB and region modded?

A proper RGB mod is essential to me.
I have to examine a few things before sending back the console though.
On his auction he says he is not using hot glue anymore. I have to open mine and see what is going on inside.
Then If his RGB mod or region mod isn't working ok I can ask him a partial refund.
I could  find the guy from the video and ask him if he could fix the console for me.

OR I could send it back for a full refund

[Gypsy]

Well he probably isn't using hot glue. Epoxy isn't hot glue after all. 

Also not just the guy from the video, there are many other good guys out there that will fix it and do it right. I would recommend inquiring how much they charge and going from there. I would assume you'd have to eat return shipping to Japan to return it, which is far from ideal but it might still be cheaper to return it and buy a modded duo from Keith Courage.

[Green Beret]

Well he probably isn't using hot glue. Epoxy isn't hot glue after all. 

Also not just the guy from the video, there are many other good guys out there that will fix it and do it right. I would recommend inquiring how much they charge and going from there. I would assume you'd have to eat return shipping to Japan to return it, which is far from ideal but it might still be cheaper to return it and buy a modded duo from Keith Courage.

Yes I will have to eat shipping to Japan.
Who is Keith Courage?

Thanks

[Gypsy]

A user here that does modwork and sells already modded consoles. Good guy.

https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=3785

[esteban]

A user here that does modwork and sells already modded consoles. Good guy.

https://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=3785

Keith Courage, along with others, can absolutely be trusted.

[nopepper]

I agree with Zeta that this thread should be stickied (and some other stickies perhaps purged...), as this guy needs to be stopped from propagating these poor systems. This should be general knowledge and almost required reading/viewing for every new member.

And it's also too bad this forum (along with NG.com) has such bad reputation of tribalism, as that doesn't help your average Joe trying to find alternatives for modded systems. Having said that, besides a couple of prejudiced douche bags, I've found most people here to be helpful and accommodating to noobs like me, very much unlike the prevalent dick headedness at the neo geo forums.

[Gypsy]

Only massive douchebags and obvious trolls get shit on for the most part. I had a negative slanted view of this forum from what I read about it before I joined, but really it's totally fine.