New to PC Engine

[Keranu]

Man how can you afford to move to all of these countries?

[guyjin]

apparently, teaching english pays well.

though i have heard horror stories.

[termis]

Yeah, it definitely helps when the job pays for your airfare and gives you free/subsidized housing on top of that.  But as guyjin says, there are definite precautions you need to take.  It's not all fun and games.

Though in Korea, I didn't just teach English (though I did do that for one year) - being Korean and all allowed me to do any other jobs I was qualified to do.

[slayer2k7]

Thanks NeoStuey i now have that power supply
Can i ask what tip did you use? I have no clue when it comes to this kind of stuff
cheers

[NeoStuey]

Thanks NeoStuey i now have that power supply
Can i ask what tip did you use? I have no clue when it comes to this kind of stuff
cheers

Here you go matey,





Let us know how you get on. 

[Spector]

So it's a negative tip 9VDC power supply. Does the bit at the end have a size? Ie 1/4" or 1/8"? Hmm, I may have one lying about...

[slayer2k7]

Hi
Both interface units are dead
I have two working pc engines and one working cd unit could i have missed something seting this up?
There is no power light when the psu is on
cheers for the help

[NeoStuey]

Have you made sure the slider on the interface is all the way accross?

This is the off position on the interface.



And the interface and engine both switched to the on position.



Catches most of us out the first time.

I really hope it is something as simple as that.

[slayer2k7]

Both ifu's are dead
Can't afford to spend anymore on this so gonna sell the working parts
At least the power supply problem for a ifu in the uk has been sorted
Thanks for all the help

[NeoStuey]

Both ifu's are dead
Can't afford to spend anymore on this so gonna sell the working parts
At least the power supply problem for a ifu in the uk has been sorted
Thanks for all the help

  I can't believe they're both dead. 

Might want to just double check the polarity, contacts aren't covered in muck, etc, before giving up on them entirely, I guess I don't want to beleive you got two duff ones. 

In the meantime I'll be praying for a miracle. 

@Spector,

Sorry I missed your earlier post, I'm afraid I don't know the size of the adaptor tip is, it was just happened to be one of the ones that came with that Maplin adaptor I posted a picture of on the previous page.

[slayer2k7]

Well half way around the world and twenty years later i have a working interface system
Was using an extension cable to power the system up at first then decided to just use a spare wall socket it works Cd's work fine best fourteen pound gaming system Ive ever had
Thanks again to NeoStuey and everyone else here on the forums for your help now to get some more games!

[NeoStuey]

Well half way around the world and twenty years later i have a working interface system
Was using an extension cable to power the system up at first then decided to just use a spare wall socket it works Cd's work fine best fourteen pound gaming system Ive ever had
Thanks again to NeoStuey and everyone else here on the forums for your help now to get some more games!

Woot!! The power of prayer!!  

Now it's fixed I got some quick q's for you.

How about the other interface, is that still dead?
Did you get more than one CD-Rom2 unit?
Did the interface units come complete with the briefcase lids?
What system card have you got?

£14.00 is amazingly cheap!! Especially as it works!! Nice one!!

[termis]

Glad to hear you fixed your problem slayer2k7.  I hate simply hate it when systems go to "waste".

Someone on another forum I visit (a motorcycle forum) just commented he recently threw out a TurboGrafx-16 system.  I shed a tear for the system.

[slayer2k7]

Thanks for the replies
One setup was £7 looks mint boxed but cd unit doesn't work(comes with lid)not retested the ifu yet
the other setup was £14 looks used cd unit is yellow! Works fine both come with lids
I got a 1.0 system card and a 3.0 system card i need a arcade card to play the SNK games right?
I got a boxed joystick and a bout 15 games now to get somemore

[NeoStuey]

Thanks for the replies
One setup was £7 looks mint boxed but cd unit doesn't work(comes with lid)not retested the ifu yet
the other setup was £14 looks used cd unit is yellow! Works fine both come with lids
I got a 1.0 system card and a 3.0 system card i need a arcade card to play the SNK games right?
I got a boxed joystick and a bout 15 games now to get somemore

Cool stuff, especially if it's a Super System 3.0 card that you got as part of one of the bundles. That card is good for all CD-ROM2 and Super CD-ROM2 games, so pretty much the entire CD-ROM2 catalogue is already within your reach already.

Yep, the Arcade Card Pro is needed for the SNK fighters and a few other Arcade CD-ROM2 only titles, the card is also fully compatible with all the CD-ROM2 and Super CD-ROM2 titles as well, so once you do upgrade cards you needn't switch back. There's also a few hybrid Super CD-ROM2/Arcade CD-ROM2 titles which offer slight/minor enhancements (shorter loading times etc) on systems using the Arcade Card Pro.

Re the spare IFU, I'd be inclined to test it and keep it as a back-up to the current one, should save you the hassle of trying to source another one should you ever need to. Having said that, i also think that you should be able to get at least what you paid out for both units on ebay should you wish to part with it, especially if you can advertise it as known to be working.

Lastly, a request, if the white CD-ROM2 is dead but is aesthetically correct I'd be interested in buying it from you for it's lid. Would offer say £10.00 plus postage costs. :

Mine is not quite right, in the fact that the previous owner(s) managed to rub part of the letter O on the CD-ROM2 stencilling so much that it is now only half visible. They must of liked cleaning a bit too much. 

If you are interested in selling it on, let me know.