MOD - Homemade converters

[Arkhan]

hey that the doc i was trying to find all day!

thanks

[Pcenginefx]

I have made this topic sticky, as well as changed the thread title for better classification.

[Tupin]

What kind of PCI slots were used in the original Chapsado? The ones I have don't fit a HuCard.

[Tupin]

How exactly do you make a solderless Chopsado? I don't understand the instructions...

[chop5]

requires vertical cuts on the ribbon down its seams and then sandwiched in place with double sided tape.
I no longer make them this way as the cuts are very hard to make. Made my eyes hurt. I know just cut the 3 ribbons on the top and solder them.


New instruction use sheet:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/jetbue7/chopsadoinstr1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/jetbue7/chopsadoinstr2.jpg

[chriscomputers]

Man with all the hours of work being put into making a converter I'd rather just mod my system with a region switch instead.

[Drumjay]

Has anyone seen the official PC Engine converter? The one that was originally for the white core PC Engine?

[Necromancer]

Has anyone seen the official PC Engine converter? The one that was originally for the white core PC Engine?

I've never heard of such a thing.  Seems silly, since no matter what you'd have to do an internal mod.

[SignOfZeta]

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Has anyone seen the official PC Engine converter? The one that was originally for the white core PC Engine?

I've never heard of such a thing.  Seems silly, since no matter what you'd have to do an internal mod.

He's probably thinking of the "Barny", which has a sticker with a picture of a PCE on it.

The internal mod is pretty simple, doesn't require a switch, etc, but I seriously doubt the thing was ever used this way*. I can't imagine why anyone in Japan circa 1990 would want a US release. There are very few exclusive US HuCards, and even fewer worth playing. It's for Americans.  I assume they just didn't communicate their design intention to the guy making the sticker very well.

* I actually used a white PCE with this converter to play a copy of Chew Man Fu. The system only had the one wire mod, which I had done myself. I can't imagine this is very popular though.

[thesteve]

this should be done with printed ribbon.
printed ribbon can be double sided and the conductors dont peel.
its also thinner.
can be custom fabbed.

[thesteve]

heres some info on printed flex circuits.

http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Flexible-Printed-Circuits/

[thesteve]

ebay listings
170630457570    $12 three sheets one sided
370502312135   $16 etching salt

etching tutorial    http://www.bramknaapen.com/?p=404

[TheOldMan]

Chop5: If you decide to give this a try, I've been playing with the laser printer / toner / HCl etching method. Once you find the right paper, it's easy and cheap to do. Would love to see a custom etched chopsado....and if I remember right, they have double-sided film available. All you would have to do is run wires from one side to the other :-)

[thesteve]

with strategically placed holes 8 drips of solder no wires

[chop5]

im working on another pce related project that im not proud of and its soaking up all my cash and time like a sponge! but im almost done and as soon as im finished i will look into this. right now i can only concentrate on like 3 or 4 things at a time.


but so far from running it thru my mind if i cant make vias to connect to the other side no way i can solder 18 points again,thats why i reduced it down to 3 with the current design and able to practically give them away. if i start actually spending money on making them it will only drain customers pockets.
but i think i can find a way around this. il start designing a proto soon.