Some PC Engine Questions Regarding SuperCDRom and LT

[terrybogard]

ok i have a few questiosn i need clearing up from the pros.

1.) whats the difference between the Interface unit Super CDRom and the SuperCDRom2 that goes with the supergrafx?
2.) can i hook up my PC Engine LT to my interface unit? what plugs does i require? do i just plug it to the interface unit and run a separate ac adapter for the LT?
3.) do you know where i can find that little 3 inch adapter plug that came with the super cdrom2? or steps to make one..... heres a pic

4.) can the interface unit play every cd based pc engine game with the proper super system card?

Thanks for anyone who helps me.

[SignOfZeta]

1) The Super CDROM doesn't really "go with the Supergrafx", it goes with almost any PC Engine. The main difference is that it has the Super System card built in.

2) As for hooking your LT to your IFU..yes, you could do this, and if you own this stuff why don't know know already? To my knowledge it doesn't require any cables whatsoever.

4) I think I understand this question...if so, then the answer is yes. The PCE w/ CDROM2 can run any (non-SGX) game made as long as you have the right system card. If you have an Arcade Card Pro you can play every CDROM game except Altered Beast (which requires the 1.0 card, but its shite so you won't want to play it anyway).

[nectarsis]

 #2 You can also hook your LT directly up to the SCD Rom2..with a fairly rare (I've only ever seen 1 on ebay, sites, etc.) adapter.

[shubibiman]

#2 You can also hook your LT directly up to the SCD Rom2..with a fairly rare (I've only ever seen 1 on ebay, sites, etc.) adapter.

It's not "directly", then

[terrybogard]

thanks for the responses guys! if your wondering why i dont know these answers if i own an LT and all the rest stated above it is because i never thought to hook the LT to my Super Cd Rom or my interface unit. I found the LT boxed for a good deal and jumped into it without knowing all the things it was capable of. So to clear this up i can just plug the LT right into the interface unit without any additional plugs and it will play?

I don't think i would ever want to hook the LT to the Super cdrom because that defeats the whole purpose of it being portable atleast with the interface unit i can take it on vacations with me lol. Thanks for all your help

[nectarsis]

#2 You can also hook your LT directly up to the SCD Rom2..with a fairly rare (I've only ever seen 1 on ebay, sites, etc.) adapter.

It's not "directly", then

Much more "direct" then in the briefcase

[Otaking]

3.) do you know where i can find that little 3 inch adapter plug that came with the super cdrom2? or steps to make one..... heres a pic

I'd be interested to know the answer to this too as I have a Super CD-Rom2 Unit thats missing that cable plug,
you can directly power the Super CD-Rom2 Unit with a PSU but still I'd like to get one of those cable plugs.

 

[esteban]

3.) do you know where i can find that little 3 inch adapter plug that came with the super cdrom2? or steps to make one..... heres a pic

I'd be interested to know the answer to this too as I have a Super CD-Rom2 Unit thats missing that cable plug,
you can directly power the Super CD-Rom2 Unit with a PSU but still I'd like to get one of those cable plugs.

 

Hmmmmmmm, I've never looked to see if a suitable replacement cable exists.

The Super CD-ROM² has a "large" 12V DC input, a "tiny" 9V DC out (which supplies 9V power to the CoreGrafx, via the cable, but the CoreGrafx only accepts a "medium-sized" male plug).

The reason why the 3" cable has two different sized male plugs is because.... I don't know.

I'm sure the technical gurus here can teach us how to make one of our own.

[terrybogard]

i took the one that came with the supercdrom2 and modified to to fit in my supergrafx. But it only lasted about 2 weeks then stopped working. So i had to scrap it. I also attempted to make one with parts from radio shack but for some reason it didnt work....

[Tatsujin]

looks pretty direkt to me :idea:

[hoobs88]

This adapter is necessary to hook up your LT to a Super CD2 system.


Since they are quite rare, your best bet would be to get a briefcase unit.

[SignOfZeta]

This adapter is necessary to hook up your LT to a Super CD2 system....

Since they are quite rare, your best bet would be to get a briefcase unit.

Wow. I've literally never even seen that before. Well, I guess I must have at some point (it has to be listed in Wataru's FAQ), so I suppose I should say I don't remember ever having seen it before. What an absurdly niche product...and what a long console!

EDIT:

Now that I think about it, there might be a logical explanation for this thing. When the SuperCDROM2 (and Duo) went into production the original CDROM2 went out of production. Generally a company will want to support what is on store shelves with other things currently in production, so they made the LT adaptor. They wanted to make it so, at least on theory, you could play CDROMs on your LT with stuff that was currently for sale new.

Will the SGX to CDROM2 adaptor also work this way? It seems like it would.

[termis]

I recall seeing a pic somewhere (99.99% sure somewhere on this site) where someone modified the SCD-ROM a touch (some cutting/grinding, etc) to make the adapter unnecessary.

[Tatsujin]

wouldn't it be possible to abuse a RAU-30?

[SignOfZeta]

wouldn't it be possible to abuse a RAU-30?

Yeah, that's what I was asking. I forgot the correct name. Those are easy to find.