Ah, I see. Keep us updated on it.
Ah, I see. Keep us updated on it.
Goodluck with the Mod! I hope I took enough pictures to figure out what I did.
Oh and thanks everyone for there comments!
I know the Genesis, CD, and 32X so well, I wouldn't need a guide. (Been disecting these consoles and most revs for years.. got my own book of info written down)
Actually, if you need any help, let me know. I'm familiar with all revisions of the model 1 Genesis, and all models of Sega CD. Model 2 Genesis' i only know 2 revs..
Oh yes I forgot. You can use 1 power supply but it has to be rated at 10V @ 2amps. When you connect the power to the 32X make sure to use 18AWG wire. The 32x is a little power hungry and we don't want your neptune melting now do we?
Also when you solder the wires to the 32x make sure they are as short and straight as possible. Any extra length and twists WILL scramble and weaken the signals and will prevent the 32X from kicking over. I first used ribbon cable but that was way to thin to support the signal so I had to redo the entire thing in 20AWG. If there was room I would use 18AWG for the connection.
edit// No I can't make neptune cases. I don't have access to a vacuum forming machine. I wish I did though.
I actually have a ribbon cable rated up to 1024x768 60Hz non-interlaced (anything higher and it has ghosting).. It's taken from an old PowerMac G3 "AIO"..
And yea, I know about the power supply. Mentioned about it on the other forum, before you got here..
I do EE work alot, so this is a walk in the park for me.. Luckily the Genny 1 I'm using is a late rev and consumes about the same as the Genny 2, but far less than the original Genny 1.
Last edited by evildragon; 01-16-2008 at 12:40 PM.
I'm currently studing EE at UT
If that ribbon cable works out for you I will have to find a local source to obtain it. I was using standard HDD cable.
Last edited by Longhorn Engineer; 01-16-2008 at 01:59 PM.
Heh, I'm not "certified" or anything like that, self taught myself, and do quite well.
HD cable, be it 40 conductor or 80 conductor UDMA, is just like that, too thin. This ribbon is slightly thicker.. Sadly it's only in "3 conductor" from the computer, but that's cause it only carries the RGB signal, the larger ribbon carries GND, H Sync, V Sync, PWR, Audio L, Audio R, etc, to the all in one chassis.
I'll use the thick ribbon for that, RGB, and the small ribbon (HD 40 conductor size), for GND and C Sync...
Good thing audio doesn't get mixed in the 32X, and actually takes place on the Genesis itself, so the audio on the Genny will go directly to the AV out.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...dragon/rib.jpg