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alec006
08-09-2005, 04:36 PM
Ok I just got a Sega 32 X. Everything except the Genesis to 32X connector cable :angry: . It is very hard to find one of these cables so i was thinking of 2 alt options and im wondering if they would work. I had read on the internet that the 32x mixes the genesis bits (colors/bits) into via the wire,so without the genesis the 32x is nothing but a 16 Bit system. So i figure this. Option 1. With one A/V wire coming from the genesis and 1 a/v wire comming from the 32x use a Y-Adapter (the ones you use to make your NES simi stereo) plug both video cables into the adapter to become 1 video signal mixing the same picture making it 32 bit. Option 2. Using one A/V wire comming from the genesis and then one A/v wire going into the 32x use 2 audio Couplers http://www.radioshack.com/images/ProductCatalog/ProductImage/274/274-874.jpg
connect the A/V from the genesis to them and then connect the A/V going into the 32X.
Im wondering if either of the options would work,because im thinking all you need from the genesis is audio and video. Please tell me if this would work or not because if it dosent there are 2 options 1,search forever on the internet for that wire or throw the 32x out the window and shoot at it like its windows 95. Thanks very much for reading this and I hope to get some help. 8-)
FABombjoy
08-09-2005, 08:41 PM
Nope, neither option will work. The 32x requires the input signal from the Genesis.
gcl1984
08-11-2005, 11:49 AM
I think segaparts.com still sells the cable.you can make one you just need a couple mini din plugs.
Cryomancer
08-11-2005, 04:55 PM
Last I checked segaparts only sells one half of the two-part cable needed to hook a 32x and a genny 1 together.
Unfortinetly I don't know a place to get the other half...I finally got mine in a very odd way...Madison, WI has a store called Game Xchange (actually the have three...), and I asked if they had them there. They had a handful, and were unpriced, so he gave me one. I really shoulda asked for more, heh.
gcl1984
08-12-2005, 11:01 AM
gamecrazy has junkboxes with stuff like that also.I've gotten free stuff like that,since its not in inventory they will give it to you if they're cool.
gcl1984
08-12-2005, 11:01 AM
gamecrazy has junkboxes with stuff like that also.I've gotten free stuff like that,since its not in inventory they will give it to you if they're cool.
anagrama
08-12-2005, 11:11 AM
You might want to try asking this guy: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5889
He sells home-made ones on eBay every now and again, and could probably sort you out with one.
anagrama
08-12-2005, 11:11 AM
You might want to try asking this guy: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5889
He sells home-made ones on eBay every now and again, and could probably sort you out with one.
alec006
08-17-2005, 09:48 AM
I started looking at the genesis signals,theres blue, green ,red,comp video,sync,audio mono,5 vdc, stereo L & R. Tell me the 32x dosent need all of those.
http://www.gamesx.com/grafx/32xpin.jpg
FABombjoy
08-17-2005, 02:25 PM
It doesn't need all of them.
Just most of them.
alec006
08-20-2005, 07:44 PM
Im Willing to pay for that cable if anyone wants to sell one.
Tron2005
09-07-2005, 12:38 PM
its not a mini din connector i was looking for one a couple months ago and couldnt find it the connector is between a Mini Din and a Din but with more pins although it doesnt take all nine pins you need the right pin spacing to make it work. i finally gave up and and found one on Ebay.
FABombjoy
09-07-2005, 12:59 PM
The connectors can be had from Digikey.com. I have a few and they're the right part. It's a 9 pin mini DIN plug
Part: http://www.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?PName?Name=CP-2090-ND
Drawing: http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/CUI%20Inc/Web%20data/cnct_minidin_MD90.pdf
Of course, making your own cable with a pair of ends can be a challenge due to the tight pin spacing, but they are readily available.
alec006
09-12-2005, 10:08 PM
Ill try to make one,thanks for all the help yall,maybe ill get lucky and find one lol
SeiruKoji
09-21-2005, 11:27 AM
I have many leftover "junk" Genesis RF Cables. Try splicing 2 of the ends together. It works for me. Maybe it'll work for you. However, recently. I abandoned this for the actual cable which I picked up for $.25(a quarter) at a thrift shop. I would only use Ebay or other auction sites to find another 32X with the cable (then you would have 2 systems 1 cable, use the spare system as a backup) as a last resort. But you could also try that.