72 to 60 adapter?

tokumaru · Post by **tokumaru** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:19 am

Mine had a pin that wasn't soldered, so I had to do it myself. I believe I paid $10 for it. From LikSang I believe, when they were still around.

Post by **tepples** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:03 am

tokumaru wrote:

I don't see any lockout-related circuitry. How does this board defeat the front-loading NES's CIC? Or is it only for toploaders and famiclones?

tokumaru · Post by **tokumaru** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:42 am

That is a pretty good question. Unfortunately, I couldn't get this thing to work yet, so I can't answer you. I was even thinking about adding a CIC to it, but haven't actually thought it through.

On the other hand, it had a plastic case with a long stripe of fabric attached to it (used to pull the cart out), indicating it was also meant for use with front-loading consoles. Maybe it assumed modded consoles?

Banshaku · Post by **Banshaku** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:52 am

tokumaru wrote:On the other hand, it had a plastic case with a long stripe of fabric attached to it (used to pull the cart out), indicating it was also meant for use with front-loading consoles. Maybe it assumed modded consoles?

I still have one that had the long stripe like you mentioned. But this one was not bought at liksang: it's fron the nes era when bootlegs were common.

I could always open it someday and check if there is any special chip in it.

misjah · Post by **misjah** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:27 am

Still nothing!!! It`s not working with resistors too.... It`s definitely this CIC circuit. I isolated it with tape on original cart and and Mario is not working now.... So I will add this IC to adapter to see what happens....

misjah · Post by **misjah** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:46 am

Finally!!! It was damn ic (and probably resistors). Working good now!!! Thanx drk421 and all other members for helping out, I lost hours trying to figure it out....

misjah · Post by **misjah** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:43 am

It`s all done. I built it to fit in original nes.... with famicom cart attached size is equal to nes carts so it fits perfectly....

tokumaru · Post by **tokumaru** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:53 pm

Hey, pretty cool! Congratulations, your converter looks pretty damn useful now!

I'm thinking about adding a CIC to my converter. Although that can't be the reason it's not working, because I tried it in a top-loading NES. Anyway, once I figure out what's wrong, I'll add the CIC.

misjah · Post by **misjah** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:46 pm

Well, the first one I made was exactly like the one you have, so it`s problem with this IC, maybe that top-loading NES didn`t have security pins....

BMF54123 · Post by **BMF54123** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:19 am

tokumaru wrote:

I'm not digging the way that right hole almost cuts completely through a trace. Really sloppy work.

Something interesting: I have a Honey Bee Fami-to-NES adapter that has space for a CIC, traces and all, but came with the usual "zapper" components carelessly glopped on instead. I just pulled the scary crap off and dropped in a CIC from a Tag Team Wrestling cart, and now I have a nice-looking adapter functionally identical to an NES-JOINT-01 (the red wire is for exp. audio):

I wonder if they expected people to do that, or if they had a CIC clone in the works at one point?

sepi · Post by **sepi** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:46 am

when i made my adaptor, i didn't have a 60pin connector so i made one by sawing off an old ISA connector.

http://www.ideaport.edu.hel.fi/sepi/HPIM1191.JPG