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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:19 am
by tokumaru
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:03 am
by tepples
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?
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:42 am
by tokumaru
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?
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:52 am
by Banshaku
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:27 am
by misjah
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....
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:46 am
by misjah
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....
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:43 am
by misjah
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:53 pm
by tokumaru
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.
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:46 pm
by misjah
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....
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:19 am
by BMF54123
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?
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:46 am
by sepi
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
