--- In turbografxnetwork@yahoogroups.com, kabuki_danjiro
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Welcome to the Group!

Thank you very much, and your post was most helpfull. We do not have a
radio shack here in rainy England, but there are similar stores so
I`ll shop around. I got the machine to power up using a 10 Volt 2000mA
adaptor, but I guess i`d be better off getting a better match than
that right?

> Are those specs you listed from the poer supply that you use for your
> Turbo Duo? Because the official Duo power supply's specs are:
>
> Input: AC120V 60Hz 16W
> Output: DC10V 1000mA
> (+)--o)--(-)

Yes the specs are from my Turbo Duo power supply. My Turbo Duo`s
CD-ROM drive keeps failing and I even sent the power supply away to a
PC engine specialist repair center with the console and they said the
PSU should be fine. When we put a voltage tester on it at work, it
seemed to be outputting slightly more than 10 volts, but of course
thats not under any load.

> But according to Turbo Zone Direct, you can use a power supply from
> Radio Shack on your Duo that has the following specs:
>
>
> Radio Shack part #273-1772
>
> 9V 1300mA
>
> "Ask for a "Q" tip (don't let them charge you another $4.99, a tip is
> included. It better be for $20.00.)
>
> The tip must be center positive when you plug it into the adapter."
>
>
> Now, just because it will work, doesn't mean that it is healthy for
> your system in the long run.
>
Thats what i`m most worried about now, using a PSU that seems to be
quite a bit more powerful than the original from NEC.

As for the switch at the back of the console, I tried it in both
positions and it does not seem to make any difference. I read on
another forum that some games actually run better if the switch is set
to 2 as then they take advantage of the increase in the Supergrafx`s
CPU speed and suffer from less slow down.

The only game I couldn`t load was Bloody Wolf, which is a US turbochip
game. I tried with my adaptor but all I got was a yellow screen. I`ve
never tried the adaptor to convert US game to JAP console, only the
other way around, I guess I need a different adaptor?