Its all working great now, thanks for your help. All I need to do if
find a Super CD-ROM2 unit, so far nothing on ebay :(

--- In turbografxnetwork@yahoogroups.com, kabuki_danjiro
<no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Yeah, I assume that a closer match would be safer.
>
> I've also heard of complications with using foreign systems in
> different regions. Supposedly, using a japanese system in North
> America makes it draw more power than it needs... or something.
>
> But as long as it works, I'd say just play it as is, unless you can
> sort something out better in the future.
>
>
>
>
> --- In turbografxnetwork@yahoogroups.com, "matthewab2001"
> <matthewab2001@y...> wrote:
> > --- 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?