Well, so much for those 14+ hours I was going to have.  A mere 5 left to go.

The PC Engine Duo (TurboGrafx-16 + CD) I picked up yesterday has been nothing but trouble. Didn’t come with a video cable, which was fine. So I took a couple hours to build one. No problem.

But immediately following building the cable, I go see if I can at least power the system on. Oh wait! The system doesn’t power on! Splendid!

So one thing lead to another. I discovered the power connector was bad, only passing one signal through it. No problem. Any easy fix. Dropped a new connector in it’s place, being sure to compensate for tip change on the power supply. A bunch of triple/quadruple checks later, poundings of the run button, still nothing.

Checked the board for bad caps. I can’t find a single leak anywhere. I did discover evidence that somebody else has been inside this system before. Grumble.

So anyways, this has been keeping me angry and occupied. Hangry perhaps too. So hangry, I didn’t photograph my lunch/breakfast.

I’m done fudging with it for now, as I wait to be authorized in a community where I can hopefully ask some questions.

Bleah.

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