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waveryder:
Just wanted to add my £0.02 here. Dreamcast hacks can be a bit dodgy. Before you dream about plugin a dreamcast hack into the console you should check each connection with a multimeter! The dreamcasts I/O board is really sensitive and will blow its F1 resistor if you've got a dodgy connection. Lots of info on the net for this. Its speculated that sega originally did this to slim the number of 3rd party controllers. Anyway I blew one on my original dreamcasts when I did my very first hack. Be aware as well if your doing an analogue and digital dreamcast hack you need to use a 4 pole switch to dont connect all of them at the same time. Hope that helps.
HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: waveryder on March 06, 2008, 03:10:48 am ---Just wanted to add my £0.02 here. Dreamcast hacks can be a bit dodgy. Before you dream about plugin a dreamcast hack into the console you should check each connection with a multimeter! The dreamcasts I/O board is really sensitive and will blow its F1 resistor if you've got a dodgy connection. Lots of info on the net for this. Its speculated that sega originally did this to slim the number of 3rd party controllers. Anyway I blew one on my original dreamcasts when I did my very first hack. Be aware as well if your doing an analogue and digital dreamcast hack you need to use a 4 pole switch to dont connect all of them at the same time. Hope that helps.

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Yeah, I blew my F1 resistor once.  Had a short in a hack that I didn't notice.  It can be fixed by replacing the resistor, but you have to decase your dreamcast to get to it.
LoyalistRevolt:
Great now I have to go out and buy a fricking multimeter soooo much money!!!! :soapbox:
HaRuMaN:

--- Quote from: LoyalistRevolt on March 06, 2008, 07:04:28 am ---Great now I have to go out and buy a fricking multimeter soooo much money!!!! :soapbox:

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Or you can buy one of my hacks and save yourself the headache.   ;D

Guaranteed to work and not blow the F1 resistor.

On the other hand, you should be able to get a multimeter that will do what you need for fairly cheap.  And if you plan on being in this hobby for a while, its a good tool to have around!
Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: LoyalistRevolt on March 06, 2008, 07:04:28 am ---Great now I have to go out and buy a fricking multimeter soooo much money!!!! :soapbox:

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Who said anything about building arcade controls costing you nothing. Get used to spending money or find something else to do.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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