So, I bought pyschobear's Turbo Duo from him, and when I got it the HuCARD side worked great, but the CD side would not spin up. After visiting the chat, I decided to go ahead and take the top off, and see what I can see... Ok, so far so good. Turned out to be an easy fix, the laser gear was just stuck for whatever reason. A little fiddling and it went right to working. Sooo...rather than screw the lid back on, I decide to clean it. It had something all over it, and in the cracks and stuff so I wanted to clean it while I had it off. After a good washing, looked great. Dried it off, but decided I wanted to get it all dry in the cracks, crevices.. ect... I grab a hair dryer, yeah laugh it up, and proceed to drying it. Working well, so I set it down for a second to do something, literally not long at all... and came back to disaster... The following pics shall tell the story, or a sad demise of a Duo when left to the hands of a moron... ](*,) ](*,) ](*,)
Here is one of my Duos, looking all perty and shit..
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Here is the inside of the one I got today, looks all nice and the gear is free again.
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And the following pics show what happens when you go full blown retard and get impatient....
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Moral of the story...Don't be a retard like me....Let it drip dry.....
Wow, I'm speechless. Poor Duo :(
Did you used a heat gun or a hair dryer?
Well Forum Members, Bernie has murdered a Duo. Unintentional homicide, though it is, punishment is still due.
Public flogging? Locked in a room with RegalSin? What should his sentence be?
Live and learn. Find a large anti static bag and store the good parts for later down the road. To be honest though that thing was going to need a cap kit done anyway, so its basically meh until that is out of the way. Maybe someone here who does cap work has a spare shell they can give you along with the work. I'd check around and see.
Bernie 120%
MAXIMUM BURNING FEST
http://pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Burning_Fest.htm
Fire it up!
hah.
get it.
Fire.
Quote from: guest on 03/18/2013, 06:07 PMWell Forum Members, Bernie has murdered a Duo. Unintentional homicide, though it is, punishment is still due.
Public flogging? Locked in a room with RegalSin? What should his sentence be?
How 'bout forcing him to clear Deep Blue, Wonder Momo, or Energy before he gets to play the good stuff?
Quote from: guest on 03/18/2013, 06:15 PMBernie 120%
MAXIMUM BURNING FEST
http://pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Burning_Fest.htm
Fire it up!
hah.
get it.
Fire.
http://youtu.be/uDIBM7iR3Ac
:cry: :cry: :cry:
Quote from: psychobear on 03/18/2013, 06:16 PM:cry: :cry: :cry:
Dont worry man. Its going out tomorrow to chop, and he thinks he can salvage it. He will go ahead and recap it while he has it in hand. Trust me, I felt terrible!!!!!
It's just a flesh wound, right?
I say leave it as is.
Quote from: guest on 03/18/2013, 06:15 PMHow 'bout forcing him to clear Deep Blue, Wonder Momo, or Energy before he gets to play the good stuff?
wonder momo and energy? that's not punishment! that's like eating ice cream and playing with puppies.....
make him clear failcon, now that's punishment!
I wouldn't have thought that a hair dryer could do that. I always use dust-off to get water out of crevices and whatnot.
Chris
Crazy, that some hot hair dryer. I blame the hair dryer;)
Looks like a good candidate for a JAMMA duo unit ;)
Just take it all the way out of the shell, mount it on a board... oh yeah it could be sweet!
Quote from: BlueBMW on 03/18/2013, 07:24 PMLooks like a good candidate for a JAMMA duo unit ;)
Just take it all the way out of the shell, mount it on a board... oh yeah it could be sweet!
Whatever chop can do, I will go with.. lol. Least I can laugh now. I was so pissed earlier that I was speechless... Trust me, that means I was plenty pissed....
Quote from: BlueBMW on 03/18/2013, 07:24 PMLooks like a good candidate for a JAMMA duo unit ;)
Just take it all the way out of the shell, mount it on a board... oh yeah it could be sweet!
man that is a great idea, i need a jamma duo bad!
Hard to believe a hair dryer can do that kind of damage that fast! A moment of silence for the passing of this poor Duo...
you could always buy a junk duo from Japan off of ebay and recycle the shell.
Quote from: guest on 03/18/2013, 07:55 PMyou could always buy a junk duo from Japan off of ebay and recycle the shell.
That will be an option considered at a later date...
Holy hell! Sorry to see this happened to ya. Luckily its just the shell.
Quote from: BlueBMW on 03/18/2013, 07:24 PMLooks like a good candidate for a JAMMA duo unit ;)
Just take it all the way out of the shell, mount it on a board... oh yeah it could be sweet!
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Bwahahaha! I love that pic tats...
Oh Bernie.... :( You have my condolences. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I saw my Duo looking like that. At least it's going to good hands. If anyone can help you out, it's Chop.
Yeah, chops has the pepperled magic power of back bends. He can fix it in no time :)
Do you set a *running* hair dryer down while it was pointed at the Duo? You're lucky you didn't burn down your house.
Damn Bernie... Sucks. :\ I would've expected this from a general heat gun, not a blow dryer, but yeah, I guess you decided to walk away for a bit... Bad move...
Maybe this will make ya feel better on the dummy scale though, but I once "walked away" from leaving water running to fill a sink and thinking the overfill drain was working well enough, so for my troubles, I partly destroyed $15k in remodeling work I had done to the bathroom under the floor below me... That was not a happy day, lemme tell ya... :cry:
Let's just say I had to do some more work and go with nice, new ceiling tiles instead of solid, smooth, painted drywall as I did before... But yeah, if you "set something in motion," let's say, it's probably best that you don't walk away lest you momentarily forget about it (
good e.g., throwing pizza in an oven, ya know, old ones without digital shutoff timers)...
Quote from: PCEngineHell on 03/18/2013, 06:16 PMQuote from: guest on 03/18/2013, 06:15 PM120% MAXIMA BERNIE/BURNING FEST (http://pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Burning_Fest.htm)
Fire it up!
hah.
get it.
Fire.
http://youtu.be/uDIBM7iR3Ac
Like that guy said: "
Best dance moves in the history of music." Hahaha! I gave 'im another thumbs up.
It might even be possible to find a dead unrepairable Duo (I know there have been a few) and simply buy the shell from the previous owner.
Quote from: Tatsujin on 03/18/2013, 09:35 PMQuote from: BlueBMW on 03/18/2013, 07:24 PMLooks like a good candidate for a JAMMA duo unit ;)
Just take it all the way out of the shell, mount it on a board... oh yeah it could be sweet!
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That brings back memories. :)
Sorry to hear that Bernie. Glad to hear chop is coming to the rescue. I am confident that this story will have a happy ending.
Was the hair dryer set to low heat?
Quote from: KnightWarrior on 03/19/2013, 10:42 AMWas the hair dryer set to low heat?
(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/301274880/hF4387DDA/)
First thing that came to mind.
http://youtu.be/ygH--nMrYC4?t=74s
(https://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png) (https://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png) (https://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgsad.png) Sorry, bernie.
Quote from: NightWolve on 03/19/2013, 04:00 AM120% MAXIMA BERNIE/BURNING FEST
Quote from: PCEngineHell on 03/18/2013, 06:16 PMhttp://youtu.be/uDIBM7iR3Ac
Like that guy said: "Best dance moves in the history of music." Hahaha! I gave 'im another thumbs up.
HOLY HELL, that video is amazing. Arthur Brown, you are my new obsession. Agreed about the dance moves. :pcgs:
... /speechless D:
I cried a bit internally when I saw the damage pics!
Shit, I'm laughing now. Shoulda seen me then...
Quote from: esteban on 03/19/2013, 11:25 PMQuote from: NightWolve on 03/19/2013, 04:00 AMQuote from: PCEngineHell on 03/18/2013, 06:16 PMhttp://youtu.be/uDIBM7iR3Ac
Like that guy said: "Best dance� moves in the history of music." Hahaha! I gave 'im another thumbs up.
HOLY HELL, that video is amazing. Arthur Brown, you are my new obsession. Agreed about the dance moves. :pcgs:
From Wikipedia:
Their song "Fire" (released in 1968 as a single) was one of the one-hit wonders in the United Kingdom and United States in the 1960s. "Fire" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[1]
Also, Bernie, I'd take it as a sign from the Duo Gods that the time has come for you to come up with an incredible Duo mod.
destruction @ bernies :(
Quote from: Tatsujin on 03/21/2013, 11:14 PMDestruction @ Bernie's :(
Heh. That was...pretty good actually. ;) +1
Quote from: Bernie on 03/20/2013, 12:36 PMShit, I'm laughing now. Shoulda seen me then...
At least its just a shell, hell you could mount that in a pc case and be good to go! Can't be any worse than my boss putting in the pciexpress connector where the 4 pin power was supposed to be. I have never seen a motherboard capacitors blow up so fast.
Inspiriation for a new sig! :twisted:
Quote from: Bernie on 03/20/2013, 12:36 PMShit, I'm laughing now. Shoulda seen me then...
Sorry man, but it's a lesson learned. :)
Chop will be able to mold it into something cool! Maybe a shiny new PS3!! O_O
If you do a custom case it might be cool to have a duo tap built in so there are 5 controller ports.
Quote from: Phase on 04/02/2013, 05:31 PMIf you do a custom case it might be cool to have a duo tap built in so there are 5 controller ports.
Man! A custom Duo with a Turbo Tap built in! That would be awesome!
Somebody please do it!
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I have no desire for something like that. :)
late to the party on this one.
but god damn, bernie. you spastic bastard.
Don't feel too bad Bernie, when we fired up that n64 I got from you my wife spilled wax all over it from one of her candles. Thankfully it didn't damage the unit too bad, but now we are wondering if we got the Bernie curse...
Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 04/20/2013, 01:47 PMDon't feel too bad Bernie, when we fired up that n64 I got from you my wife spilled wax all over it from one of her candles. Thankfully it didn't damage the unit too bad, but now we are wondering if we got the Bernie curse...
The Curse, it spreads...
Quote from: esteban on 04/20/2013, 02:57 PMQuote from: BigusSchmuck on 04/20/2013, 01:47 PMDon't feel too bad Bernie, when we fired up that n64 I got from you my wife spilled wax all over it from one of her candles. Thankfully it didn't damage the unit too bad, but now we are wondering if we got the Bernie curse...
The Curse, it spreads...
The day I brought home a new NES game I found at a thrift store I happened to slip when I was putting it on the shelf and knocked a copy of SUPER GOJIRA off and it landed on it!! I got the SNES game from Bernie. O_O
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I'm kind of creeped out by how happy and accomplished Bernie's old Super Godzilla looks here......
Godzilla is yelling at Nimoy and Shatner "my dad's not a cell phone!"
Does the snes cart weigh as much as the REAL Godzilla to do that kind of damage just from falling on it? Or is that particular star trek cart made out of cocaine and is just fragile? Because drug lords often make legit looking items out of cocaine.
I think it's cocaine.
Wow, that looks like some heavy damage just from a SNES cart falling.
I accidentally dropped my set of keys on my Sega Nomad and it cracked both the outer protective screen and the LCD screen underneath.
Quote from: csgx1 on 04/22/2013, 08:03 PMWow, that looks like some heavy damage just from a SNES cart falling.
I accidentally dropped my set of keys on my Sega Nomad and it cracked both the outer protective screen and the LCD screen underneath.
Ouch, that stings
On a lighter note, in a sadistic way, village idiot stories are kind of entertaining
Quote from: galam on 04/22/2013, 06:22 PMOr is that particular star trek cart made out of cocaine and is just fragile?
Plastic gets brittle as it ages.
The Curse of Bernie continues...
Quote from: guest on 04/22/2013, 08:47 PMQuote from: galam on 04/22/2013, 06:22 PMOr is that particular star trek cart made out of cocaine and is just fragile?
Plastic gets brittle as it ages.
Well, I'm sure most of us have NES carts a lot older than that and have taken a worse beating. However, I'm sure the storage condition over the years could certainly play a part.
No, wait, I still say its cocaine.
BTW, I have Bernie games I'm kind of afraid to touch now. Not sure what I'll do when I need a TV Sports fix. :-k
I made a stupid mistake like this last week.
I couldn't find my external hard drives' AC adaptor. I was getting impatient and had a project I really wanted to finish that was stored on it. So I looked through my room and found my old laptop's AC adapter from 10 years ago or so. It looked like it would worked, the plug fit and be voltages seemed ok.
So I plugged it into one, the drive turned on. The light blinked a few times but then quickly shut off. I was confused, but went ahead and tried it in the other one.
Long story short, I now have two shiny gray/black paper weights. ](*,)
Oh and their real AC adaptor? It was under the table that I looked on over and over that day. ](*,) ](*,)
Not sure if it relates back to Bernie's curse, but this all took place in the room where the PC Engine I just got now sits.
Quote from: SmaMan on 04/22/2013, 09:24 PMI made a stupid mistake like this last week.
I couldn't find my external hard drives' AC adaptor. I was getting impatient and had a project I really wanted to finish that was stored on it. So I looked through my room and found my old laptop's AC adapter from 10 years ago or so. It looked like it would worked, the plug fit and be voltages seemed ok.
So I plugged it into one, the drive turned on. The light blinked a few times but then quickly shut off. I was confused, but went ahead and tried it in the other one.
Long story short, I now have two shiny gray/black paper weights. ](*,)
Oh and their real AC adaptor? It was under the table that I looked on over and over that day. ](*,) ](*,)
Not sure if it relates back to Bernie's curse, but this all took place in the room where the PC Engine I just got now sits.
Did you get your PCE from Bernie?
No, it was some guy in Japan. Now, it looks like it may have traded hands a few times, so if Bernie had it at one point...
Quote from: SmaMan on 04/23/2013, 12:04 AMNo, it was some guy in Japan. Now, it looks like it may have traded hands a few times, so if Bernie had it at one point...
The guy in Japan is Baruni Kawasaki, Bernies long lost cousin.
Whenever something crummy happens in our house now, I'll just blame Bernie. My house is riddled with his stuff. :D
Quote from: guest on 04/23/2013, 11:44 AMQuote from: SmaMan on 04/23/2013, 12:04 AMNo, it was some guy in Japan. Now, it looks like it may have traded hands a few times, so if Bernie had it at one point...
The guy in Japan is Baruni Kawasaki, Bernies long lost cousin.
Baruni! I love that guy.
lol, baruni :lol:
So let's figure out how this curse works.
1.) Spreads through electronics.
2.) Destroys subject's natural thought process. Most subjects act on impulse, usually with stupider/more destructive consequences that the subject had originally factored.
3.) Curse can cause destructive effects to the cursed object itself, or other electronics in the general vicinity. Secondarily effected items should also be considered "cursed" and should be disposed of in a safe, "hex-free" manner.
I mean damn!!! lol I love you guys!!! :)
Quote from: SmaMan on 04/24/2013, 02:40 AMSo let's figure out how this curse works.
1.) Spreads through electronics.
2.) Destroys subject's natural thought process. Most subjects act on impulse, usually with stupider/more destructive consequences that the subject had originally factored.
3.) Curse can cause destructive effects to the cursed object itself, or other electronics in the general vicinity. Secondarily effected items should also be considered "cursed" and should be disposed of in a safe, "hex-free" manner.
I had a incident last night with the n64 I got from Bernie. My cat decided it wanted to spray the jumpercart so now I got this urine soaked jumpercart. Thankfully it wasn't in the system as I just put in the ram cart in. Seriously though, why would the cat decide to mark its territory on a Bernie jumper cart?
Kitteh was just trying to cover up the smell of Bernie's ass.
Sounds like you may have a dead cat now???
Quote from: Bernie on 04/25/2013, 06:56 PMSounds like you may have a dead cat now???
More like a cat hat if it were up to me. Damn fluffy persian...
Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 04/25/2013, 03:01 PMQuote from: SmaMan on 04/24/2013, 02:40 AMSo let's figure out how this curse works.
1.) Spreads through electronics.
2.) Destroys subject's natural thought process. Most subjects act on impulse, usually with stupider/more destructive consequences that the subject had originally factored.
3.) Curse can cause destructive effects to the cursed object itself, or other electronics in the general vicinity. Secondarily effected items should also be considered "cursed" and should be disposed of in a safe, "hex-free" manner.
I had a incident last night with the n64 I got from Bernie. My cat decided it wanted to spray the jumpercart so now I got this urine soaked jumpercart. Thankfully it wasn't in the system as I just put in the ram cart in. Seriously though, why would the cat decide to mark its territory on a Bernie jumper cart?
4) Animals are cognizant of the curse and will do what they can to ensure their respective humans are not thwarted by it.
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion => Topic started by: Bernie on 03/18/2013, 05:51 PM