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Title: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Bernie on 03/20/2013, 06:34 PM
Just noticed that my IFU get "slightly warm" when it is left in the locked position, which of course causes the green LED to light up.  Should I not leave it locked, or does it matter?  It by no means get hot, I just can feel a difference.  Not sure if I am supposed to be switching it off when I am not playing or not.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Tatsujin on 03/20/2013, 06:35 PM
Switch it off :)
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/20/2013, 07:05 PM
That's...how you switch it off.

Are you just hitting the PCE switch normally then? Use the big one, it kills everything.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Bernie on 03/20/2013, 07:22 PM
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 03/20/2013, 07:05 PMThat's...how you switch it off.

Are you just hitting the PCE switch normally then? Use the big one, it kills everything.
Yeah the bigun, the one that kills it all.  I cut the pc engine itself off obviously.  :)  But wasn't sure if I should hit the lock mechanism as well to shut the entire thing off.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/20/2013, 08:42 PM
You only have to hit the lock mechanism.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: ElSeven on 03/20/2013, 10:00 PM
i wonder if it would be possible to mod this setup so that the entire cd-rom/IFU/pc engine would power on by just using the PCE power switch.  the current
method of using both switches is not inconvenient by any means, but using one switch for the entire device would be nice.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Corredor X on 03/20/2013, 11:11 PM
A little question regarding the IFU... Like I said in other topic, I finally completed my setup with a CD drive. But I tought the drive stays a little "loose" in the interface (unlike the PCE part), is it normal? It works flawlessly, however. Is there something I'm not doing or is there something missing, like an extra part?
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/21/2013, 12:48 AM
Quote from: ElSeven on 03/20/2013, 10:00 PMi wonder if it would be possible to mod this setup so that the entire cd-rom/IFU/pc engine would power on by just using the PCE power switch.  the current
method of using both switches is not inconvenient by any means, but using one switch for the entire device would be nice.
...again...you DON'T have to use both switches. You just use the big one. That switch kills everything. Just leave the PCE switched on. There is no power going to it if the big switch is off.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Tatsujin on 03/21/2013, 04:55 AM
what he said.
the pce get the power via the back bone interface of the IFU. so of the IFU is switched off, any connections on the back bone interface are as well.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 03/21/2013, 11:45 AM
Turn it off.  It's not a hair dryer!

... >_>

:)
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/21/2013, 01:48 PM
Oh brother...
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: fraggore on 03/21/2013, 04:20 PM
lol
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Bernie on 03/21/2013, 05:16 PM
Ha!  Love you too Ark!
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: ElSeven on 03/21/2013, 06:50 PM
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 03/21/2013, 12:48 AM
Quote from: ElSeven on 03/20/2013, 10:00 PMi wonder if it would be possible to mod this setup so that the entire cd-rom/IFU/pc engine would power on by just using the PCE power switch.  the current
method of using both switches is not inconvenient by any means, but using one switch for the entire device would be nice.
...again...you DON'T have to use both switches. You just use the big one. That switch kills everything. Just leave the PCE switched on. There is no power going to it if the big switch is off.
what if you want to switch hucards?
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/21/2013, 07:18 PM
Don't be difficult.
Title: Re: Ok to leave interface unit on?
Post by: Tatsujin on 03/21/2013, 10:01 PM
:lol: