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Title: RAU-30 SG
Post by: mrchuck999 on 02/23/2014, 11:35 AM
Hi Everyone,
Can anyone tell me, Does the RAU-30 deliver power to run the Supergrafx so it does not need its own power supply? It would make sense since the little PCE gets its power through the cd-rom interface port, but I need to confirm this since I do not own the RAU-30 yet. :-k
Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: BlueBMW on 02/23/2014, 11:58 AM
I believe the last time I used a RAU-30 with a SuperGrafx I had to power the SGX with its own supply.
Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: Tatsujin on 02/23/2014, 07:08 PM
the RAU 30 only serves as a connection extension between the SGFX and the IFU30/SCD device., since the SGFX won't fit into those by default.
Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: mrchuck999 on 02/23/2014, 07:53 PM
Thanks Tatsujin,
Please note: The SG does fit into the SuperCDROM2 add-on. and can be powered with a special jumper from the SuperCD to the SG. It is curious that NEC did not power the SG via the RAU-30 umbilical cord.
Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: Tatsujin on 02/23/2014, 08:54 PM
oh yes sorry my bad..what i originally ment is, that it basically was designed only for the IFU30 purpose :)
Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: ultrageranium on 03/10/2014, 03:38 AM
How does that work for the video if one plugs the SGX in this device?

Does it use the video out of the SGX or the one of the IFU-30?

I assume the RAU-30 because of the audio signals coming from CD, but just curious. I have a SGX and an IFU-30 and I contemplating the idea of either getting an RAU-30 or a Super-CD-Rom², and then do tha appropriate RGB mod for whichever ones.
Title: Re: RAU-30 SG
Post by: jeffhlewis on 03/10/2014, 11:05 AM
Quote from: mrchuck999 on 02/23/2014, 07:53 PMThanks Tatsujin,
Please note: The SG does fit into the SuperCDROM2 add-on. and can be powered with a special jumper from the SuperCD to the SG. It is curious that NEC did not power the SG via the RAU-30 umbilical cord. 
Just make sure you have 6 square feet of surface to place the SGX+SCD2. It's glorious.