Duo Lens Replacement - Walkthrough

jlued686 · 07/11/2006, 08:37 PM

Alright, here it is:
http://www.teamfremont.com/features/TurboDuoRepair.shtml

Please check it out and let me know if you see anything that needs a correction.

I hope this helps some of you who have burned out lenses!

Thanks Black Tiger for letting me use your image.

DragonmasterDan · 07/11/2006, 08:47 PM

awesome thanks

Keranu · 07/12/2006, 02:26 AM

This is truely a great page to have out there on the internet and it should be really helpful to people who have to perform the procedure.

Savory Cade · 07/12/2006, 09:08 AM

Very cool, thanks! I'll be putting this to use.

PCEngineFX · 07/12/2006, 04:16 PM

Thanks jlued686 for the post. FYI, Electronix is out of stock on those lens as of today.

DragonmasterDan · 07/12/2006, 04:27 PM

Quote from: PcenginefxThanks jlued686 for the post. FYI, Electronix is out of stock on those lens as of today.

They called me on Monday and said they would restock it in a few days and my order would ship then. So I'm guessing/hoping it's only temporary.

PCEngineFX · 07/12/2006, 05:01 PM

They called me up today and said they should know within a few days on re-stock status.

jlued686 · 07/12/2006, 07:04 PM

I'm glad you guys like it. I've gotten some really positive feedback. Let me know if you see anything that needs a correction.

DragonmasterDan · 07/13/2006, 04:38 PM

My HOP-M3 has arrived, the screwdriver for it has not....

rolins · 07/13/2006, 05:43 PM

Great tutorial jlued686. Glad you got it to work.

DragonmasterDan · 07/14/2006, 07:17 PM

Hmm.. I checked my account at NintendoRepairShop.com despite having a paypal reciept for payment when I logged in it said my order for the screwdriver never processed. I used the email tracker thing to email the guy. I was expecting to get that screwdriver by now

DragonmasterDan · 07/15/2006, 05:54 PM

Quote from: DragonmasterDanHmm.. I checked my account at NintendoRepairShop.com despite having a paypal reciept for payment when I logged in it said my order for the screwdriver never processed. I used the email tracker thing to email the guy. I was expecting to get that screwdriver by now

Update, the part was apparently on back order. I should get it soon

PCEngineFX · 07/18/2006, 07:23 PM

Sales just told me that it is on "extended backorder". Doesn't sound good

shubibiman · 07/20/2006, 02:32 PM

Great tutorial dude! All the pc engine/turbo communauty owes you for that.
May I post your page on the French pc engine forum for more people to see it?

jlued686 · 07/20/2006, 05:33 PM

Thanks! Feel free to link it.

Also, if anyone out there finds a different source for those parts (lens and gamebit), please let me know and I'll add them to the walkthrough.

herr-g · 08/03/2006, 11:16 AM

My experience over the past 2 months with electronics-online really makes my day.
I've been waiting for 1,5 months now (after paying 105 bucks) to hear that the units have been backordered.
Over the whole time i've received nearly no response for my emails.
Communication and reliability was as bad as can be.
Finally received my refund today. I'm finished with that shop. That guys suck Big Time!!

Does anyone have an alternate address for the hop-m3?
Anyway, i'll try to figure out an alternative.
If there's any news i'll let you know.

Kind regards to all PCE freaks out there,
herr-g

PCEngineFX · 08/19/2006, 06:33 PM

FINALLY got my lenses today from electronics online.

herr-g · 08/30/2006, 09:56 AM

That's good news.
Does that mean, they do have them in stock again?

guyjin · 08/30/2006, 06:51 PM

Quote from: herr-gThat's good news.
Does that mean, they do have them in stock again?

Nope.

willis · 10/30/2006, 01:48 AM

I found some sites that carry the hop-m3. If anyone is interested here they are:

http://www.cdlens.com/?item=4424
http://www.ersatzteil.justone-schnepel.de/html/hitachi_hopm3_hop_m3.html

The first link is from a place i've ordered from recetly and everything went smoothly. I think they are from poland. Super fast email replies and shipping to the U.S. took like 7 days so overall it was great! The second site i have no idea about other than they do have them in stock.

Just thought i'd share info in case someone is in need of a replacement.

esteban · 10/30/2006, 11:45 AM

Quote from: willisI found some sites that carry the hop-m3. If anyone is interested here they are:

http://www.cdlens.com/?item=4424
http://www.ersatzteil.justone-schnepel.de/html/hitachi_hopm3_hop_m3.html

The first link is from a place i've ordered from recetly and everything went smoothly. I think they are from poland. Super fast email replies and shipping to the U.S. took like 7 days so overall it was great! The second site i have no idea about other than they do have them in stock.

Just thought i'd share info in case someone is in need of a replacement.

Do you live in North America or Europe? Just curous about shipping.

willis · 10/30/2006, 09:48 PM

I live in the U.S. and shipping was about i think $10 (i ordered 2).

Great support for them, answered my emails promptly and the hop-m3 comes with a 6-month warranty.

termis · 10/30/2006, 09:49 PM

The price is quite a bit steeper than electronix, though... I suppose if you're in a hurry... I ordered mine from electronix around mid-September (I think...), and I was able to get two of them

Now my previously non-working Japanese Duo (which I got as a freebe when I bought my SuperGrafx) is working and hummin'. Sweeeet

willis · 10/30/2006, 09:54 PM

Yeah, it's steeper than electronix but they didn't have any and in an email i sent them they said they don't carry it.