ForestOfDreams
Grand Master
I appreciate the offer. I very well may take you up on that.
FOUND Cosam the great bare Neptune genesis 32x board.
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ForestOfDreams
Grand Master
For what it is worth I highly recommend paying rewrite only in goods and services going forward.
This isnt the first time he has disappeared having peoples money for no reason like a ghost.
I took a chance. I recommend you don't.
I'd never. I know how to run a business.
I show up whether my world is on fire, or not.
This is unprofessional and the fact other members are willing to step in to cover for it should seal the deal.
Show up @rewrite
Thanks for being professional @mathewbeall highly recommend you.
This isnt the first time he has disappeared having peoples money for no reason like a ghost.
I took a chance. I recommend you don't.
I'd never. I know how to run a business.
I show up whether my world is on fire, or not.
This is unprofessional and the fact other members are willing to step in to cover for it should seal the deal.
Show up @rewrite
Thanks for being professional @mathewbeall highly recommend you.
kazuo
Champion
FWIW, rewrite has a feedback thread - you may want to consider posting there about your experience. Sorry that he ghosted dude. I hope you get made whole in time.
AGCRetrogaming
Student
Does anybody knows what the CA601, 602, 603, 604 are? On the BOM show 4x33pF 0603 but I’m not finding this component anywhere. Or just a good picture will help thanks.
It's on the bottom of the board near the edge connector. It's a capacitor array.
mathewbeall
Champion
Capacitor arrays? https://www.digikey.de/short/7t9r279r You could always ask him, I guess: https://bsky.app/profile/cosam-the-great.bsky.social
AGCRetrogaming
Student
Thanks for the PN helps a lot
SnakeGrunger
Professional
@AGCRetrogaming yes indeed I can confirm on the prepopulated boards the part number is CA0612KRNPO9BN330 as specced by the LCSC part by the creator.
AGCRetrogaming
Student
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unfortunately I didn’t see that option so I had to order empty board, and some fun soldering all this tiny components. But thanks a bunch.
msamiullah
Professional
did you get the board working ? Hows the experience's been? What sound chip it takes, model 1 or model 2?
ForestOfDreams
Grand Master
I never got tracking # for my board or the board. I haven't heard back from rewrite.
If I had the tracking, maybe it got shipped, but there's nothing I can do since he ghosted.
I prepaid.
I'd love to build one...
If I had the tracking, maybe it got shipped, but there's nothing I can do since he ghosted.
I prepaid.
I'd love to build one...
msamiullah
Professional
sorry I think i misread the messages above then, I thought you got the replacement board
Worst case is order a pre-populated one (when he restocks) like from Consoles4u: https://consoles4you.ch/en/sega-neptune-diy-pcb or get a blank PCB from PhenomMod: https://store.phenommod.com/?product=neptune-pcb. Many of us who have and are building one are in Dubesinhower discord. Consoles4u is there too with people now receiving their pre-pop boards to assist in the changes he made. Rest of us helps with the build and diagnosis. I built mine from a blank PCB. Don't recommend...lol. Birdseed is crazy, but the accomplishment feels good.
ForestOfDreams
Grand Master
Thanks for the link. $28 is doable.
I am no stranger to soldering. Just it is so much time consuming smaller components lol.
I don't think rewrite is coming back so I am pry out my $100.
Did any one not get their neo geo carts too?
kazuo
Champion
Turns out I was wrong earlier - I did actually pay him for one of these, $102 back in January. I didn't remember since I've been going through a lot over the last 6 months, and a bunch of stuff fell off my radar.
Rewrite/Ryan has been MIA for 3 months. :/ Second time he's done this lately. I hope he's okay, sincerely, but it is not a good look to keep disappearing while you're holding onto a bunch of people's money.
cc @Darksoft - would you or anyone in your circle have a good way to reach out to Rewrite?
9999 Damage
Grand Master
Since I got my Snakegrunger populated board, I no longer need my unpopulated Cosam Neptune PCB from Phenom. Phenom is still selling new boards at cost for $28 + shipping, so I'd sell mine for $15 + shipping.
AGCRetrogaming
Student
other question that you guys may help me, I have
Sega Genesis: MK-1631
Sega 32x: MK-84000
The sega Genesis alone I get color, but using the Sega 32x I get monocolor.
Not sure if I use this set for the neptune if I will have monocolor as well, I'm assuming yes.
Should I change some component, any idea which one? or this will be fixed during the transfer.
Thanks again.
Sega Genesis: MK-1631
Sega 32x: MK-84000
The sega Genesis alone I get color, but using the Sega 32x I get monocolor.
Not sure if I use this set for the neptune if I will have monocolor as well, I'm assuming yes.
Should I change some component, any idea which one? or this will be fixed during the transfer.
Thanks again.
ForestOfDreams
Grand Master
I would try to have a fully working donor beforehand.
I know that's disheartening but so is a fully modded neptune monochrome.
Try fully reseating the 2 internal white cables. Or a quick recap on the 32x. There's not a whole ton that goes wrong with them, they weren't used heavily, and it is well worth diagnosing first.
99% of all 32x problems I've ever had are the cables unseating in shipping, and occasionally caps.
I know that's disheartening but so is a fully modded neptune monochrome.
Try fully reseating the 2 internal white cables. Or a quick recap on the 32x. There's not a whole ton that goes wrong with them, they weren't used heavily, and it is well worth diagnosing first.
99% of all 32x problems I've ever had are the cables unseating in shipping, and occasionally caps.
AGCRetrogaming
Student
Thanks for the insight, turns out was the ocillator with broken leg due to the shipping, I’m good to go now
