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Family Computer => Buy / Sell / Trade => Topic started by: linkzpikachu on November 08, 2009, 04:41:52 pm

Title: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: linkzpikachu on November 08, 2009, 04:41:52 pm
does anyone have a disk system with the ram pack and power supply (working) or a working twin famicom for cheap (doesnt matter which model)
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: b1aCkDeA7h on November 09, 2009, 04:48:34 pm
Uhh, define cheap.
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: linkzpikachu on November 09, 2009, 05:26:44 pm
preferably under $150.00
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: b1aCkDeA7h on November 10, 2009, 10:41:01 am
The Twin Famicom, yeah, that makes sense but how about the disk system?
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: linkzpikachu on November 10, 2009, 12:02:42 pm
yeah bellow 150.00 i dont want to spend too much money
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: nintendodork on November 10, 2009, 12:08:45 pm
A loose disk system definitely isn't worth over $100 just for the heads up.
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: linkzpikachu on November 10, 2009, 01:50:41 pm
how much then
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: nintendodork on November 10, 2009, 01:56:09 pm
According to the stickied price guide in this board:
Quote from: JCLOOSE DISK SYSTEM (working): $40.00
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: linkzpikachu on November 10, 2009, 03:00:04 pm
does anybody have a lose disk system with the ram pak and wall plug (if u dont have the wall plug thats fine)
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: b1aCkDeA7h on November 10, 2009, 04:51:01 pm
I have a loose disk system but no extra RAM adapter. The belt was replaced but I haven't had time to tweak it into working shape.
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: linkzpikachu on November 10, 2009, 05:34:34 pm
by "tweak" what do you mean?
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: nintendodork on November 10, 2009, 05:37:17 pm
Whenever you replace a belt (and maybe a few other times), you need to adjust the belt with something like a small screwdriver to get it to spin at the right speed.  Otherwise, even with a new belt, it still won't read disks correctly.  I've never had to replace mine yet, as it came with a new one installed already, but when I do, I have full confidence in myself because the process is, from what I've seen, pretty easy.
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: linkzpikachu on November 11, 2009, 09:50:35 am
so you have tweaked it or not and how easy is it
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: nintendodork on November 11, 2009, 09:52:11 am
Quote from: nintendodork on November 10, 2009, 05:37:17 pm
I've never had to replace mine yet,
Title: Re: WTB:disk system or twin famicom
Post by: ericj on November 11, 2009, 11:35:45 am
It's not hard to tweak, but it takes patience. I used Copymaster to tune the drive speed after multiple failed attempts at getting it just right by trial and error. Now instead of loading 75% of games, it loads 100%. But, you have to have a Game Doctor & a standalone drive to use the program. It's doable without it, too, but you have to use trial and error with multiple disks. It's also a good idea to check the felt pad that rides along the top of the disk--when it's thin or hard, it can scratch your disks or give error 27 messages. You can replace it with a donor from a standard cassette player.