FM TOWNS discussion

[1983parrothead]

I asked AmiBay, and this is what I got.


I looked at the FM Towns PSU and there aren't any leaks; however, when plugged up and turned on, a strange whispering sound occurs. Most likely, it needs a power converter to keep it steady.

Taking it to a modern computer repair shop isn't likely going to help, because they are obviously ignorant about lesser-known Japanese computers.

Can you suggest me an arcade forum?

[P]

Assembler games I guess, but they are currently upgrading their servers so forum doesn't work at the moment. Otherwise I would look for a FM Towns specific forum to ask in.
Nesdev is also worth a shot, but you might not get as many replies since it's focused on Famicom game development.

[1983parrothead]

Can you give me suggestions on what exact arcade forums to go to.

I tested out the voltage converter and it failed to keep the computer running.

[grapes]

Not an arcade forum, but you could try the Tokugawa Corporate forum.

[1983parrothead]

Been there, done that. Still waiting for months.  Is a computer repair shop okay?

[nabbeth]

Have you tried posting on KLOV?
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/

[1983parrothead]

1, I do not have permission to post yet, and 2, someone else suggested a PC Engine forum.

[P]

Which PC Engine forum if I may ask?

[1983parrothead]

PCENGINEFX.COM

[P]

I see, I'm a member there. They are dedicated to PC Engine and PC-FX but they are bigger than Famicom World so I guess it's worth a shot.

[1983parrothead]

Taking it to a repair shop might be my best hope, after I found this. But the question is: what capacitors do I need to get exactly?

https://plus.googleapis.com/wm/4/photos/+XadNightfall/albums/6028932935638751185

[Pikkon]

It was all in the link I posted in the first page.
http://www.nightfallcrew.com/29/06/2014/fujitsu-fm-towns-ii-psu-repair/?nggpage=2

[1983parrothead]

However, I'm not sure if all FM TOWNS models use the sane exact capacitors.

[chowder]

Just take it to the repair shop, they can open it up and find out which capacitors are needed and replace them if necessary.

[1983parrothead]

I took it to a repair shop and they said it is best to find a working PSU by TDK CA02951-0620.