Battered Dreamcast Shelter

[chipperkwah]

Im impressed Mozgus. Now if you could figure out a way to make the cd gimble quieter you will have a lucrative side business.

Haha I was so terrified the first time I booted my DC up back in the day! I thought it was eating my game and destroying itself!

[Hatta]

Very clever Mozgus! Is there a tek somewhere with details? What's on the little PIC on the dummy fan circuit?

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Im impressed Mozgus. Now if you could figure out a way to make the cd gimble quieter you will have a lucrative side business.

Haha I was so terrified the first time I booted my DC up back in the day! I thought it was eating my game and destroying itself!

The same panic rush to pull the disc out of the drive happened to me when I first got a DC.

[Mozgus]

Im impressed Mozgus. Now if you could figure out a way to make the cd gimble quieter you will have a lucrative side business.

Well I can tell you that lubing all the moving parts didn't do any good. Beyond that, I have no idea why it makes so much noise.

Very clever Mozgus! Is there a tek somewhere with details? What's on the little PIC on the dummy fan circuit?

I have no idea where I found the original instructions. Too lazy to google. All I remember is that the circuit is required because when the DC detects a fan failure, it automatically powers off in 5 seconds. This circuit somehow sends a signal to the 3rd line, the communication line, and keeps the system running.

[vejita]

I think there should be a thread/article on "How to Customize Your Dreamcast Without Butchering It!"

....is there one already?

[Dakinggamer87]

I knew after seeing lots of custom Dreamcast paint jobs this thread would be created..

[superlarz]

It sure seems like in the past month way more people than normal have decided to do ugly paint jobs on their DCs. Must be something in the water..

[GSZX1337]

Must be something in the water..

More like something in the paint.

EDIT: Oh my God.

[nateup2]

Cant really see the quality because it was all blurry but I like the looks of it. Like orlando magic or something

[Turnerp561]

Painting a Dreamcast is not an abuse. If you do a bad job then yeah it's kinda ruined, but if done right it can be very cool.