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by Umbrella$$Dreamcast » Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:53 pm
What is the difference between these vibration blocks?
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by OlivusPrime » Sun Oct 23, 2022 4:21 pm
Pretty sure it's just a regional difference in logo, like how European VMUs lack the spiral next to the Dreamcast logo printed on them.
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by megavolt85 » Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:13 am
i think the best way to find out the differences is to take both apart and compare
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by Umbrella$$Dreamcast » Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:43 pm
megavolt85 wrote: i think the best way to find out the differences is to take both apart and compare
dismantled, visually there are no differences, perhaps there are some differences in the electronics and the average user will not notice this
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by Umbrella$$Dreamcast » Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:44 pm
megavolt85 wrote: i think the best way to find out the differences is to take both apart and compare
If you need I can help to throw off a photo of both components
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by megavolt85 » Thu Oct 27, 2022 1:50 pm
Umbrella$$Dreamcast wrote: If you need I can help to throw off a photo of both components
of course post it, photos of the boards are always needed
I tried to find a photo of the arcade stick motherboard, but I couldn't find it
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by Umbrella$$Dreamcast » Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:23 am
megavolt85 wrote: Umbrella$$Dreamcast wrote: If you need I can help to throw off a photo of both components
of course post it, photos of the boards are always needed
I tried to find a photo of the arcade stick motherboard, but I couldn't find it
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by megavolt85 » Fri Oct 28, 2022 2:39 am
Vibro with black connector not original
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by Umbrella$$Dreamcast » Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:05 am
megavolt85 wrote: Vibro with black connector not original
the same thing alerted me, and I dismantled 3 of the same vibrating blocks, everywhere there are such boards. How can this be in the case of the original, the boards are not the original?
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by megavolt85 » Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:32 pm
I think that the case is also a fake
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