Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
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Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
I’ve got a Vewlix F (currently running a mutigame TTX3) and it has a Nesica card reader. Is this actually useful for anything? I’ve got Nesica games on the TTX but I can’t see it does anything useful?
Ideally I’d get rid of it and use the space for something else? Has anyone else done this? What mods have you done?
Ideally I’d get rid of it and use the space for something else? Has anyone else done this? What mods have you done?
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
I kept mines from an aesthetics perspective, but seen lots of people replace the panel with volume controls, USB ports, wireless phone chargers etc.
More common to replace the larger panel to the left of the card reader with a subpanel of buttons or similar (I've got this for adding extra buttons for credits, console home buttons etc.)
Image of mines below...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/GAWN2VM8BVzaaS3G8
More common to replace the larger panel to the left of the card reader with a subpanel of buttons or similar (I've got this for adding extra buttons for credits, console home buttons etc.)
Image of mines below...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/GAWN2VM8BVzaaS3G8
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
@mrfrosty, where did you get your sub panel from? Looks great.
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
@mrfrosty What do you/others use the USB ports for?
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
I’ve got a pair of Sinden guns plugged into them - means I can just quickly disconnect them and pack away when not using
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
Rafael Tamanini makes them (you can contact him via the Taito Vewlix and Chewlix Owners group on Facebook) - sure it was $100 including shipping from Brazil
The buttons are metallic 24mm Sanwas and the volume knob, USB ports etc were just cheap ones off Amazon
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
Thanks for the replies. So I'm guessing it won't affect the running of my X3 to disconnect it.
My sub panel from Raph is just being despatched but I was thinking of making the card reader into a wireless phone charger.
My sub panel from Raph is just being despatched but I was thinking of making the card reader into a wireless phone charger.
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
What do you run in your cab Frosty? Any more pics?
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
Cheers! That's a legitimate use for them I can see. I've been trying to think of other uses to see if they're worth putting into some panels I'm designing but TBH I can't think of anything useful.
I can't really see the use of having them for extra control pads and I wouldn't want to use them for PC management.
Is anyone using them for anything else?
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
They're all about as 'useful' as anything else I can think of
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
Fwiw I know you've said no PC management, but I got properly fed up opening up my Lindberghs to use a decent keyboard and mouse and everything wireless was completely useless inside the metal cab. A couple of easily accessible (hidden?) USBs would've been very useful.
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
Quality selection of stuff
And for the OP
It's only useful if you're running the 'original' muli. The first release TTX3 was set to 720p because of the stock F/C screen, and required a Fast I/O and (i think) card reader to play the games. If you're using a latter release, emulation has taken over and the reader is no longer required.wonderbanana wrote: ↑June 21st, 2022, 2:24 pm I’ve got a Vewlix F (currently running a mutigame TTX3) and it has a Nesica card reader. Is this actually useful for anything?
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
I made a batch of clones some time ago for wireless chargers.
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Re: Vewlix Nesica Card Reader, useful? Replacement/ modification ideas?
Oh agreed, I'm not against having USBs for PC management, I just don't want to clutter the CP up with rarely used things. A couple of hidden accessible ports would be useful if you have your PC in your cabcools wrote: ↑July 1st, 2022, 4:58 pm Fwiw I know you've said no PC management, but I got properly fed up opening up my Lindberghs to use a decent keyboard and mouse and everything wireless was completely useless inside the metal cab. A couple of easily accessible (hidden?) USBs would've been very useful.
The two PCs for my cabs are external and accessible from my office desk so management isn't a problem.
Good stuff. That would mean having my cabs switched on long enough to charge my phone though