Gc8tech
@gc8tech.bsky.social
Electronics Engineer. IGS PGM Tech Specialist. "The-PGM-Guy". Professional Arcade / JAMMA Engineer. PGM Web site. PGM Discord. Technical YouTube Channel. https://igspgm.com/
Another IGS PGM Motherboard being modded! Almost finished :-)
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Another IGS PGM Motherboard being modded! Almost finished :-)
More 3D Printed PGM cases being printed! Spent a long time dialling it all in! But it's finally getting there....
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
More 3D Printed PGM cases being printed! Spent a long time dialling it all in! But it's finally getting there....
Another "Do Donpachi Dai-ou-jou" Cave cart on First Test. Looking good so far...
September 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Another "Do Donpachi Dai-ou-jou" Cave cart on First Test. Looking good so far...
Been working on my Fujitsu Stylistic 500 on and off for the last few months.. I'm final on track to build a working unit! igspgm.com/other/index....
September 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Been working on my Fujitsu Stylistic 500 on and off for the last few months.. I'm final on track to build a working unit! igspgm.com/other/index....
I have been thinking about when post resume sending packages to USA (28th). I think it would be prudent to send only 1 and make sure it gets there with NO issues. I do NOT what packages sent back or have other issues.. or i will have to pay postage twice AND delays etc...
September 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I have been thinking about when post resume sending packages to USA (28th). I think it would be prudent to send only 1 and make sure it gets there with NO issues. I do NOT what packages sent back or have other issues.. or i will have to pay postage twice AND delays etc...
Hello All, Its been a busy week! As you can see I have been busy printing more PGM cases on my 3D printer. Once its all dialled in.. i can just keep feeding it with Filament :-)
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hello All, Its been a busy week! As you can see I have been busy printing more PGM cases on my 3D printer. Once its all dialled in.. i can just keep feeding it with Filament :-)
Well this is a great start to the week. I guess i will find out if my packages are affected when i go to the post office!
August 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Well this is a great start to the week. I guess i will find out if my packages are affected when i go to the post office!
Another Ketsui Cave cart on 3rd final test. This cart is almost done...
August 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Another Ketsui Cave cart on 3rd final test. This cart is almost done...
Another "Do Donpachi Dai-ou-jou" PGM Cave cart on 2nd test....
August 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Another "Do Donpachi Dai-ou-jou" PGM Cave cart on 2nd test....
Another PGM Cave game cart "Do Donpachi Dai-ou-jou" on first test.
August 8, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Another PGM Cave game cart "Do Donpachi Dai-ou-jou" on first test.
I started the re-cap of the BBS's computer motherboard late last night. I had a few more caps to do this morning.. but its now done! If its going to run 24/7. It needs to be the best quality it can be. (I didn't just replace all the caps, i improved there size as well)
August 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I started the re-cap of the BBS's computer motherboard late last night. I had a few more caps to do this morning.. but its now done! If its going to run 24/7. It needs to be the best quality it can be. (I didn't just replace all the caps, i improved there size as well)
Well the dial up modems for the BBS live again! I still have to re-cap them and restore them... BUT at least they turn on :-) Its a bit tricky to work out what power supply's they need.... but its doable.
August 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Well the dial up modems for the BBS live again! I still have to re-cap them and restore them... BUT at least they turn on :-) Its a bit tricky to work out what power supply's they need.... but its doable.
Its the end of the week... and I have been super busy as normal! I have been busy getting eproms all processed and written into complete rom sets. They are on their way to building more PGM Cave shooter carts..... It will still take another 4 to 5 weeks to complete ALL these carts.
August 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Its the end of the week... and I have been super busy as normal! I have been busy getting eproms all processed and written into complete rom sets. They are on their way to building more PGM Cave shooter carts..... It will still take another 4 to 5 weeks to complete ALL these carts.
Another set of Eproms have been Cleaned, Erased, Checked and Sorted. These will start programming tomorrow (Thursday/Friday)
July 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Another set of Eproms have been Cleaned, Erased, Checked and Sorted. These will start programming tomorrow (Thursday/Friday)
Its Monday... so time to process more Eproms! This takes alot of time.. but it must be done. I have to Clean, Erase, Sort and Test them before any programming happens.
July 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Its Monday... so time to process more Eproms! This takes alot of time.. but it must be done. I have to Clean, Erase, Sort and Test them before any programming happens.
Hello All, More PCBs of the PAL/GAL Brute Force dumpers have arrived! If you are keen on a set of 4, Just get in contact with me. All I ask is if you can pay for postage etc. If you need more info. I did a youtube video on them the other day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwR...
July 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Hello All, More PCBs of the PAL/GAL Brute Force dumpers have arrived! If you are keen on a set of 4, Just get in contact with me. All I ask is if you can pay for postage etc. If you need more info. I did a youtube video on them the other day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwR...
WANTED: Faulty "Single PCB" PGM games. (Especially "Road of the Sword"). I have wanted to do more work with these boards etc And generate more help / repair information based on them.... Its a side project. But i'll need a few boards to play with to move the project forward.
June 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
WANTED: Faulty "Single PCB" PGM games. (Especially "Road of the Sword"). I have wanted to do more work with these boards etc And generate more help / repair information based on them.... Its a side project. But i'll need a few boards to play with to move the project forward.
Good mail day, Half of the order of the Brute Force PAL/GAL dumper PCBs have arrived! Just have to wait for the other half.. More info.... see my newest YouTube video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwR...
June 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Good mail day, Half of the order of the Brute Force PAL/GAL dumper PCBs have arrived! Just have to wait for the other half.. More info.... see my newest YouTube video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwR...
NEW YouTube video released.... On Brute Force dumping of PALs / GALs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwR...
Brute Force dumping of PALs and GALs [IGSPGM.COM]
YouTube video by GC8TECH-The-PGM-Guy-
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June 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
NEW YouTube video released.... On Brute Force dumping of PALs / GALs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwR...
Another Health update: My hands and fingers have been so painful and stiff.. I have had to take a break from soldering Yes, typing on a keyboard / moving a mouse is painful as well. But not as bad as soldering... Thanks everyone for your understanding and support :-)
June 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Another Health update: My hands and fingers have been so painful and stiff.. I have had to take a break from soldering Yes, typing on a keyboard / moving a mouse is painful as well. But not as bad as soldering... Thanks everyone for your understanding and support :-)
Hey Everyone! I had some time on the weekend to build the 2ND Brute Force PAL/GAL dumping PCB / Adaptor. PALs are protected and normally can't be dumped. I will be going through each PGM game cart I have and dumping ALL the PALs inside. More info is here dreamjam.co.uk/emuviews/rea...
June 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Hey Everyone! I had some time on the weekend to build the 2ND Brute Force PAL/GAL dumping PCB / Adaptor. PALs are protected and normally can't be dumped. I will be going through each PGM game cart I have and dumping ALL the PALs inside. More info is here dreamjam.co.uk/emuviews/rea...
This is around 2 ish rolls of Filament... These are RAW straight from the printer. I still need to work on them to remove like the Supports and Brims etc. Then they will be ready for more Cave "Espgaluda" PCBs.
June 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is around 2 ish rolls of Filament... These are RAW straight from the printer. I still need to work on them to remove like the Supports and Brims etc. Then they will be ready for more Cave "Espgaluda" PCBs.
It looks like I can 3D Print 2 complete PGM cases from 1 roll of Filament! I have bought more than 25 rolls since I got my 3D printer more than a year ago... I mainly got it with the hope that 3D Printable PGM cases would be drawn up by someone... at some stage.. and now they are!
June 7, 2025 at 4:42 AM
It looks like I can 3D Print 2 complete PGM cases from 1 roll of Filament! I have bought more than 25 rolls since I got my 3D printer more than a year ago... I mainly got it with the hope that 3D Printable PGM cases would be drawn up by someone... at some stage.. and now they are!
Hey Everyone! Can people check there 4 x Work Ram SRAM chips for me?? Just want to see the different part numbers and speed that are NOT the Epson chips. Thanks heaps everyone!! :-)
June 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Hey Everyone! Can people check there 4 x Work Ram SRAM chips for me?? Just want to see the different part numbers and speed that are NOT the Epson chips. Thanks heaps everyone!! :-)
Hello All, The whole Family has Covid now! We are vaccinated.. but there is a new strain going around. We have to quarantine for 7 Days. So PGM stuff will slow done for a bit....I will be putting my time into the 3 PGM Motherboards that just arrived.
June 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hello All, The whole Family has Covid now! We are vaccinated.. but there is a new strain going around. We have to quarantine for 7 Days. So PGM stuff will slow done for a bit....I will be putting my time into the 3 PGM Motherboards that just arrived.