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| Several fixes were employed to mate these two odd components. The power switch, reset switch, and both power and activity LEDs had to have adjustments made so they'd work with the old shell. Both LEDs use acrylic risers to make the light visible from the PCB (on the bottom) through the shell (on the top). While one riser was used on the newer model Japanese Saturns from Sega, none of these new-model PCBs had activity lights (though some had a place where one could go). The power switch is mounted on tall plastic legs, where on the Japanese old models they were mounted to the top half of the system, and in the Japanese new models it was mounted on a metal riser platform. The reset button, which was mounted to the top of other oval-button units, is connected to the base by a plastic stalk, like the newer round-button models. | According to a reliable source, Sega themselves used this same setup for the last generation of oval-button systems in Japan, so the Samsung unit is not unique. It's very possible other units, like the US version and possibly the HiSaturn and V-Saturn also had these versions. |
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| {{ info:samsats1.jpg}}Two out of three of these units has no Japanese language option, which isn't surprising considering the ongoing irrational hostility between the Koreans and Japanese. | {{ info:samsats1.jpg}}Two out of three of these units has no Japanese language option, which isn't surprising considering the ongoing irrational hostility between the Koreans and Japanese. |
| The Samsung Saturn has a strange power supply, being the only Saturn to offer a wide range of voltage support (110V - 220V). | The Samsung Saturn has a strange power supply, being the only Saturn to offer a wide range of voltage support (110V - 220V). |
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| It's such a curious hybrid. It's not immediately obvious if Sega was dumping parts on Samsung or if there was another reason for this very odd setup. | === Not So Unusual Anymore === |
| | **Note:** The following paragraph was more relevent when the system was believed to be the only oval/round hybrid system. |
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| | Several fixes were employed to mate these two odd components. The power switch, reset switch, and both power and activity LEDs had to have adjustments made so they'd work with the old shell. Both LEDs use acrylic risers to make the light visible from the PCB (on the bottom) through the shell (on the top). While one riser was used on the newer model Japanese Saturns from Sega, none of these new-model PCBs had activity lights (though some had a place where one could go). The power switch is mounted on tall plastic legs, where on the Japanese old models they were mounted to the top half of the system, and in the Japanese new models it was mounted on a metal riser platform. The reset button, which was mounted to the top of other oval-button units, is connected to the base by a plastic stalk, like the newer round-button models. |
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| ==== Original text + fixes ==== | ==== Original text + fixes ==== |
