Removing RF Shielding in American Genesis

I'm planning on mounting a few sockets onto my Genesi but I'm not sure if I should throw away/sell on eBay the RF shielding. Is the shielding mostly used to protect its and other devices' RF output? The only RF I'm using right now is for the Digital TV Converter Box.

 

I have an Asian Megadrive which does not come with any shielding at all so I think it's mainly to comply with regulations etc. I certainly haven't ever had any issues with it so I think you'd be safe to bin that (or sell it, someone may find it useful)

 

The Asian consoles don't have the shield, because after hacking the consoles (normally with a screwdriver and hammer) they were too lazy to refit the shielding... lol

I don't know if you have a Genesis I or II, but the shielding fits in the Megadrive I that I have, with all the extra connectors and switches I've added

 

there's a PERFECTLY sound reason the shields are present...
to protect AV setup from electromagnetic interference commonly encountered through mains power usage! (and ambient RF/UHF signals)
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in a nutshell, KEEP IT ON!
if the console works, why lose that interior protection? (it's not there for shits n giggles but to protect itself and AV setup)
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i reconditioned an xbox original mains transformer and decided to do a 'jeremy clarkson special' (by deciding my supercar doesn't require a radiator then ripped it out) and whizz the console EMS entirely...(console has crystal housing)
VERY SILLY OF ME!
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even though console outputted via Y.Pb.Pr. (component) it had a NASTY white noise mixed with screen display, that shield absorbed stray signals!
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got a replacement and alls well that ends well! (and as for a genesis/megadrive, experience here from interference because i left out interior shields! shielded cables help also)
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do as you will!
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typos..(POS keyboard)

 

Shielding is necessary for newer consoles (like the original Xbox), but for older consoles it's simply not necessary, and as britain4 and AmmoJammo pointed out, the Japanese consoles have zero shielding to begin with. Very few of my old consoles have shielding and they still work perfectly fine.

BTW, the way you format your posts makes me want to gouge my eyes out.

 

can't speak for your setup, but my megadrive MKI tmss FAILED because i omitted the shields..(never owned a JPN console so i'll take your word for it!)
all i can think of is, i live in a signal heavy area!
the shield also helps disperse heat....obviously! (common sense to leave it on if it came as standard UNLESS it's a design/performance flaw?!)

^^ gouge away, don't stop on my account! :friendly_wink: (and thanks for that! here's me thinking thread was about a console, NOT a grammar checkpoint!?)
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typo....

 

On a US console, it's basically there to try and keep the RF emissions from the unit down below the FCC Type 15 limits. For Euro market stuff, it's there to ensure compliance with the EU EMC directive (2004/108/EC), which is required for the CE marking. The Japanese don't have mandatory RFI/EMC limits, but have a set of guidelines (that's what the "VCCI" mark on the Japanese stuff is). In most cases, products will be designed to meet the most stringent set of requirements (this tends to be FCC Type 15 Class B) and then possibly relaxed for other markets.

The other side of EMC (immunity to externally induced signals) is very unlikely to be the limiting factor unless you either have a seriously marginal design or are attempting to design things that will continue to operate after a nuclear war.

 

I think for my Genesis 2, I'll keep it on because the S-video socket and the rocker switch I bought definitely won't fit in the back. The Genesis 1s? I might have to sell off the shields. It's not like I keep my game systems plugged in anyway.