Introduction

This is an enclosure for the SEGA8 Programmer, a cart programmer and dumper supporting original carts for SEGA Master System and Game Gear consoles, and also flash based carts such as:

• FrugalMapper

• FrugalMapper Compact

The enclosure is based on the one I made for the MegaWiFi Programmer V, with some modifications for the Game Gear cart slot. It consists of 4 parts: the enclosure bottom piece, the upper top cover,  the bottom top cover (that guides Game Gear carts) and the light pipe for the LED. The top and bottom parts can be printed as preferred. For the light pipe, use a transparent material and set up the slicer to maximize translucency (use the highest temperature the filament allows, use 100% infill and configure the slicer so all the lines go in the same direction across layers).

FreeCAD files are included for easy remixing. Printables has a nasty feature that renames the file extension lowercase, so if you are using a case sensitive filesystem (will most likely be the case if you are on Linux), make sure rename the extension from .fcstd to .FCStd after download, or the assembly will complain about not found files.

Assembly

To assemble the enclosure you will need:

• The 4 printed parts (upper top, lower top, bottom, light pipe)

• The SEGA8 Programmer PCB

• Four M3x10 self-tapping, countersunk head screws

Assembly is easy:

1. Place the light pipe on the PCB by inserting it in the two PCB holes on the sides of the LED.

2. Place the upper top part so it fits the light pipe and the USB-C port is properly seated on its slot.

3. Place the bottom part, and tighten the two M3x10 screws on the bottom of the case.

4. Place the lower top part covering the contacts for the Game Gear carts.

5. Tighten four self-tapping M3x10 screws on the case bottom.