Best adapter option for Turbo040 in SE/30?

[pax]

I have a Turbo040 that I have yet to try in my SE/30. I’m not sure which revision it is – I understand that older ’040s may have issues in everything but the IIci – but ideally I like to use it at the same time as my Asante network card. What are the PDS best adapter options?

Unfortunately I missed Bolle’s clearance of his wonderful adapter by a week or two, so I’ve been looking far and wide for another option. If someone here has a spare I’m definitely interested, or if there is ever a second production run.

Has anyone ordered from Artmix recently? The TwinSpark adapter looks like a good option, although it is expensive. After a few weeks of unsuccessful searching I actually tried ordering one, but I never got as much as an order confirmation. Fortunately the purchase qualified for PayPal buyer protection so when PayPal was also unable to get in touch with Artmix they gave me a refund.

I haven’t seen any adapters on eBay recently, but perhaps I need to search for more than Diimo or DayStar?

 

[Crutch]

I was in about the same position as you last August.  I eventually bought from Artmix despite the price (to be fair ... given scarcity of these as you and I have found, I think the price is appropriate).  I also didn’t get an order confirmation or any reply to a follow-up email, but two weeks after I ordered (I just checked to confirm that timing) he sent me a note saying he had shipped, and sure enough my TwinSpark adapter showed up about a month after I ordered.  It works perfectly, so I am grateful.

I think I also saw the original adapter for these on Yahoo Japan recently.  (FromJapan.co.jp can get you access to those auctions via proxy, assuming you’re not in Japan.)  The prices on offer there tend to be a bit better in dollar terms if you can snag one.

 

[pax]

Thanks @Crutch, I will look at FromJapan.co.jp for sure.

Perhaps I should also consider being more patient with Artmix and submit another order. Over a month passed between my order and the refund so I was pretty sure I would never get the adapter. Can I ask which page you used to order the TwinSpark? I found two options.

The first one, with an option to use PayPal:

http://www.artmix.com/ts_adapter.html

The second one, all in Japanese but possible to browse through translate.google.com:

http://www.stratos-technology.com/cgi/Shop/start.cgi?m=DetailViewer&c=1&n=11&mod=TileViewer

I used the first page since it was linked from several old Mac sites I found while researching adapters. But again, there were no order confirmation, no shipping estimates and no responses to my emails asking for status. Or to PayPals requests for comment for that matter.

 

[omidimo]

Artmix is a one man operation, and he seems to have run into chronic delay issues over the past year. He used to sell his Stratos cards on eBay, but rampant lag wrecked his credibility there.

When I bought my Adapter, I took a month to get to me. The SE/30 hyper power supply he made took only a few weeks. 

 

[Crutch]

Hi @pax, I’m pretty sure I used your first link - definitely paid via PayPal. 

 

[Crutch]

Someone is selling a Twinspark on Yahoo Japan right now. It looks new. https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/yahoo/input/g255358322/

 

[pax]

Awesome, I bought it. Thanks @Crutch, you're the best.