Question About Taito F3 System and Regions/Compatibility

[telecommand]

Hi all. I recently bought a Jaleco Pony Mark II 28 cabinet from Japan and I would like to buy a Darius Gaiden PCB.

Do I need to worry about regions or should a PCB from anywhere work? I saw one which just said "Asia" on it - will this work on a Japanese machine or should it specifically say "Japan"?

Thanks!

[beast1x5]

You can just remove the plastic grubs from the motherboard with some needle nose pliers and you'll make it region free and you'll be fine

[telecommand]

Is there a "safe" way to do this? I don't know if I trust myself enough to not ruin a pin or two with a soldering iron...

[waiwainl]

It is actually very easy to do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-pKwwYhik

The hardest part is finding the Darius cartridge
(or buy a F3 multi cartridge)

[telecommand]

Oh wow that's far easier than I'd read elsewhere. Thanks!