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Can some one please help me my Sega cd dose not power up the genesis works fine? I was a moving all my systems and like a dumb ass I plugged my NES power adapter in to the Sega cd and now it wont turn on. I read some where on the web about a fuse that could of blown but no one says the cause of the power outage and I wanted to know if putting in the NES power supply could of done it.
The most probable thing is that you fried the regulators inside. Which model is it? On the model 1 they are small green squares near the AC adaptor. But again, need to know your Sega CD number.
I have a Sega CD model 2 the long one.
First thing to do is replace the fuse(s). It costs nearly nothing to get new ones and it might just bring it back to life.
Do you know what fuses i should replace? Can you link me to a guide to do it
There's plenty of guides online. http://www.mrvfone.com.au/sega/fuse.htm for one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRDN9PemF-g might also be helpful.
I agree with replacing the fuse, it's most likely the cause of the problem. Also, never put an NES adapter into the system again, it will not work for a Sega CD and will just fry it again. The cause is that the poles (positive/negative) on the power adapter for the NES are reveresed for what the Genesis 1 and SegaCD need.
The problem is that NES adapter outputs AC. On the other side original Sega adapter outputs DC. So as a result components in the SCD are for DC. When they come in contact with AC, they just explode.
Thank for all your help now I just have to figure out how to use a soldering gun. LOL
Interesting! I always thought it was just a polarity issue, I never really use my NES so I'd never looked into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by villahed94
Thanks for the new bit of info!