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i've got a broken DC that blew shortly after i region modded it, the case is mint so i use it for spare parts now.
Ive also got a model 1 geny thats power light is always on when the scart is plugged in but the power is not... very weird... still plays games though
oh and a dead SNES that died from to much action replay usage... never worked out why it stopped working just did
You have the SCARt going to some switchbox or splitter ? In any case, your MD is subject to death since the line in SCART cable that is used to autoswitch the TV to RGB in is feeding power to your MD through that pin.... some devices use 12V on that line and this can lead to spectacular(with smoke and possibly fire) death of that MD...
really? oh dear :PQuote:
Originally Posted by TmEE
yeah im using a scart splitter so i'll make sure i dont use that with it anymore ;)
cheers chap!
I have a SNES that had a power supply burn-out just recently... it was the same one I had since I was a kid. I also have a NES that really needs a new 72-pin connector, all nothing major.
Good replies people. :D
Forgot to add.
I own 3 broken Gamegears with the 4th one which is best working one with the screen on it's way out. Of the 3 broken ones, 1 has no sound and a large black line on the screen which is also dim, and 2 others with no sound and dim screen. One of them has a flaky power socket.
My Game Gear lost its sound and a Saturn with a badly chewed up Av Out port from previous owner trying to use a Genesis RF switch with it... still works.
Got a fair bit:
-Atari 2600 Light Sixer: has a dying TIA chip and broken switches.
-Genesis Model 1(x3): one has a dead controller port(VA7), the second never worked(High Definition Graphics VA6), the third has no more video encoder(it broke).
-Genesis Model 2(too many): all are completely dead due to either a damaged ASIC or broken video encoders(and the traces are damaged).
-Genesis Model 3: ASIC is ruined(failed Virtua Racing compatibility fix), been using it for spare parts(mainly capacitors).
-Super NES(x2): dead PPUs.
-PlayStation(gray model x3): one is missing its video encoder(it's a 5501, which has a CXA1645), another has a dead power supply, but all have one common problem: dead or broken lasers(torn ribbon cables, broken spindle motor, broken spindle).
-PSone(the smaller white PlayStation): broken crystal(no joke; it's sectioned clean in half LENGTHWISE... what the hell??? I haven't been able to find a suitable replacement crystal of 17.734MHz).
-NES: will not power on(now used for spare parts).
-Fat PlayStation 2(x2): one won't turn on(probably a blown fuse), the other reads a disc, boots it past the PlayStation 2 logo, then crashes or returns to the Memory Card/disc menu(if a PlayStation game is put in, it won't even recognize it and give a Red Screen), and I can't figure out why that happens.
-SuperJoy X(one of those Famicom-in-a-controller things): dead on-board controller.
-FC Twin: this one is half-dead; the Super NES side is fine, but the NES side has a damaged sound circuit, and every time I try to fix it, it works for a bit, then the sound either cuts out completely or starts to pop as if it wants to cut out.
-GN Twin: NES side won't respond to Player 1's inputs, Genesis side has no more Player 2 inputs(and is currently sitting in my Genesis 3).
-GEN-X: Completely dead; Genesis side had broken traces, NES side won't read anything or output video.
Oh yeah. I also got those Pirate NES-on-a-chip controller clones.
-Super Joy III. While playing it, something inside it blew and that nice burning smell of cheap plastic fumes spewed out. The video output did always have an abnormally bright contrast to it. It rapidly got worse to the moment it packed in. Must be the encoder caps that went along with it. Dismantled the thing and chucked it in the attic lol.
-Power Player. Same as above. Something blew and that same plastic smell. Never worked again since. (was my first Famiclone).
-Gun Boy. This was still working, but lost the battery case and dismantled the thing until a few delicate wires inside the thing snapped out of the glue that held them together.
Not to worry. I own yet another famiclone called the Power Joy. Wonder how long that one will last. :?
nope, all my game systems fully work.
what? how?Quote:
Originally Posted by FoxHound
"hmmm, round plug should go in the thin slot, right?"
Sorry I meant the port still works with a Saturn type cable even after they damaged it trying to use the Genny RF which was in the lot I purchased it with.Quote:
Originally Posted by 17daysolderthannes
whoops, I confused the Saturn with the DC, the Saturn is alot more similar to the Genesis.Quote:
Originally Posted by FoxHound
At least 10 broken saturns (power board and laser issues) about the same in broken dreamcasts (laser issues mostly).
Apart from that all my consoles are in perfect working order.
If I add computers then it's a whole different story...
I've got a dead NES and a dead Saturn, both I'm about to fix. I've also got a semi-dead Virtual Boy, which I'm planning on fixing too within the next month or so.
Hmm... my cat once dumped a glass of tea on my Saturn, thought it was over. But nope, everything I have works.