Repairing and restoring a Snes - Problems

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  1. demianariel

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    Hello everybody.

    So, i decided to restore and repair a snes that I have gathering dust in a closet for 10 years.

    10 Years ago my snes stopped working (the light won´t turn on when powered on).

    Today, i decided to fix it!
    After a little research i´ve realized that the pico fuse was blown up, so change it for a normal glass fuse of 1.5A.

    The console now turns on without any problems!

    Next stop: test a game! I insert Super Mario World, turn the console on and....nothing, black screen - no sound.

    So this is what I did,

    i opened the console again and cleaned everything with isopropyl Alcohol, cleaned the pin connectors (rusted), everything.

    Now, i insert the game, and it works almost perfectly, the game has audio problems, i hear a constant buzzing sound.
    When the game starts you can hear the buzzing and the music from the game but after a few seconds the music fades away and all i can hear is the buzzing.
    I´ve tried DKC 1, same problem. No sound - just constant loud buzzing.

    - i´ve cleaned both cartidriges.
    - I´m using the a/v cable from the Gamecube (i´ve tried on the gamecube and the cable works fine), so i can discard that.
    - The Snes model is the one that has the audio chip soldered to the motherboard.
    - I´m using a generic ac adapter - can this be the problem?

    i´ve read that a generic ac adapter can cause glitches /lines on the video, but it can affect the audio too? This is my best shot.

    What do you think?

    Thank you for reading and i´m very sorry for my english.



    i´ve uploaded a video to youtube so you can see the problem

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA5bRD4Tod0
     
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    Hello everybody.


    So, i decided to restore and repair a snes that I have gathering dust in a closet for 10 years.


    10 Years ago my snes stopped working (the light won´t turn on when powered on).


    Today, i decided to fix it!
    After a little research i´ve realized that the pico fuse was blown up, so change it for a normal glass fuse of 1.5A.


    The console now turns on without any problems!


    Next stop: test a game! I insert Super Mario World, turn the console on and....nothing, black screen - no sound.


    So this is what I did,


    i opened the console again and cleaned everything with isopropyl Alcohol, cleaned the pin connectors (rusted), everything.


    Now, i insert the game, and it works almost perfectly, the game has audio problems, i hear a constant buzzing sound.
    When the game starts you can hear the buzzing and the music from the game but after a few seconds the music fades away and all i can hear is the buzzing.
    I´ve tried DKC 1, same problem. No sound - just constant loud buzzing.


    - i´ve cleaned both cartidriges.
    - I´m using the a/v cable from the Gamecube (i´ve tried on the gamecube and the cable works fine), so i can discard that.
    - The Snes model is the one that has the audio chip soldered to the motherboard.
    - I´m using a generic ac adapter - can this be the problem?


    i´ve read that a generic ac adapter can cause glitches /lines on the video, but it can affect the audio too? This is my best shot.


    What do you think?


    i´ve uploaded a video to youtube so you can see the problem


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA5bRD4Tod0


    Thank you for reading and i´m very sorry for my english.
     
    Last edited: Apr 16, 2013
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