Sega Saturn questions

Hey guys,

I got a White Jap Saturn the other day and I was going to strip it to give it a clean and I came across a few odd things;

1 - Video CD Decoder SS-7000
2 - A odd looking chip set between two ribbons (Possible mod chip.)
3 - a 250V fuse on the power board (being JAP I thought it would be 110V) **TURNS OUT IT WAS JUST THE FUSE**

I have added a couple of photos,

Cheers in advance.

 

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To reiterate. DO NOT plug in a power cable now.

At least until you can verify its power supply inside is distinctly ~220v.

 

Uhh, where are the photos?

 

Photos were not added lol, I have blown something on the board. Shall add photos in the next hour.

 

Pics added

 

That's a mod chip so you can play cd-r games. The vcd card allows you to play back vcd movies.

 

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Also I have blown the powerboard on it, can I replace with a PAL one or repair it? When I replaced the 250v fuse it blew even with the stepdown.

Also is there any value to that card addon ?

 

don't think there's much if any.
the most desirable Hitachi one isn't that much of value either so can't see this bootleg(?) has any actual value...

 

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I doubt I've ever myself used anything like a stepdown, but generally it's best to get local power supplies.

Except like Druid II is saying internal power consoles are obviously not as easy.

 

The SS-7000 VideoCD card is a bootleg. To add some information, it has the same bios as the Victor RG-VC20 official MPEG card, so it was made in late 1996 or 1997.

 

Obvious things to check are the bridge and the input filter cap (I would replace the latter in any case, even if it's not bulged or vented) - some versions of that PSU also had a VDR across the line to act as a surge supressor and I've seen those fail short. The switch FET generally seems to survive, though - but it's still worth checking it for shorts.

Can you take a photo of the specific PSU that you have? It's been quite a while since I did anything with the Saturn.

 

Ohhhooo that modchip is similar to one of mine here.
Looking forward to the photo of the PSU as well! :smile-new:

 

shall upload pictures soon
So with the mod chip can I play copied games ?cheers for all the help