Broken Sega Genesis, won't power on

[wootcube]

So I bought three Genesis (Genesi? Genesises?...plural?) as-is and two won't power on. They're both the original US model.

Is there any chance that I may be able to fix it? Are there any commonly seen issues I could check for? I know that all of the hookups work, so I'm certain it's the console that is the problem. I've also opened both up and cleaned up the dust/dirt on the inside. I've searched but I can't seem to find any guides online to figure out what is wrong with them.


...Also, I don't post here very often so I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section.

[CRTGAMER]

If all are IDENTICAL model consoles, flip flop components around. Maybe narrow down if power supply or console. I think there are different volt and amp rated power supplies depending on which model, Hobie has a power brick guide at his Signature Link.

[wootcube]

I have a working console with working cables, so I know those cables work and I've been using them to test the others. All three models numbers are identical. So I'm pretty sure its the console itself.

[benderx]

I just recently hook up My Genesis and I had not played with it for over a decade. It wouldn't start up, which I was surprised because It had always worked. Its started to give me a red screen which I have never seen before. Then I saw an error code message on the tv, which was weird again. So I decided to open up my console for the first time. I dust it out with air filter spray then I check out the cartridge slot notice dust and some odd tiny piece of wood, Of course I cleaned that area out. Then I got the thinnest piece metal stick and jammed each pin hole into the slot area... so cartridge would easily go through the insert (don't blame me if you make a mistake). After that, I turned on console and it started to work great . Then I had another issue sega genesis controller stopped working and only the dpad and start button would worked. So I got rubbing alcohol to fix the 3 rd party controller abc buttons and still it doesn't work. The C button could not be fixed as much as I tried to do. So im planning to throw those away find me some authentic genesis controllers. Oh I own the Original sega genesis model 1

Does Genesis red light even turn on.

[Hobie-wan]

Do the power lights come on? If so does the heat sink on the left warm up at all? Maybe the cart slot is really dirty?

[wootcube]

No, thats the problem - it doesn't even power on at all. No light, no nothing, so I don't really know where to start.

If its just dead, its no big deal, I did get a working one in the lot, but I figured I might as well try to salvage the other two.

[jeffro11]

Is the fuse blown? It's near where the power connector comes in.

[wootcube]

The fuse looks fine...I don't know, I didn't really want to end up digging through this thing - just thought that if it was a common problem I might as well look into it. I've never really had a console break, let alone completely crap out on me before.

Thank you for the suggestions anyways though!