Broken SNES Games

[jtsuprastar92]

yes i can give me a few.

[jtsuprastar92]

i just tried and it said image is invalid or something along that line.

[Hobie-wan]

Maybe it was too large to use the upload function. Host the picture at photobucket or something and link it, or make it smaller.

[jtsuprastar92]

lets see if this works DSCF1229.jpg

[jtsuprastar92]

http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh5 ... 1229-1.jpg

hows this.

[jtsuprastar92]

heres another angle of it.

http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/hh5 ... CF1232.jpg

[Hobie-wan]

Hmm, I'm not sure what component X1 is, but it looks like it needs to be completely replaced. Maybe someone else will have an idea.

[jtsuprastar92]

does anyone know or had exp with this component i wanna try to salvage this game. i paid 25 buck came with box and manual in great condition..so im not so pissed about the 25 bucks. but i do wanna save this if possible..

[Ziggy]

That component, X1, is a crystal oscillator. You can get a replacement easily for cheap (shipping will cost more than the part itself).

I'm not sure of the exact frequency of the crystal used on those carts is. I think it's 21.4Mhz. However, I believe you can get a slightly higher value without a problem whatsoever. People have overclocked the GSU chips this way.

Read this thread: http://forums.benheck.com/viewtopic.php ... highlight=

A few posts down, Marshallh posted his first success with overclocking. He used a standard 24Mhz crystal with two 18pf capacitors. So I assume you can just grab a standard 22Mhz crystal and install it the same way he did(with the two caps) and it'll act just like the crystal that came on the cart.

22Mhz crystal: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... ND/2207669

18pf capacitor: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... -ND/946333

If the crystal used on the cart is indeed 21.4Mhz, and you wanted to get a closer match, I found a 21.47727MHz crystal on DigiKey here: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... -ND/110145

You just don't want to get a value lower than what came on the cart. If you do, then you'll probably be underclocking the GSU. It would probably cause problems like freezing.

[jtsuprastar92]

wow dude...your a monster. thank you. im gonna start checking all this out.. should that be a easy replacement with saudering? i never saudered b4 so i would be totally winging it. so basiclly i get the 21.4777 one and replace the existing one there correct? the one i have does say 21.4 mc.