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Re: SNES issue

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Yeah, the tv certainly isn't the greatest.

Here's another shot on another tv. Pardon the lighting, it's horrible in this room.

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Re: SNES issue

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Hmm, any chance it got static zapped since you last used it? Not really sure what else to tell you. :(
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Re: SNES issue

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I guess it's possible. I just remember playing it for a bit, then boxing it back up. When it was put away, it worked fine.

Now that I think about it, it's been stored in a closet for close to two years. As far as I know, it never fell off the shelf or anything. When I first took it back out, I used the RF adapter, but I got the same result. The wire that comes out of the RF Plug that screws into the back of the TV felt loose, so I figured that may have broken, hence the reason I tried the multi-out plug.

Maybe it was just its time to go. I certainly appreciate the help though.
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You could try another power brick if possible or check inside and see if any capacitors look problematic.
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Hobie-wan wrote:You could try another power brick if possible or check inside and see if any capacitors look problematic.
My thoughts as well. You could check voltage on the DC end of the adaptor easily with a multi meter.

Otherwise open it up and look for bad caps like Hobie said. If nothing looks obviously out of place, sell it as broken and buy another one (unless you're really experienced with electronics repair). This is all assuming that A., your n64 works with the same cable on the same display(s), and B. your game(s) are OK. I'd try to test the game(s) on another system unless you have a lot of them in which case that probably rules them out as the cause of the trouble. I'm thinking bad capacitor(s), or the video encoder is dead... very unlikely that it's the latter of those two.
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