broken saturn power supply

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broken saturn power supply

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heya folks, my japanese saturn died due to an incorrect voltage connection :(
and i am just wondering WTF SHOULD I DO PLEASE HELP ME!!!
ive opened it up and see a burnt section upon the power supply where one blue and one green circular transistor type things are
someone please help me out!!! :cry:
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Re: broken saturn power supply

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Seems pretty simple: either replace the power supply board/components or replace the Saturn as a whole. Hopefully the power board blew before damage was done to the rest of the machine.
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Re: broken saturn power supply

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There's no need to panic or to beg for help. I mean, is it really necessary to post "Please HELP ME" once, let alone twice?

This is not a life-or-death situation.
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Help! I need somebody.
Help! Not just anybody.
Help! You know I need someone, he-elp!
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You fried it, cheapest thing you can do is buy a local Saturn, gut it, put it inside the JPN Saturns shell.

I imagine you live somewhere that has 220-240V mains power, thats not a simple fuse burst, that bitch is gone.
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Don't Beatle around the bush. If you're in a 220 country, you'll need a step down convertor, you can't just just use a matching power cord that plugs into your wall outlet as older electronics weren't all voltage compatible like some are now. It is possible that the power board might have kicked the bucket and saved the rest, but as Emwears said the whole thing might be dead. :(
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Re: broken saturn power supply

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well from what i can see there are only two damaged resistors, and one blown fuse, ill try replace the three




and screw you pessimistic fags
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ssipmraw wrote:heya folks, my japanese saturn died due to an incorrect voltage connection :(
and i am just wondering WTF SHOULD I DO PLEASE HELP ME!!!
ive opened it up and see a burnt section upon the power supply where one blue and one green circular transistor type things are
someone please help me out!!! :cry:

ssipmraw wrote:well from what i can see there are only two damaged resistors, and one blown fuse, ill try replace the three




and screw you pessimistic fags


Being a homophobic drama queen doesn't exactly inspire us to help you. Have fun with your broken Saturn.
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Re: broken saturn power supply

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ssipmraw wrote: and screw you pessimistic fags

Where the hell did that come from? :lol:

Seriously, I'm blown away by that.
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