Meteo Xavier Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 My SNES is malfunctioning and I was wondering if there was something close to a tech expert on that system or in general I chat with (maybe even hire $$) somewhere in the community here. Any thoughts or ideas? Thank you! Quote
LuketheXjesse Posted August 4, 2011 Posted August 4, 2011 Resolder the AC connection port or something. It's how I fixed my Model 2 Genesis. Quote
Jandalf Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Not really tech savvy, but... Did you try blowing into the slot already? What exyactly is your problem anyway? Cheers, NinjaN Quote
entropicdecay Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 What kind of malfunction is it? btw nice sig luke. Quote
Meteo Xavier Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 Oh yeah, I made this topic... Anyway, it seems now that I need to replace the 62 pin connector as now games aren't showing up great on there at all (and the connector pins have seen about 20 years of use), while, ironically, the sound seems to be fine now. Unfortunately, this business of repairing SNESs seems to have dried up over the years and no one is offering services anymore, instead offering a myriad of DO IT YOURSELF DERP videos plus unhelpful and bizarre suggestions like REPLACE IT DERP, EMULATE IT DERP or BLOW INTO THE CARTRIDGE SLOT DERP - like I'm an idiot and never heard of any of those options before. Sometimes a man just wants to fix the machine he's got. Quote
Flik Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 PM me sometime or hit me up on AIM. I repair electronics all the time. Quote
SenPi Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 itt somebody tries to do things the hard way, for no good reason what so ever Quote
Meteo Xavier Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 itt somebody tries to do things the hard way, for no good reason what so ever It's a good reason to me and I can afford it easily, that's all that matters. Quote
noTuX Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Not really tech savvy, but...Did you try blowing into the slot already? LMAO!!!! That's my fix for everything concerning a Nintendo product. Not really a SNES tech, but an electronics tech. Is there any sign of corrosion or dirt on any of the pins? If so, it should be simple to scrape it off with a Q-tip and alcohol (preferably, 90% alcohol). In fact, I would try that and blow it out with compressed air. If a pin is bent, either in the cartridge or the SNES slot, CAREFULLY try to bend it back in place with a pair of tweezers. If a wire has come loose on the inside, stop taking your anger out on the SNES when you fail. jk It might have a component that's wearing out. Its usually really hard to spot by eyeballing it unless you really know what to look for. Quote
Meteo Xavier Posted August 8, 2011 Author Posted August 8, 2011 LMAO!!!! That's my fix for everything concerning a Nintendo product.Is there any sign of corrosion or dirt on any of the pins? If so, it should be simple to scrape it off with a Q-tip and alcohol (preferably, 90% alcohol). In fact, I would try that and blow it out with compressed air. I suppose I could do it again, but really that connector pin is corroded to hell from 20 years of use. I think its time for a new one. Quote
Flik Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Again, I've done a pretty good amount of component level repair to electronics. A connector on a SNES shouldn't take long to do at all, aside from ordering a new connector and the proper driver bit to take it apart. Quote
yangfeili Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I had one that went bad a few years ago. It would power on, but it would come up with a black screen. I thought maybe it was something wrong with the video output, but the screen would flash as it powered on or off, and would occasionally get garbled nonsense rather than just black. I ended up just buying a new one, but as an experiment, I put the pin connector from the old one into the new one to see if that what's the problem had been. It worked fine, so it must have been something else. Quote
Gollgagh Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Sometimes a man just wants to fix the machine he's got. I would put this in my sig if I were still into sig quotes Quote
Meteo Xavier Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 I would put this in my sig if I were still into sig quotes Any reason why besides the rather stretchy masturbation subtlety? Sent a PM to Flik. He seems reliable, I just wonder why so few are willing to repair SNES consoles these days. Quote
linkspast Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Any reason why besides the rather stretchy masturbation subtlety?Sent a PM to Flik. He seems reliable, I just wonder why so few are willing to repair SNES consoles these days. Cause there is a very small market for it. cause the SNES is near bulletproof Quote
Meteo Xavier Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 I don't agree with that, clearly I'm not the only guy out there looking for repair places. I would think more would pop up as the system gets older and the needs for things like this increase. Quote
LuketheXjesse Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I may like the Super Nintendo a bit more but a Genesis, no matter the model, is much easier to repair. The way the SNES' interior is built is...weird. Quote
noTuX Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I can't believe mine is still alive after all these years. It has been tossed around while moving four times, I spilled rum on it, and I remember being quite hard on it when I was a kid. Yet, it still works like a champ. Now, since I bragged about it, I know its gonna break as soon as I turn it on again. Quote
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