Technical and Repair Assistance

[keiffer01]

Sure I'll open up my system once again and take some pictures some time soon.

[keiffer01]

Well, If anybody knows of which gear I'm talking about, would anybody who has a broken Famicom Disk Drive be willing to open up their system and sell me the gear? Or they could also sell me their drive if they want to for cheap.

[chiaotzu]

I am having problems with following the AV modification instructions on the website because the board for my famicom is different then the one that is shown on the page. I would like some feedback on any advice if anyone else has come across this problem. Thanks.

[satoshi_matrix]

I think we'll need to see the other side there 

Sorry to hijack, but while I'm here, I would like to know what I can do to clean the 60 pin connector of my AV Famicom. It has dificulty reading a lot of my games I know aren't dirty and work fine on my other Famicom or NES through an adaptor. I can take the system appart if nesseary since I have the nessesary screwbit.

[133MHz]

Scrub the hell out of it with an old toothbrush dipped in a little isopropyl alcohol, then let dry and scrub it a little again with the dry toothbrush, so the contacts look shiny again. People have different methods and opinions on it, this keeps my toaster NES in top shape .

[satoshi_matrix]

Scrub the hell out of it with an old toothbrush dipped in a little isopropyl alcohol, then let dry and scrub it a little again with the dry toothbrush, so the contacts look shiny again. People have different methods and opinions on it, this keeps my toaster NES in top shape .

how long should I leave it to dry?

[133MHz]

Isopropyl alcohol dries pretty quickly

[JC]

I am having problems with following the AV modification instructions on the website because the board for my famicom is different then the one that is shown on the page. I would like some feedback on any advice if anyone else has come across this problem. Thanks.

We've had a similar question before. I don't know how to answer it, and the dude who wrote it has long since gone away. Maybe, just maybe, someone here can help.

[chiaotzu]

I think we'll need to see the other side there 

Here is the other side. If anyone has schematics they can send me then I can work with those but the pictures on the description page give me nothing, I need pins or drawings or even japanese instuctions, I am a graduated electronics technician with a minor in japanese, I can handle a famicom with the right manuals. I just don't want to go around soldering random parts on my famicom.

[keiffer01]

You got the same board as mine.

[chiaotzu]

Did you perform the AV modification to yours? If so you can you take some pictures of where you soldered your components?

[keiffer01]

Hehe I got the same board, but the problem is I can't seem to make my system work! When I turn it on the only thing that appears is a gray screen and that's it!

[chiaotzu]

I can get mine to work on channels 96 and 97 I think, but I cannot get proper sound. Sadly this is why I want to mod my system also so I can have a system that isolates the two audio channels, that would be great for sound bytes. Have you tried the higher channels, or are you trying to run a mod?

[madman]

I'll check my modded Famicom over the weekend and get back to you.

[keiffer01]

I can get mine to work on channels 96 and 97 I think, but I cannot get proper sound. Sadly this is why I want to mod my system also so I can have a system that isolates the two audio channels, that would be great for sound bytes. Have you tried the higher channels, or are you trying to run a mod?

Yeah I tried every channel, but I can see the image clearly only on channel 96. No it's not a mod, and I can't understand why there is only a gray image appearing. I mean, the board looks intact and all, but when it's powered on the two big chips on the front of the board get BOILING hot. I'm using a sega genesis adaptor to power it up.