Technical and Repair Assistance

[satoshi_matrix]

I'm pretty sure the AC adaptor port of the Famicom and Super Famicom are different, so you'd be unable to use the same AC.

[MaxXimus]

They are the same.

[133MHz]

Even the same plug going into the console?

[MaxXimus]

Yup. I dont know about all famicoms but if the plug says hvc001 or 2 it will.

[FamicomFreak]

Alright I just realized that the second Famicom controller's directional pad doesn't respond that well for games like double dragon you know where you scroll up and down so can anyone help me fix it somehow? I'm thinking something must be moved inside but I don't want to open it without knowing if I'm going to break it. Anyways, anyone have an open Famicom controller photo I can look at?

[133MHz]

Open it and clean the directional pad with a toothbrush. Then clean the rubber domes and board with a cotton swab dipped lightly in alcohol.

[FamicomFreak]

Open it and clean the directional pad with a toothbrush. Then clean the rubber domes and board with a cotton swab dipped lightly in alcohol.

Thanks I'll try it out

[Arnold101]

after 5 hours of adjusting motor speed and screw of the read head, always same error 22, and i don't have other floppy (original nintendo pro wrestling) so i can't try, but i think that is a problem of the game 

anyone have build the fds loader cable? i need the pinout of the cable, in particular the parallel side (can't understand form the readme file)
thanks

[chimyfolkbutter]

Check out this post on Tototek.  the bottom line is that no one has gotten FDSLoader to write to disk. 

Yo will have to try some other technique to write a disk.

http://tototek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=548&start=105&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

[Arnold101]

you have done it? it work to play roms directly from the pc instead right (i'm intersted on this)?
you have the pinout of the cable?

your's don't work, but you have modified your drive?

[chimyfolkbutter]

FDSLoadr functonality has been documented.  It loads *.fds images from your pc to your famicom/famicom disk system.

Here is an old diagram of the FDSLoadr cable.  The original site hosting this diagram is gone but I luckily for you, I saved it.

Please read the FDSLoader documentation and make sure you meet the minimal requirements from a hardware/software perspective.  Please try and figure this out.  You will never learn unless you try.

Also, can one of the admins save this png file and place it in the workshop section?

[Arnold101]

thanks a lot!! 

[eeztheman]

Hi there

I have just joined you guys.... I have a famicom & FDS, most of the games are not loading, just getting disk error 22 & then some disk error 27..

Only around 8 of about 30 disks work first time (if at all)

I am a complete novice when it comes to technical things...could anyone suggest a way to fix this?

Thanks a lot

[ravenslolita]

Hi there,

I was in japan last summer and picked up a working famicon (used it a bunch during the typoons) but I have not been able to get it working here in the us. I took it on the plane as my carry-on to protect it.

Anyway when i plug everything in the best I've gotten is a diffrent colored fuzzy screen with no sound when i hook everything up... Can anyone give me advice? I've tryed using the american and the japanese RF cord but only the japanese power cord and tried it on three diffrent TV's.

I am really going crazy over here. I hope someone can help me.

[Har the cat]

Ive had the same problem.  The famicom is working on a few tvs here in europe.
Itried and tried but it sucks.
You could getting it  modified with av. But you must solder and have a couple of technic skills.
Ive purchased a twin famicom. That has got av for standart.

Ive heard that the famicom can work on  several japanese tvs. For example sony. Correct me if im wrong. But im not sure..