Technical and Repair Assistance

[PatMan33]

It looks like it's soldered in. I haven't reassembled it yet (figured you'd know something I didn't ). You saying I can just pop it out?

[133MHz]

Yes, you can just pop out the top and bottom covers.

[PatMan33]

Huh... nothing doing, that thing isn't budging. If I had another Famicom I'd try a little harder but I'm not gonna force anything.

[133MHz]

Maybe your Famicom's board revision comes with a permanently soldered shield. Mine had snap-on metal covers. Thanks anyway .

[ericj]

I took mine off before. It's a little tough to get started, but a flathead screwdriver under the lip should make it pretty easy to pop off.

I can take a high res picture  tomorrow, but can't get to it today if you don't have it by then.

[cosmic-ark]

Can anyone diagnose my famicom disk system problem when i put a disk in the system the screen says now loading and the system makes a loud vibrating type noise and will keep loading for an infinate time until i take the disk out then i get a disk error on screen would it be the belt or something else thanks for the help if you know what my problem is

[133MHz]

Yeah your drive belt is shot. There's a guy called lukemorse1 on YouTube and he's got some really good instructional videos on how to replace your FDS belt. I recommend you to check them out .

[cosmic-ark]

Thanks mate checked out the 3 video tutorial doesnt look too hard just have too find a peice of rubber for the belt that may take some finding.any sugestions.

[Jollie]

i would check ebay for good ones first, and if that fails go to like a radioshack and try and see if you can get one there. i would definately buy one off ebay tho.

[nintendodork]

Famicomshop gets them in a lot, too.

[Jollie]

lol i never heard of it link?
i havent been here in so long lol

[nintendodork]

....

Famicomshop

.com

[Jollie]

the ebayer formerly known as andy arcade has a famicom disk drive belt up for $9.80 with free shipping. http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/retrogamecity_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZ
thats a cheap one if they are still goin for like 17 like they were about a year ago

[simon2985]

Hello,
          I recently bought a Famicom from ebay (model: HVC-001HKG, its the Hong Kong model).  It did not come with any leads (RF or DC adapter), so I have tested it using a Sega Megadrive RF and adapter (DC 10V). I get no picture, so as far as I can tell the system does not power on.

I have taken a look inside and the 7805 voltage regulator has the front piece missing, like it as blown off. I have bought a new voltage regulator from my local electronics store, which is branded L7012CV CC04L V6 MAR 707. On thier computer system it came up as a budget 7805.

So I have a couple of questions before I proceed: Does anyone know where I might get a suitable adapter for the Famicom, as the chances of getting an official one are slim to none (I live in the UK, 240V mains supply). Is this voltage regulator the right type for the Famicom?

Many thanks, and sorry for the long post.

I can attatch a pic of the inside of the Famicom if needed.

[manuel]

The adapter should work fine.

The official Nintendo adapter (HVC-002) puts out DC10V at 850mA (negative tip).