Technical and Repair Assistance

[segacd]

Actually, I did not remove the spindle (if you are referring to the metal spindle that has the pin on it). I guess a few guides say to, but I didn't use them...

[Marlon]

I need help with my famicom disk system when i put in my disk it stays on the disk loading screen what is wrong with my FDS?

[ericj]

Probably a broken belt. This should go under the Technical & Repair Assistance thread.

[Marlon]

no the belt i got is a new belt i took out the old one

[nintendodork]

You probably didn't correctly adjust the head.  If you don't know how, I believe there's a guide on FW, as well as many others across a Google search.

[Marlon]

When ever i put a disk inside it the little scanner thing moves up and down one time then gets stuck in one place

[Marlon]

what kind of famicom is this?
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[BadWolf42]

Hello everyone.

I hope I can clarify all my problems without confusing anyone, but here goes:

1: I've had an FDS for about a year now, and have continued to have no luck in getting it to run. It used to go as far as the copyright screen, and then go to black and do nothing.

2: The other day, I got the impulse to hook it up and try again. Now it dosen't even give me the copyright screen. I have three disks. Metroid gives me Err. 27, and Tarot Uranai and Zelda 1 give me Err. 22.

3: I do not have a legit Famicom to run it on, I am instead using a Generation NEX. (Also, I've never been given a straight answer as to if the NEX is even compatible with the FDS.)

I suppose my primary question is, how do I fix it, or is it even worth it, and I should just try to find a new one?

Thanks for assistance!

[Marlon]

It Might Be The Belt Or Something Is Stuck under the spundle

[BadWolf42]

No luck, brand new belt, and the spindle is clean as a whistle. I still get 27s and 22s, but Tarot Uranai did boot up to the copyright screen once. Any other ideas?

[ericj]

You could adjust the motor speed, but first check the felt pad that rides along the top of the disk surface to make sure it's still soft and somewhat thick.

I'm not sure if a FDS will work okay on your G. NEX or not. It's weird that it goes to a black screen. I think that may happen if it's not getting the 5V from your G. NEX via the ram adapter.

It Might Be The Belt Or Something Is Stuck under the spundle

It's SPINDLE and have a look at the word "spundle" on Urban Dictionary. 

[BadWolf42]

It looks like the felt pad is good, so how do I adjust the speed?
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[ericj]

Anyone have a schematic for a NES Four Score? Or maybe you could just ID the 7 wires that plug into the PCB from the cable? I figured I'd ask before busting out the multimeter. Thanks!

Edit: Has anyone tried a Four Score with a NES Zapper & does it work? I 'm looking at the PCB, but it doesn't look like D3 & D4 are connected to anything. There certainly aren't wires coming from NES Connector 2 to the PCB. For my Famicom connector, should I wire DB15s pin #s 3 & 4 directly to the Four Score's D3& D4 Connector for NES ports 2-4?

[133MHz]

For my Famicom connector, should I wire DB15s pin #s 3 & 4 directly to the Four Score's D3& D4 Connector for NES ports 2-4?

Correct. By the way, the Famicom uses a completely different way of interfacing four players. The NES Four Score multiplexes all the controllers' data into one port (or two?), while the Famicom's EXT port contains provisions for reading two extra controllers directly. Japanese Famicom games will try to read the controllers directly from the expansion port, while American NES games will look for a Four Score adapter and try to communicate with it instead, so you have to make up your mind on what kind of compatibility do you want to accomplish.

Recommended reading: Famicom Four Player Adapters

[ericj]

Good to know. I'll have to read this over & figure out how I want it to work. Thanks!