DTrain13 | 6 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 I have a gold N64 that worked for years and now, out of the blue, there's no video or sound at all when I power it on. I completely cleaned the pin connector as well as where it inserts into the main board. I cleaned the expansion port connector and the pins on the expansion pack. I reflowed the solder on the AV pins as well, and nothing. I'm completely stumped. I've tried muiltiple AV cords that work on my SNES, so that's not a factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 hours ago, DTrain13 said: I have a gold N64 that worked for years and now, out of the blue, there's no video or sound at all when I power it on. I completely cleaned the pin connector as well as where it inserts into the main board. I cleaned the expansion port connector and the pins on the expansion pack. I reflowed the solder on the AV pins as well, and nothing. I'm completely stumped. I've tried muiltiple AV cords that work on my SNES, so that's not a factor. This sounds like a pain to troubleshoot/fix. I know of some YouTubers who post videos of fixing consoles but I'm not aware of anyone who's had consoles been shipped for repair. Lot of DIYers here so that might be why. The one YT I'm thinking of (VideoGameRestoration) is based in Canada . Gloves know how bad shipping from States to Canada can be. I don't recommend shipping international for fixing a console. Best advice I could offer is get a working N64 that is the same motherboard and start comparing resistance and continuity of parts with the working one. If you got some knowledge and luck you can troubleshoot without a working one. But having a working one will make things easier for sure. After looking up some YT videos I think checking the legs of the chips is your next best bet. I watch two videos where that was the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 | 540 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 It might be the power supply, I've had those fail on me before. If you have another or can have someone else test, I'd check that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,098 Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 I wouldn’t even bother after looking at the work you already did. Get a donor grey n64 and just swap the motherboard out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR | 520 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 On 8/14/2023 at 2:31 PM, DTrain13 said: I have a gold N64 that worked for years and now, out of the blue, there's no video or sound at all when I power it on. I completely cleaned the pin connector as well as where it inserts into the main board. I cleaned the expansion port connector and the pins on the expansion pack. I reflowed the solder on the AV pins as well, and nothing. I'm completely stumped. I've tried muiltiple AV cords that work on my SNES, so that's not a factor. Does the power light come on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTrain13 | 6 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 On 8/17/2023 at 11:30 PM, CMR said: Does the power light come on? Yes, the power light comes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR | 520 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 5 hours ago, DTrain13 said: Yes, the power light comes on. It might still be the power supply. It puts out both 3.3volts and 12volts. One of them could be out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link | 2,712 Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Who fixes modern controllers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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