A Subscriber sent me an NES Console to FIX | NO DISPLAY | RGB Modded
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2022
- This Nintendo Entertainment System was very kindly donated to the channel by Nidhoegger, one of my Patreon supporters.
It has a Tim Worthington RGB Mod installed and only outputs a garbled display and no sound! Something's not right, can I get to the bottom of it?
Let's see if I can repair it!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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Stupid NES.
Super NES*
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*Stupidness ;) syke.
If i have some faulty electronics, and are willing to give it to you, will you be interested in paying postage from Denmark
Btw love your videoes
Love the song like always, never skip it
This is why I love this channel. Not every project works out and we still get to see it, unlike others who only show their successes. Steve is a LEGEND and anyone who skips the rap needs their head examined!
Spoiler alert! 🚨🚨
@@esbj0rnsson Who reads the comments before watching the video???🤣🤣🤣
@@mikecrowe9888 Agreed, and now your like count is nice.
@silverfoxeater apologies to anyone that I offended. There are plenty of repair channels on youtube, I watch this one because of Steves personality. That includes his singing.
While true, this isn't a failure yet. He simply didn't have the right chip lying around.
This means we might get a part 2. Nice.
Ooh, yeah! Definitely gonna be a part 2 on this bad boy. 👍
@@StezStixFix Awesome! I'm already excited Mr. Steve. You are the fixit-man buddy. If Steve can't fix it then no one can! Fred
Nice
Essentially
Spoiler alert !!!
Honestly the singing bits give your channel a unique flair compared to all the others. Screw the haters.
Replying to them in a rap is perfect. Well done Steve
came for the rap, stayed for the repair
Ah the NES Brother Steve! the flashing red light/black screen doesn't always relate to cartridge slot. It could also mean you have a bad CIC IC The 'Lock out Chip'
Disconnect! pin 4 were it says Nintendo on it pin 4 is below the N there is 2/3 caps near the pin. IF it hasn't been done already that is. One other thing that could
cause no game blank-screen, very common, the cart connector. Pull it of the board & Brasso the connections. If its not them then PPU is sadly brown bread. 👍🖖
Excellent information as always, brother Steve! Thank you. I'll give all that a go and see what happens! 😬
Yep, CIC fails either because the chip itself is faulty/dead or the connection between the cart and the ZIF socket is poor (this is an extremely, EXTREMELY common fault on front-loaders; the pins get bent over time as games are inserted/removed and eventually stop making reliable contact altogether). Either way, cut the pin Ratchet refers to. The CIC is absolutely nothing but trouble and disabling it is the smartest thing you can do. You lose no functionality by doing so, and gain a more reliable NES, although, if the failure was purely due to the CIC the red light would be flashing once per second. Might wanna get another game cart to test with too, just in case.
Mmh I would disable the lockout Chip. That's the best way
I fixed a few consoles by removing the leg of the CIC, with the blinking, blank screen, also sometimes booting but other times not even without removing the cart, so even if not's that, it's worth doing. Bonus is also no more PAL A and PAL B nonsense.
For cleaning the cart connectors, I recommend getting an NES cleaning kit from eBay or the like. You can still find one under $20 usd and it beats making connector soup, aka boiling the cart connector in hot water
I like your style, Steve! Never change. If you want to rap, rap. You do you.
If you get tired of rapping, you could throw it out to your subscribers to send in raps and you could post the best ones. Wish you all the best from Mississippi.
To be fair the rap of patreons, or raptreons is essential, perhaps with a Public Enemy vibe would be dope.
Such a surprise see my DIY Nintendo mutiAV connector in your video!🤯
I hope you revisit and repair that NES.👍
Sometimes you need to fail,get up again,and fail again untill that " a ha " eureka moment.. not giving up,and learning something new.
That's why your channel is one of those gems.
Keep doing your magic and if you ever have something that you have given up,send it to me.. even if its dead. I could learn from it ,combined with your knowledge. Much 🫶🏼. Wd mate
I had a similar problem when installing the NESRGB in one of my NES.
After the mod all I got was a garbeld screen and it was working fine before the mod. I removed the mod and the problem was still there.
Luckily I had a spare NES so I switched the PPU and it was working fine, I then proceeded to switch parts so I could figure out what was faulty and it turned out that one of RAM chips on the NES went bad when I installed the mod.
I replaced that with a RAM from another faulty NES and then it worked again.
so it shorted a ram chip maybe?
@@86jpw Yeah, thats my guess.
I love the channel and the lil rap songs, it's part of the channel and makes it unique from other fix it channels, your humor and patience is brilliant
This might be a stupid question but did you test a different game? (or test that game in a different NES console to make sure it works?)
i think this may be my new favorite channel.
Gotta love NES repairs lol. A big part of reassembling an NES that gets frequently overlooked is Cart Sled alignment. It's just as important as having a clean connector. My workflow for aligning it is to put the sled in without any screws, pop a game in and ensure it's connected properly (i.e solid red light and/or output on the screen) and then put the cart sled screws in as the game is running. This will ensure that if you have alignment issues you'll be able to tell immediately, as the game will cut out if the connection is interrupted. The goal is to have the game continue to run perfectly as you put all 6 Cart sled screws in. From there you can pop a few different games in and ensure that it's lined up just right.
Hope this helps for when you can get a new PPU to test! Good luck :)
The fact that you can fail.
Makes you feel very human.
I like it
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@@welshtony1 lol 😆 funny thanks for the heads up fo sho
@@TruMaverick You wouldn't believe how many people fall for these types of scam's. TH-cam really need to do something about them. And no problem
Ahahaha that counterburn! The songs are amazing! Never ever skip them!
I must say that I watch many of these type of repair channels, But there's something about you specifically that I find the others don't have . You clearly have a deep and lengthy knowledge about these things but you come across as somebody who's just "having a go". I mean that in the nicest way possible and I must say that it's given me the inspiration to have a go at repairing a few of my own old consoles that I have stashed away . Keep up the good work and I look forward to the next one 👊
Paul Wheeler doesn't know what good music is, CLEARLY. Love the raps lol
The people being rude about your raps and singing are just jealous mate. Don't stop being you, your videos are superior entertainment to other can I fix it creators. My kids and I love watching your videos, my 5 year old gets super excited when you post a new video.
VOS raps are brilliant, never skipping them!
NES front loaders are notorious for having issues with the cartridge connector. The way the cartridge slid in so easily makes me thing that the connector needs some fixing/cleaning The connector pops off the mainboard. I would suggest looking at that and giving it a real good cleaning using a cloth dampened with IPA and wrapped around a credit/gift card and slide it in and out of the slot several time. DO NOT swipe it left and right as the cloth could grab at pins and bend or break them. Also another method of cleaning them is to boil the connector in water for several minutes. Sounds silly but it does work. Finally using a dental pick or something thin and pointed gently pull the pins down. I did all the above myself to my two NES systems and now I can play games without even pressing the game down. Good Luck.
I can't wait to see if you manage to repair this one Steve!!
I myself am a Medical Electronics tech at a busy Seaside hospital in Devon and I'm not sure I would like to tackle some of your projects??
Good luck mate and I'll stay tuned 👍🏻
Good spotting on that solder bridge! Hopefully a donor NES will hold the fix 🤞
Hopefully! Thanks AFU 👍
Hey Steve, great video! I just wanted to thank you for your work. I work at an institution for intellectually disabled adults and they LOVE your videos. Especially my most troubled clients get captivated and makes my day a good one. Once again, thank you Steve!
You're never too old to have a second childhood, Steve! 😂
Good thing you edited out that string of expletives, Steve. I was mortified. D:
Looking forward to part II!! Cheers Steve👍
Thanks Chris! 👍
1:38 The opposite happened here......I'm already waiting for the new video to see what kind of song it will be 👌
Firstly, Mr P Wheeler simply does not appreciate the lyrical genius of VOS and what that brings to your vids. Keep rapping and I'll keep listening - NEVER SKIP!!!
Great attempt Steve - looking forward to a part 2 here and a follow up when hopefully a donor NES is sourced 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😃😃😃
Thanks Greg! Hoping to get back to this one very soon! 👍
Mr Wheeler also doesn't seem to understand that rap is at least 50 years old so there are a lot of people who can rap and still act their age. Essentially any one born to 20 years old in the 80s likely listened to rap and potentially liked it.
@@SephirothTNH
I know. Maybe I was a bit hasty with that comment and I apologise .But as a musician in my 50s I just hate rap music, but love these videos
Ey, log time watcher here and to be honest, i always loved the silly rap callout. It is so funny and unique. I've always been interested in how things work and stuff, but you made me wanna learn electronics foreal. Thank you for that! Keep it strong! Also, it seems like failiure is the road to succes (learned it myself the hard way heh), but still...Stupid NES :(
looking forward to part 2!
WE Are on a cliff hanger now until part 2 .....the suspense ....
hopefully with part 2 you can attempt to include the mod i have a strong feeling you will get this going
the challenge will be get going with the mod attached : )
Awesome video , Liked and Subscribed ...very addictive channel to watch well done Steve !!
Whenever I get a black screen on my NES, I use the old trusted isopropyl alcohol and q-tip method on the game cartridge pins. Works every time for me. Rarely I leave the pins slightly wet with some isopropyl then pop the cartridge back in and out a few times.
Wicked attempt mate, I wouldn't know where to start with that 😂 Putting it back to factory at the end was a great shout to test though, rules the mod out I think :)
Love that you posts your fails as well. Hope to see you try this one again.
Came here to see cool things get fixed stayed for the raps. Steve is 10/10 content
Hell yeah. Nice choice for the ending song. Also, i never skip the rap either! Keep it up my man.
I've repaired a few NES control decks. Lift pin 4 of the Lockout chip. If that doesn't work then switch out the PPU. If that doesn't work then it's the 72pin edge connector and that is a hard to find item. Granted there are tons on Amazon, eBay and such but those are cheaply made. They're also known as "The death grip edge connector".
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That was one of the rappiest Raps to date. Getting better every time. Keep up the good rhyme
Thanks for the vid !! Lately I was defeated by a ps2. It's good to show that sometimes, it's just not happening.
Great video. The good news is if the fault is the ppu then you have a perfectly good nesrgb board. Nice. I wonder how it got damaged? I just install a nesrgb on my system last week. It was intense. Like performing open heart surgery on your beloved NES. Luckily it worked first try. The video quality is amazing. The biggest jump in quality I’ve seen a rgb mod do. Worth the time, effort and money. Can’t wait till you see it.
The songs are such a good kind of bad; I love it.
Never let anyone bully you out of your rapping or singing. It's part of the whole StezStix Fix experience!
I can't stand bullies. Carry on with the singing, I say, as it is an integral part of the whole StezStix Fix? experience. Fred
I could sit and watch you solder stuff all day
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Looking forward to the revisit!
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First time i have seen a sad repair video. You did a great job regardless
This is my new favorite channel. Every video is absolute gold
Ah, the old NES cart panpipe... classic!
Loved the video. Shows the hardships accurately.
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6:45 After the "one way to find out" comment, a Jimmy Dean sausage biscuit commercial popped up.
I accidentally spit on my phone. The timing was perfect..
I actually dont mind the Rap, even tho i hate Rap's usually. But this is actually quite fine. and definitely better then some slow-pace meh stuff. Cant wait for Part 2
OMG someone else loves Snake ratle and roll. so fun
Wish I could give more likes for just that end song alone. RIP Chester B.
I love working on the original NES console, I've got around 4 working ones as well as a socketed test unit and one that I installed an HDMI mod into. 😁
I adored Snake Rattle 'N Roll as a kid! Shame you didn't get to play some.
Still haven't played it! Need to get back to this, so I can give it a go! 👍
He'll only think it's a stupid game. He's very hard to please.
Snake Rattle and Roll is one of the most/obscure/difficult games. It was one of those weird games my parents got me out of no where when it came out growing up in the 80s and i love it to this day
Looking forward to Back to the NES part 2 hope you get it Fixed Steve keep thinking of doing this and a few other mods to the NES I've still got from my childhood. Keep up the good work mate.
Digging the Rap bro...it had me bobbing my head while I was rebuilding a Lenovo L14 Thinkpad
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Looking forward to a part 2! You'll get it Steve! Crack on!
I’ve only started watching your channel recently and I love it. I also follow other repair guys like, TronicsFix, and The Retro Future but you’re the most entertaining, I love your vids, love your personality , humor and especially those raps and song parodies . Never ever stop rapping my G, peace ! ✌️
i loved snake ratlle 'n roll !!
PS: to that comment about the rap "...act you're age" (first "your" and not "you're") ... the only age to not have fun anymore is no set number it is when you are dead and buried (.... well maybe after that there is still fun who knows)
I really hope this NES isn’t pining for the fjords. I can’t wait to see part 2.
And long live the Patreon songs!
Need to make you a judge Judy type intro when you are repairing other mistakes 🤣🤣🤣❤️
Love the outro "I tried so hard and got so far but in the end it doesn't even matter". May have something to do with including me in the vid (never skip the rap) I'm a bit of a jinx, sorry.
Hard work and song at end amazing
The blinking light is indicated that the 72 pin connector just needs lifted also you can disconnect the the leg on the lock out chip and will fully disable the red blinking for good
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Good find on that solder bridge and I definitely wouldn't call this a fail. Looking forward to a revisit 👌
I love your videos Steve :) they are so fun to watch.
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Thumbs up just for the music at the end 🤘
I love watching your videos keep up with the good work and singing
As far as the rap goes. You do you. It’s your channel nobody else’s.
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If anyone made it out of the 80s and 90s without the ritual of reinserting the cartridge a few times and blowing on it then they really missed out on the full experience.
Steve, you’re making a good case for some sort of console library where repairers could borrow a unit and some games for a short while to help with diagnostics. Good luck with part 2 👍😀
That seems incredibly localised, niche and prone to breakages. Genuine professional repairers have their own personal libraries of parts. Hobbyists only need ad-hoc access, where if it's a specific part they're testing they need to replace it anyway and are the riskiest group to loan too.
Never listen to that Paul guy! I never skipped the patreon rap!
I don't understand why people complain. Best part is the song!
New hair do? Nice. Singing bit, also nice. Overall, excellent!
Nice one. Always cool to see..
Atleast one fail! Love this channel❤️
Aw man! Can't wait for part two!!! In the end it doesn't really matterrrrrr 😂😭
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I look forward to you revisiting this Steve... Pt 2 will be a cracker.
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Nice work Steve. hope it will work soon love to see it.
Thanks Frederick! 👍
Can't wait for the part II ! Oh dear please repair this beauty
Thanks Bruno, hopefully!
@@StezStixFix we all count on you.
Much love ❤️
This is enjoyment and i dont care if the repair was a success.
awww mate, threw mine away years ago - mint video (and rap) as always 😂👏👏👏
Thanks VOS , hey Dave , oh yes thanks regular Steve 😊
i love your content. Keep up the great work!
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Good attempt Steve cant wait to see part 2. These nes consoles usually need the caps changed you have to remove the small square daughter board that's soldered to the main board but the problem you have is different. I have my original nes from 1985 still boxed its needing work done aswell I cant bring myself to do it my dad bought me it when I was 5 and he passed away when I was still young it's really sentimental but i should really just get it out and get it fixed before the leaking electrolyte ruines the board.
i love these kind of vids keep it up
So looking foreward to you fixing it :-)
I like your videos ! Hello from France
Looking forward to part 2 😊👍
Love the music on your channel
Good fix , love your content
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Cannot wait for Pt. 2.
Great video as always!! :D
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Thx for sharing 🌷🌷🌷
& plz use fume extractor for your safety 😊 god bless you
"Aliens" when all else fails it has to be Aliens bud. i look forward to round 2' im sure you will prevail.
Hello Mr fix I think your channel is brilliant and your a naturally funny man
Keep up the fantastic educational videos 👍 📹 👏 👌 😀
Iv just ordered the same desoldererer as yours
Are they any good
Clean the game cart and make sure the game is good. Make sure to get a couple games to test as well the system might actually be fine to point the you might not have needed to remove the mod, however re-tacking that clk on the ppu was right, I would've still replaced that flattened cable even though it's got continuity it could still be getting a weak signal to be broadcasted as a damaged cables bandwidth is decreased for each broken spline in the cable which can also cause things like the problems the system is displaying....... Just start by cleaning that game really good and possibly replace the cart reader as they are very cheap too, like 12.99 no joke cause that game was sliding in to easy looking. Some nes's develop odd quirks too, like only reading the games right while in the up position as well instead of the locked down position like it should be. Those are just a couple things I can think of from my time repairing systems and whatnot. You might've actually had it right so try making sure the game good and clean, like scrub the pins really good with q-tip and rubbing alcohol, also check the game to make sure all it's connectors have good continuity as well