Fixing Junk from Ebay. Nintendo 64 no video
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 มี.ค. 2021
- I have 3 different N64's in various conditions. This video with be focusing on just one of them that has no video output.
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I over did that thingy @10:27 with the heatgun, and the capacitors on the other side desoldered :(
So be warned and be careful.
Oh no! Should be easy enough to resolder. I should have added a warning in the vid. I'm pinning this so it's easily visible.
@@RetroKevin I still have them all but Im suspecting even when they are surface mounting still have polarity, and thats the tragedy ☹️ if thats the case
@@cawaboonga85 the little multilayer ceramic capacitors do not have a polarity. And if you have them all still that's great! They can be a bit tricky soldering because they're just so small. Best of luck, wish I could help you more.
For more control, you can reflow the solder with the iron; just apply flux and touch the iron to the pins, moving inside out (away from the chip). As long as you're aware beforehand of where the other components are, you can usually avoid unintentionally desoldering them.
This one of the reasons why it's not a good idea to use a heat gun in this case, the second is because heat gun unnecessarily stresses out components for a job that could be done with a soldering iron. Granted soldering requires some skills and a good flux.
You are a legend. This is one of those TH-cam Oprah eureka moments when you learn what reflowing is and how it help fixes a dead potato. Thank you sir. ❤
Great video, awesome explanations! I'm starting to get into some of this myself, and I really appreciate the videos that properly explain what is going on and why!
Thank you for taking an interest in electronic repair and in preserving the past! It's a great hobby to get into.
I'm glad to help anywhere I can.
It's great how easy these are to fix.
We’ll see, I’m about to fix mine now. Have the blue screen, no signal, I have the a/v adapter too, so I’m thinking the console must be dirty, hoping that’s it
This is ironic, right?
Any Luck? I plan to do this with my N64, which worked recently, but suddenly no picture. Maybe got dirty, I am hoping its a simple clean up job@@rsears78
I know this video is 3 years old but helped me out! Question for you though, I'm trying to identify a resistor on the back of the board. In the FIL11 spot. I know it's 1.3 OHM, but outside of that im lost haha. And I MAYBE had one pop off and cannot find the tiny thing anywhere. Any tips on replacement? Cheers!
all my console contacts seem ok, what else can I do? can you show how to reflow the solder on AV port?
Great video!
Great video really
It’s amazing how many just have a bad AV Cable or Power Supply. I worked on one and tested two others last night. Also what’s up with the GameBoy Colors with bad speakers. Seems like there are tons. They all get that rust colored spot on the speaker. Easy enough fix but seems like a flaw.
Do you happen to have a link of a fix you suggest?
Only thing I’ve found is replace with a new one. It requires soldering two wires. The speakers are available on EBay
This is one of the reasons I'm making these vidoes.
I can't tell you how many times I've bought someting "broken" only to plug it in correctly and it to work.
Not all fixes are this easy... but a lot of them are.
Hi what is the branch of the eat?
Hello, I have a N64 console, and its not displaying on the TV. Do you take in consoles for repair??
Probably already been said but the heatsink screws don't need to be removed. Hope this helps you in the future.
You're correct they don't need to be. Generally when I'm tearing these down everything gets a deep clean. It's just something that gets done out of habit these days.
Nice has the same problem but when I take the board apart it all looks in great condition… any ideas??
My n64 works fine but when I turn off the system and swap games the video doesn’t show. The power light is on. If I unplug from the wall then plug back in it works. What can that be?
I've got a smart TV I'm trying to hook up the N64 but I can't get any color? Everything else works
Hey there. Do you happen to do Repair Services? I have 3 N64s I tried to fix based on your instructions to no avail. I’m not an expert in tracing connections to fully diagnose the issue. Happy to send the consoles and a return label and pay a reasonable amount for the fixes? Please let me know.
Sorry I didn't reply to you sooner. Message me on discord and we can set something up.
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why did you not take off the cartridge slot and clean the white connector under it that can gather some crap and be VERY dirty
Hello I have an old Nintendo 64.
It's got some maintenance issues.
You see if I leave it unplayed for months it gets dusty and my console has a random reset issue.
I was wondering if it's possible to ask for your help
I don't know if it's my power supply, my games, cartridge slot etc.
I got my N64 my controllers and my entire collection
I could send you them to see if you can fix it.
But I'd need to send you a document of all issues I experienced.
Is this fine?
Before sending it in for repairs I'd recommend looking into the reset button. Gunk can get built up in there causing issues.
However, if you're interested I do have personal contact info in my video description. There we can work out details
@2:34 is exactly what my issue is currently with a console I got off facebook market place for 30 bucks.. i took it to ubreakIfix and they didn’t know what to exactly do with it.. geeksquad wouldn’t touch it either.. my local retro stores didn’t have a person to work on it either
Are you having issues with removing the shell?
@@RetroKevin no, it was mostly the video not working. I found a local guy I've known for awhile that will work on it for like 50 bucks
Oh no! It has xenomorph eggs in it!
*so your the one who bought that lot from under me*
I was just about to buy it, but then, gone.
No worries I found a better lot a day later and profited quite a bit from it!
Edit: Also, can you show us how to fix N64 power adapters?
Lol, I got these months ago. Just finally got a temporary studio setup, so now I can start working on and filming my backlog of repairs and video ideas.
Lucky for you I now have a power adapter that needs repairing. Well two if you count the small cord repair.
I'll add that to the list of my next couple videos. Stay tuned.
The knock offs leech power
only am slimball does this get an real job asshole
Plug controllers in it, says, controllers are not plugged in. I do what it says, turn it off. Plug it in turn it back on, and it says the other controller's not answer. I do the same thing. Turn it back on, then it goes back to the other controllers not in, but it is
i had the cover off and my buddy put the expansion pack on backwards and now nothing works.. any idea what he did?
He shorted the power to ground.
@@Zestypanda so is the power brick toast ?
@@Zestypanda or did he toast the expansion pack?
no one seems to be able to solve the random resetting issues i have. power light stays on but will randomly go back to bootup. no broken pieces, reset button not stuck.
I would also like to know how to solve this
try replacing the power supply and reset button
My 64 isn’t displaying video or audio and I don’t have the tools to take it apart so I guess it might be better to buy another one which I don’t to do 😅
Does the red light come on when you power in the system? If not it's possible you have a bad power supply.
If it does my guess would be the AV port. They screwdriver you need is under $10 on Amazon.
And it might be possible to reflow the soldering with a hairdryer on max setting and get it really close to the solder.
www.amazon.com/dp/B07BF8R6YY/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_5C72958HHJ8HDT19QY7P?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
@@RetroKevin the red light does come on and I bought a new AV cord and I tried a couple other things online that said would help but still nothing. I ended up taking it to a place where they repair older consoles but they said they don’t know what it could be and they said they checked everything from the motherboard to the ports themselves so it is a little confusing
If shipping wasn't an issue I'd take a look at it lol
But with no game can i see anithing?
I've been doing this with Gamecubes
Plus, these systems are meant to be played on tube style TV’s, not LCD’s.
100% this. I can not disagree with you at all. CRT TVs have barely any input lag, and the lack of resolution almost makes an anti-aliasing effect.
I do not by any means ever play on the TV that I have in my videos (aside from the quick play tests shown). It is solely a small testing TV.
I would love to have a Sony Trinitron for my retro systems, but they're bulky/heavy for the size I want.
Sometimes you have to beat on the game itself to work. That's what I do to mine to make it work fine.
I also hear that blowing really hard in the cartridge will work sometimes too