This is the exact same problem I have. I got my Dreamcast from my attic and it worked first day and partly second (today). But then it started to do the reset loop and the screen won't work. If this works then thank you so much. Edit: IT WORKS THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU'RE THE BEST.
One should never use abrasive methods (steel wool, sandpaper, scrapping etc) to remove oxidation because it removes the remaining of the original protective coating... The best way is to use liquid metal polish products, in a little bit of cotton and then clean it afterwards with another cotton with isopropylic alcohol. Also, solder will not attach the right way to these pins because they're coated... It will give you one more trouble to work around in the future. Solder will oxidate in a much faster way than the original coating.
instead of soldering the p ins like you did, I just clean the pins and then the pin contact clip, I used the screwdriver I have and made the contact in the clip like a closed contact so when connecting the clip to the pin, it will have a full contact with no issue.
I just cleaned the pins with alcohol myself, but I had to do it again a month later. I'll consider the solder solution if it becomes a problem in the future (and it likely will).
In my case it was the metal contacts in the plastic piece that were too compressed, so my solution was to take 6 match sticks and sharpen their ends to make a small wedge and then put in the plastic piece and break any excess length. The goal was to make sure both the pins on the mainboard and the contacts in the power supply made good contact.
what tools did you use (other than the soldering iron) for the dreamcast to stop being in this reset looping all the time? and will the font be able to be removed again in case it goes wrong? well, with this method the dreamcast is not resetting anymore.
This is the exact same problem I have. I got my Dreamcast from my attic and it worked first day and partly second (today). But then it started to do the reset loop and the screen won't work. If this works then thank you so much.
Edit: IT WORKS THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU'RE THE BEST.
Thank you so much, my friend! With your help I saved my baby!!!
One should never use abrasive methods (steel wool, sandpaper, scrapping etc) to remove oxidation because it removes the remaining of the original protective coating... The best way is to use liquid metal polish products, in a little bit of cotton and then clean it afterwards with another cotton with isopropylic alcohol.
Also, solder will not attach the right way to these pins because they're coated... It will give you one more trouble to work around in the future. Solder will oxidate in a much faster way than the original coating.
instead of soldering the p
ins like you did, I just clean the pins and then the pin contact clip, I used the screwdriver I have and made the contact in the clip like a closed contact so when connecting the clip to the pin, it will have a full contact with no issue.
I just cleaned the pins with alcohol myself, but I had to do it again a month later. I'll consider the solder solution if it becomes a problem in the future (and it likely will).
In my case it was the metal contacts in the plastic piece that were too compressed, so my solution was to take 6 match sticks and sharpen their ends to make a small wedge and then put in the plastic piece and break any excess length. The goal was to make sure both the pins on the mainboard and the contacts in the power supply made good contact.
Thank you, this worked like a charm.
I did this, and now my dreamcast does not power up and smells like fire... lol.. thanks I guess.
what tools did you use (other than the soldering iron) for the dreamcast to stop being in this reset looping all the time? and will the font be able to be removed again in case it goes wrong?
well, with this method the dreamcast is not resetting anymore.
my voltage is 3.3 volts and 12 volts is recorded but my 5 volts only reads 0.5 volts.. what should i do?
I followed your instructions and now I have no power to the system
lol
Don't touch the pins with your fingers, touching a power supply's components bare handed is dangerous
No man, don't use any tools, the WD40 alone will help. Just clean the pins with WD40. It works 100% - I guarantee.