Help with flakey AES?

db2boy · Sep 15, 2004

Hi guys,
This is my first post as my box of goodies arrived from Japan today :-D Including my first AES, I have a step down voltage convertor (Im in the UK) but I get pixaletted rubbish on the screen most of the time and 50% of the time no sound

Wiggling the power supply seems to cause the machine to reset or scramble the display further. I have tried 7 carts and all do the same so I suspect the machine. Im going to strip the machine now and give it a good check and clean. Whilst I have it open is there anything specific I should check please?

Additionally, the bottom of the machine states to use a Pro Pow2, the unit came with a Pro Pow - from looking on the forums it is OK to use a Pro Pow on a machine with a Pro Pow2 label on the bottom?

Many thanks

Ant

RiotoftheBlood · Sep 15, 2004

Hello,

It sounds like you need new cartridge slots, because your carts are not making good contact with the slot. This is a common problem. I suppose you can try cleaning the slots with a contact cleaner first, as long as you don't spread the pins open any further, but I think it's more likely that you'll need new tighter slots anyway. They just get loose after awhile. As far as I know, Jeff Kurtz still offers this service. He replaced mine, and comes highly recommended.

Kevin

db2boy said:
Hi guys,
This is my first post as my box of goodies arrived from Japan today :-D Including my first AES, I have a step down voltage convertor (Im in the UK) but I get pixaletted rubbish on the screen most of the time and 50% of the time no sound

Wiggling the power supply seems to cause the machine to reset or scramble the display further. I have tried 7 carts and all do the same so I suspect the machine. Im going to strip the machine now and give it a good check and clean. Whilst I have it open is there anything specific I should check please?

Additionally, the bottom of the machine states to use a Pro Pow2, the unit came with a Pro Pow - from looking on the forums it is OK to use a Pro Pow on a machine with a Pro Pow2 label on the bottom?

Many thanks

Ant

JMKurtz · Sep 15, 2004

While you have your Neo open, take a photo of it and send it my way or post it here -- someone will be able to tell you the proper power adapter to use. Don't go by what you read on that sticker on the bottom -- it's known to be wrong sometimes.

Jeff

db2boy · Sep 15, 2004

Hi,
Thanks for the fast replies! I just gave it a good clean and cleaned all the carts with contact cleaner - made a huge different although it seems indeed the cart slot may be a little worn as wiggling the cart causes all sorts of spurious results!

Can I buy a new slot to have fitted? A friend is a electronics engineer for a living and will be able to fit it for me. Thanks for the offer of someone who can do it but Im based in the UK.

Please see the following links for pics :-

http://www.japanicity.com/NG2large.jpg
http://www.japanicity.com/NG1large.jpg

Rgds and thanks

Ant

Razoola · Sep 15, 2004

Im a little confused here... basically if you power on with no game in you should get a solid color screen (blue I think), not garbled gfx. If you are getting constant garbled gfx with go games in I advise you check the bios.

Are any games actually running at all?

Raz

db2boy · Sep 15, 2004

Raz,
Yes it does go to a solid blue screen now during power on.

Thanks

Ant

MKL · Sep 15, 2004

db2boy said:
the bottom of the machine states to use a Pro Pow2, the unit came with a Pro Pow - from looking on the forums it is OK to use a Pro Pow on a machine with a Pro Pow2 label on the bottom?

Your machine requires a 5v power supply. Both pro-pow and pro-pow2 are 5v, so it's OK.

gamejunkie · Sep 15, 2004

http://www.gooddealgames.com/articles/NES_Repair.htm

Check out the nes deck connector part I've done this to multiple nes systems and it works great! I haven't tryed to use it on an aes, but it should work. But be careful from what I see on my mvs slots every other pin set in offset from that of the last:

/\/\ /\/\ /\/\
. /\/\ /\/\

something to this effect, but I don't know if it really matters if they are realigned in that position or just straight:

/\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\ /\/\ ????

Help with flakey AES?

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