A Subscriber sent me an NES Console to FIX | NO DISPLAY | RGB Modded

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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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@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Stupid NES.

@PeteMcDonald 2 года назад

Super NES*

@Hammarsand 2 года назад

@@PeteMcDonald?????

@FartSmucker 2 года назад

*Stupidness ;) syke.

@dnkeajespeY 2 года назад

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

@Mongoose_Man 2 года назад

Love the song like always, never skip it

@wanjockey 2 года назад

This means we might get a part 2. Nice.

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Ooh, yeah! Definitely gonna be a part 2 on this bad boy. 👍

@electronicengineer 2 года назад

@@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

@pizzalord3n 2 года назад

Nice

@wherami 2 года назад

Essentially

@lambrettabad 2 года назад

Spoiler alert !!!

@cheplays2482 2 года назад

Honestly the singing bits give your channel a unique flair compared to all the others. Screw the haters.

@mathewgodfrey223 2 года назад

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 👊

@allfluxedup6924 2 года назад

Good spotting on that solder bridge! Hopefully a donor NES will hold the fix 🤞

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Hopefully! Thanks AFU 👍

@JoeyDoesTech 2 года назад

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 :)

@BillybobAndersson 2 года назад

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.

@86jpw Год назад

so it shorted a ram chip maybe?

@BillybobAndersson Год назад

@@86jpw Yeah, thats my guess.

@MrDvneil 2 года назад

came for the rap, stayed for the repair

@pigbobman 2 года назад

To be fair the rap of patreons, or raptreons is essential, perhaps with a Public Enemy vibe would be dope.

@Greg_Watchorn 2 года назад

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 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😃😃😃

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Greg! Hoping to get back to this one very soon! 👍

@SephirothTNH 2 года назад

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.

@paulwheeler1199 2 года назад

@@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

@cosicasF9 2 года назад

Such a surprise see my DIY Nintendo mutiAV connector in your video!🤯 I hope you revisit and repair that NES.👍

@mrsmith5114 2 года назад

Love that you posts your fails as well. Hope to see you try this one again.

@elpusegato 2 года назад

This is my new favorite channel. Every video is absolute gold

@handlebomb 2 года назад

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.

@hassanvishal 2 года назад

Looking forward to the revisit!

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@lightmagick 2 года назад

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. 😁

@Rem-pg6fs 2 года назад

I could sit and watch you solder stuff all day

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@tallgom Год назад

Hell yeah. Nice choice for the ending song. Also, i never skip the rap either! Keep it up my man.

@ramses112uk 2 года назад

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.

@chicgamer 2 года назад

Never let anyone bully you out of your rapping or singing. It's part of the whole StezStix Fix experience!

@electronicengineer 2 года назад

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

@larkan511 2 года назад

Good find on that solder bridge and I definitely wouldn't call this a fail. Looking forward to a revisit 👌

@BrunakoPAO 2 года назад

Can't wait for the part II ! Oh dear please repair this beauty

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Bruno, hopefully!

@BrunakoPAO 2 года назад

@@StezStixFix we all count on you. Much love ❤️

@adelin3728 Год назад

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 :(

@junksmith_wizard 2 года назад

First time i have seen a sad repair video. You did a great job regardless

@Ratchet_effect 2 года назад

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. 👍🖖

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Excellent information as always, brother Steve! Thank you. I'll give all that a go and see what happens! 😬

@wildstoo 2 года назад

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.

@-Gothicgirl- 2 года назад

Mmh I would disable the lockout Chip. That's the best way

@lmfsilva3000 2 года назад

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.

@ShadowcasterZero 2 года назад

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

@lelandclayton5462 2 года назад

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".

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@rushdipaleker 2 года назад

Digging the Rap bro...it had me bobbing my head while I was rebuilding a Lenovo L14 Thinkpad

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@TheSaxon25 2 года назад

Aw man! Can't wait for part two!!! In the end it doesn't really matterrrrrr 😂😭

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@TheCustomFHD 2 года назад

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

@EM2theBee 5 месяцев назад

You're never too old to have a second childhood, Steve! 😂

@jhorseman3410 2 года назад

Interesting. My first instinct when I saw the output was "looks like faulty clock". I have near zero experience with consoles, but I do sort of know how analogue monitors work. Was quite surprised that my backseat-diagnosis based on pretty much nothing ended up being correct. Sad to see, that it wasn't the only problem though :D Looking forward to the next attempt at that one.

@patrickstoute4085 6 месяцев назад

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

@BM-ob5pj 2 года назад

This is enjoyment and i dont care if the repair was a success.

@jasonrebello9898 2 года назад

Thanks VOS , hey Dave , oh yes thanks regular Steve 😊

@kooky2 2 года назад

New hair do? Nice. Singing bit, also nice. Overall, excellent!

@xxTyphoid 2 года назад

Love the music on your channel

@carocalculon8781 2 года назад

Hey cant wait for the follow up

@mattrichardson4351 2 года назад

Need to make you a judge Judy type intro when you are repairing other mistakes 🤣🤣🤣❤️

@anon_y_mousse 2 года назад

Wish I could give more likes for just that end song alone. RIP Chester B.

@tonymannion5743 2 года назад

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.

@NoJusticeNoPeace 2 года назад

My experience is that 99% of the time, undiagnosable problems are related to power supply. This is because brown-outs can cause almost any system to fail, and will continue to fail no matter how many things you check or fix. It's why I usually switch out the power supply as soon as I start getting cranky, unreliable hardware with no obvious causes for malfunction.

@a.j9645 2 года назад

Nice one. Always cool to see.. Atleast one fail! Love this channel❤️

@robindis6274 2 года назад

Love your songs haha, keep them coming 😂

@smiley800 2 года назад

No worries. You're still awesome.

@rciancia 2 года назад

The solder bridge surely made a cap or resistor go bad, or even popped a chip.... depends on the function of the points where the bridge was.

@oren907 2 года назад

Never listen to that Paul guy! I never skipped the patreon rap!

@DavideNastri 2 года назад

The end song cracked me up

@rocdocs 2 года назад

I’m in shock. You didn’t prevail!

@dannyeccles1894 2 года назад

I'm just waiting for the VOS greatest hits album. An idea for future merchandise maybe?

@sedrickgates1 2 года назад

Nice job trying fixing this mess :-) Looks odd but you could have a dead PPU there :-( Btw, French NES are ideal candidates ;-) they have a RGB port (with crap RGB signal) and a nice RGB Scart. The NESRBG mod works perfectly in those. Add a Famicom CPU/PPU/Cristal and you get a 60Hz pal NES with no extra hole.

@RWL2012 2 года назад

the *crap RGB signal* from the French NES is composite "converted" to RGB. I'm sure you knew that.

@TheDainerss 2 года назад

So here is my thoughts. First, get a cap replacement kit and a voltage regulator replacement from Console5 and get a second NES, test the second one first to make sure it works. Then install the mod in it and test again. This will 100% guarantee the mod is fine. Once that is done, you can start working on the original NES. Start with the voltage regulator and caps, even if that is not the ultimate problem, they should be replaced. Next test the PPU. You might want to get another PPU socket so swapping between the two systems is easier. First and foremost put the PPU from the non-functional NES into the working NES to see if it truly is a PPU issue. If there is an issue else where, the last thing you want to do is possibly fry another PPU.

@moosesugar 2 года назад

that solder bridge probably fried the ppu steve

@petemc4190 2 года назад

that rap makes me want to join on patreon

@pixelpuppy 2 года назад

never thought I'd see the day when Steve blows on a NES cartridge. 👍

@marcusfridh8489 2 года назад

You have never had the full NES exsperience if you have never blown in the cartridge and it worked.

@sugarplumvodka8408 2 года назад

those haters are crazy your freestyle is fyah.

@TheBmxmad 2 года назад

I love watching your videos keep up with the good work and singing

@kikihobbyrepair 2 года назад

I love your videos Steve :) they are so fun to watch.

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@trtl1083 2 года назад

I love the rap or music covers much love from germany

@RontgenReaction 2 года назад

i love your content. Keep up the great work!

@welshtony1 2 года назад

Scammer Alert, Account not the real StezStix

@VideoGameRestoration 2 года назад

Oh no! Did you try boiling the 72 pin connector and rebending the pins? The lock out chip can cause issues too!

@Lownamebrand 5 месяцев назад

I know this is an old video but if you follow the traces at the top of the nesrgb board theres certain leads like clk that is routed to other chips before landing on those pins. I followed it all last night lol for future reference I don't think you should run that wire on clk

@wcsoblake85 2 года назад

Hey brother, I love your videos but I hate when you can't fix stuff! I am going to have to try my best to be patient and wait for part 2.

@spykethefox 2 года назад

The ending song xD omg had me rolling when it hit ahahaha

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@spykethefox 2 года назад

@@welshtony1 yea I reported it as soon as they commented. Thanks for looking out though!

@TravisFabel 2 года назад

I fix things like you do too. Let me tell you how upset I got about the NES I wanted to fix. I got so upset about not being able to figure out what part on the motherboard was bad, that I actually found the files are online I needed to have somebody manufacture a new motherboard. And then went on and bought all new components to rebuild the entire board with the exception of the NES specific chips you can't get. I literally built my own NES to fix my NES. I wish I could attach pictures though. My board is a pretty blue. As a matter of fact, I have three of these boards. I used one. So I have two. If I sent you a brand new but empty NES board would you want to repopulate and build it?

@Gummispoiler 2 года назад

Its always the rap, that reminds me to give a thumps up!

@ResidentAuto5 Год назад

It could be that the connecter needs removing and having all its contacts cleaning, both the black connecter bit and the NES motherboard end

@Waterdust2000 2 года назад

it's not a fail, it's a pending success. Unless you give up entirely.

@datort 2 года назад

what a lovely rap, again! is britians got talent still on? 😊 great video as always!

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@ALEX54354 Год назад

I set my sponsor block not to block anything on this channel just so i can listen to the patreon rap

@venerandarain3 2 года назад

whoaa..next Ep.

@Ed.Underscore.Underscore 2 года назад

Never skip the rap anymore. I'll admit, I used too, but one time I was making dinner and didn't and haven't since.

@chrislee7817 Год назад

Would love to see the big hammer in action.

@DD93AFC 2 года назад

Shout out to Paul Wheeler, I bet he's fun at party's. Geezer needs to live his life a bit more.

@turbinegraphics16 2 года назад

I might have done the same thing when I tried an rgb nes mod. I think I massively overheated the ppu trying to unsolder it without the proper tools. I was able to buy another clone ppu though and it wasn't my good nes.

@ragnabob 2 года назад

Great video as always!! :D

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@adzmitch 2 года назад

You said at the end that this is the first time you've ever owned a NES but the title says it's a subscribers

@peevonb7070 2 года назад

At 4:31 you seem to have a bridge to ground on the mod.

@lookitskazzy 2 года назад

a lot of scientists in the comments but as someone who has fixed more NESes than I care to admit to, let me add a plus one to the people saying to disable the CIC/Lockout chip and try again. I think it's pin 4, either lift the leg or just cut it. if it still won't boot the game then you can move on to further diagnosis. something else that might be helpful here is a flash cart or a repro test cartridge as this will help you test the onboard chips for faults. in my experience these systems are pretty hardy provided they haven't been abused, and my guess is the system works fine but the boot issue is a bad ZIF connection for the cart and a dirty edge connector on the cart. replace the ZIF and clean the cart, disable lockout, try again. it should work. probably the RGB mod was faulty which caused the original issues and led you down a rabbit hole.

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@wsninjacsr5465 2 года назад

When does the VOS album drop? Surely there are enough tracks to put out a cd.

@gat1986 2 года назад

Don't ever stop doing the raps please!

@durtysouth3235 2 года назад

Funny watching video cuz I just revamped my nes last night then seeing you doing one today was kinda ironic lol but mines like new works great now hopefully you'll figure this one out but oddly to say start modding stuff isn't always good to do especially if you do not do it yourself if you have the know how but sometimes modding can ruin it all of not careful lol love the vids keep them coming...

@brandonkick 2 года назад

Interesting. It's a mod and a system that can both be very finicky. Desoldering the PPU can easily go wrong if not using proper tools and proper technique. And even still, sometimes the PPU fails during removal even if proper tools and technique were used. I'd recap both the NES mainboard and especially make sure to replace the caps in the NES PSU / RF modulator. To rule out the cart slot, I'd get one of the cheap $10 replacements. I tried like hell to clean and retension and OEM one, but it wouldn't work right... just wouldn't. So I swapped in the $10 "junker" and it's worked perfect every single time. Not saying you need to keep it in there, but it can help. I'd also cut the necessary pin on the lockout "CIC" chip to disable it. Beyond all that, if it still doesn't work, you've likely either got a bad PPU, bad rams, or trace damage. I'd also carefully read over the install docs, to make sure any region specific / use case specific steps were followed. For example, when using an external 5V regular I'm not sure if you have to remove or disable anything on the mainboard to support that working properly or to prevent damage. There are also various jumpers, to be set for various use cases. Finally, ensuing the multi out is wired up properly is worth while.

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@rodrigodiniz13 2 года назад

Open the cartridge and check if it is really original, NES only work with original Nintendo cartridges, that one looking outside looks original, but we never know. There is a way to unlock the NES for non original Nintendo cartridges, you need to remove one of the legs or the chipset, can't remember exactly which one, I think was the top left one. Anyway... check if that cartridge is really Nintendo official.

@DrFunkMDQ 2 года назад

Nice try Steve! Hope you get a donor soon!!

@StezStixFix 2 года назад

Thanks Emilio, should be getting back to this one soon! 👍

@mr.behaving 2 года назад

@5:11 you see a couple of the pads with broken solder.. 4th and 5th from the left as you pan across, could that be it?

@jivillain 2 года назад

You hair looks awesome

@Pulverrostmannen 2 года назад

The problem is almost certain to be in the 72pin cartridge connector because it´s way to easy to get the cartridge in and out. even if the red light is solid the game only have contact in the CIC chip and console but it does not mean all other pins have good contact. I have a console I thought was absolutely dead with the gray screen of death. turns out it was still the cartridge connector even if I changed it to another. but remember you have two rows of pins and when it goes this easy in and out the pins have bent in and become too weak. you could take a small hook and bend out the pins and then boil it in distilled water for 10 minutes. it should solve that issue

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@Pulverrostmannen 2 года назад

@@welshtony1 Thanks for the heads up. I figure it was scam. It have happened before

@welshtony1 2 года назад

@@Pulverrostmannen No worries, plenty of these scams on RU-vid now. I was also "selected to win a PC hah" so figured id warn others that I seen as people do still fall for these scams.

@Pulverrostmannen 2 года назад

@@welshtony1 yes indeed. The more that knows this the better. Scammers should be ashamed of themselves

@jprusik 2 года назад

I've had issues with the video signal being auto-detected/ignored (even when manually set to the proper input) on some screens. You might test on a CRT/known good display for older consoles.

@jasonwatts1417 2 года назад

Hi Steve, great vids. Very entertaining but please, please give us more than 1 per week. Work nights if you need to. I'm having to resort to MymateVince 'fuxing' his Roller-shed vids. Yes, he is 'fuxing' it up. Cheers

@austindolan7182 2 года назад

hello, my stezzy. hello, my stixy. hello, my fixy time gaa-al.

@ronlevin2339 2 года назад

Maybe pins have to be soldered together ?It was working before with this 2 together

@jayden018 8 месяцев назад

I can't find part 2 of the repair?

@thedutchretrogamer 2 года назад

nice try and i hope part 2 is comming

@guxtavo14 2 года назад

1:25 keep the music coming

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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@rfmerrill 2 года назад

Could it simply be a sync issue? For RGB on nintendo multi-out there are three potential pins you can use as your source for sync: Composite, S-Video Luma and C-Sync. If the cable wires one of them to pin 20 on your SCART but that one isn't connected on the console side you will get a garbage picture. Also, looking at 7:22, isn't that a composite cable? I see three cables molded together. Did you verify that composite is supposed to be working on this? If I remember right NESRGB provides S-Video and composite as well but people might not bother actually hooking them up to the AV port if they only plan on using RGB.

@welshtony1 2 года назад

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