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Just make sure you use something to control the volume. (Add a stereo sound pot or use headphones with an inline volume control.) Line level audio pumping through headphones is loud . :lol:

Thanks for the heads up. Having a control pot would be preferred. I've got a few last questions if anyone ...

Plenty possible. Just wire it to the av out.

It's really that easy? So tapping the signals directly off the av out jack to the pins of the headphone jack with no additional circuitry?

Would the tapping point of the ground signal matter?

Thanks for replying, I really thought this would be much ...

I had someone ask me about this the other day and I wasn't sure. Is it possible to add a headphone jack to a console (not a custom made portable). Just speaking in general.

I've seen some information about adding one to the SNES model 1 that has the separate APU sound module, but haven't found ...

Thanks for the link and the info! That's an excellent resource I don't have the leds picked just yet. I have a whole pile of them that I'll be picking through and just wanted to have my research done before I starting tinkering.

Just a general question here. When adding leds to an existing console (not a portable) for aesthetics do I just hook up to the +5volts in and a ground point and add a resistor to vary the brightness level?

I want to make sure that's all I need before I start messing around.

Thanks for any info!

Thanks for the tips and the informative link!

Interesting. Good info to know. Thanks for all the responses!

So would it be 100% safe to say a missing capacitor would not damage anything (as long as there aren't solder blobs etc), it would just keep the open circuit from functioning?

I see... What if a cap is totally missing?

Yep, I know that with a dead cap something won't work properly but I'm just wondering if possible damage could ensue.

I've been testing a lot of systems with various bad parts and I just want to be sure that by turning them on and testing them that I don't fry something basically.

I've been repairing video game systems for awhile now and was wondering if a capacitor that's on the pcb is totally dead, and I turn the device on and try to use it, is there a possibility of damaging the pcb or other components?

I wasn't sure if a dead cap would just cause a malfunction of the ...

What's the best way to clean the connector? I'd rather the diy version instead of buying the actual snes cleaning kit.

(Updated post with better info.)

I recently picked up a free Snes that I thought I'd play around with. Unfortunately while play testing it I discovered why it was free - the audio isn't working properly and some games freeze up (at the same point in the game every time).

Here's the data ...

Limewater - Thanks for the tip. I'll keep that in mind. I was just testing resistors that were not mounted yet.

Kurt - It's not really the prefixes that trip me up, it's more the symbols that represent the units of measurement themselves. It seems that depending on where I look the symbol is ...

Thanks for the input. In between what you have said and leafing through the thin manual on the mm I can now check resistors properly :D

I realized that part of what is tripping me up is the fact that I'm not familiar with the measurements: how many Ohms = K Ohm, etc etc.

I'm trying to find a good ...