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Hi I know you guys have read a lot of my posts, and I don't blame you for getting sick of reading them, but hey, I'm a noob, what can I say?
Any way. I can't seem to get my Snes mini to run with the PSOne screen, or my TV. I think I might have fried my Snes, but I don't know how to tell, and I'm losing hope rapidly. Any words? I can post some pics of my wireing if you want. And also, when I try to hook it up to my PSOne screen, I use one 9.6v battery to power both the screen and the snes. The closest I've gotten while using the PSOne screen was getting the little "Nintendo presents" thing on Super Mario World, and then blackness. Please help me if you can. :(
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Well, pics would help! Also, if a message flashed on the screen, it probably means that it's just a bad connection. Resolder any questionable connections, especially on the video line, and it should work. Just to be safe, though, use a multimeter to check the power going to the SNES mb and PSOne screen to make sure they're not fried; if you got a signal for a little, though, it's probably not fried. Unless of course it fried when that signal went out!
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Post by Turbo Tax 1.0 »

woah a 9.6 volt battery for the screen is a no no i think there is your problem try a 7.2 volt battery for both
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:shock: Whoops! :shock: hehe, uh right... :wink:
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Oh and Turbo tax, I really like your GCNp. I mean, wow! Once I get a lot better, that will be my next. And is that styrofoam?
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YAY I got it running!!! But there is this anoying black fuzzy thing on the left of the screen. Is it a thing on all portables? Or is it somthing I can fix? Image
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Sorry the pic is so big. :?

EDIT: never mind
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Hmmm, I think the connection is a bit loose, I'd suggest adding some wires, as take wires and thicken the wire itself...try it, or maybe your soldering is slightly off. :?
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That sometimes happens when the PSOne ribbon cable is not all the way in. Try to re-insert it and make sure the plastic bit snaps tightly overtop. What was wrong with it in the first place? Bad connection?
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I think it was the battery, like turbo tax said. But it might have been a bad connection, because I pretty much rewired the whole thing after setting the new batterys up. Thanks for all your support guys. And I'll try and see if the ribbon wire is loose. Thanks again!
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It seems that my lower right LED is much brighter then the other two. How can I fix that?
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Ah! I think I know what was making the fuzzy thing on the screen. I think it's audio interference. Because every time the game made a big sound (like the big hammer things in Super Mario World), the screen would buzz. But I can't seem to figure out where the interference is coming from. Do I have to hook both of the A/V grounds from the Snes multi port up to the spots on the PSOne screen MB? Does anybody have any ideas?
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