portable not working when testing power

dream_theater · Post by **dream_theater** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:52 pm

Hey dawgs,

So im half way through my portable n64 and im thinkin "hey lemme test this premature baby out before i go on..." so i put the n64 power adapter in including the expansion pak.....and when i power it i hear a clicking sound in the power supply and the red LED flickers.. im really buzzed out any clues?

Thanks dudes

phantom92opera · Post by **phantom92opera** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:10 pm

did it work before you even opened it.. maybe you bought a broken system?

mchammer · Post by **mchammer** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:42 am

dream_theater wrote:Hey dawgs,

So im half way through my portable n64 and im thinkin "hey lemme test this premature baby out before i go on..." so i put the n64 power adapter in including the expansion pak.....and when i power it i hear a clicking sound in the power supply and the red LED flickers.. im really buzzed out any clues?

Thanks dudes

I think you'll find that ur power supply might be dead. I would personally try using another power supply if you have one available. A possible reason for the clicking is that prolonged use of the power supply causes the stability of the voltage regulation to degrade. Thats my op. Try it and let us know how it goes.

Also - if ur using the official power adapter to power other devices (ie lcd screen, fans for ur portable etc), you might be overloading it. The damage has probably already been done.

Hope that helps. Good luck

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:32 am

That clicking usually means a short....and that power supply has "shut off" for a few days......should work again by then.

dream_theater · Post by **dream_theater** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:23 am

thanks for the prompt reply fellas.

funny thing is I tried my other power supply , gots 2 of em... and it still did the same thing,

right now I'm just testing the mother board with the expansion pak hooked up, and no monitor or other foreign objects being powered, just to see if all goes well so I can continue working on it.

Thanks.

dream_theater · Post by **dream_theater** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:28 am

well discovered something... the power supply works on my friends n64, so now that takes care of that problem...guess the problem lies with my portable mother board....

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:44 am

Aka theres a short on your motherboard....and your power supply's keep shutting off cause of it.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:32 pm

Fortunately N64's are very cheap to replace these days...

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:30 pm

Depends were you live.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:23 am

Car boot sales, yard sales, e-bay (last choice). I paid only Â£3 or Â£4 each for the N64's I have, most of them anyway. Cheap.

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:26 am

THose (exept ebay wich I HATE) never seem to be around here......so i'm stuck to stores selling them for at least 40. (or getting them from this guy I know on occasion

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wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:08 pm

dream_theater wrote:Hey dawgs,

sup

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:23 pm

jeroen wrote:THose (exept ebay wich I HATE) never seem to be around here......so i'm stuck to stores selling them for at least 40. (or getting them from this guy I know on occasion )

Car boot sales are very popular in the UK, no idea about The Netherlands. Try Google.

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