Broken gamecube, probably Lens broken...

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:01 pm

I have a gamecube sitting here some guy gave to me, he said it was broken. I fire it up, and then common sense struck. Oh yeah it dosent work!
I took out the Nintendo logo thing on the top, so I could see the disc when it was closed.
The normal gamecube has the lens move, the game spins, stops for like 1/2 a second, and then it does the beep and rotates again faster.

The broken gamecube: the lens moves, sometimes disc spins but other times dosent. It has never loaded up a game, but the gamecube functions normally. All menus are accessible, and it powers up fine.

I was thinking this would be a lens problem. I was wondering if any one of you guys that got a broken gamecube know how to fix it?

Post by **gannon** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:02 pm

I may know how to fix it, so I'll buy it off you

pees

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:03 pm

first try wiping the laser with a Q-tip and some rubbing alchohol thats how i fixed a broken one i bought

if that doesnt work there is a pot on the bottom of the board the laser is attached to (the pot is a very tiny screw with a black square around it) turn it very little to the left and see if it will work

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 5:20 pm

Turbo Tax 1.0 wrote:first try wiping the laser with a Q-tip and some rubbing alchohol thats how i fixed a broken one i bought

if that doesnt work there is a pot on the bottom of the board the laser is attached to (the pot is a very tiny screw with a black square around it) turn it very little to the left and see if it will work

ok. just got to get it open, and then closed (cant leave it open.)

Maniac_Man · Post by **Maniac_Man** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:36 pm

go to gamestop and buy a used gamecube, open it up switch the insides with the broken one then bring back the one you just got at gamestop.

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 2:50 pm

Maniac_Man wrote:go to gamestop and buy a used gamecube, open it up switch the insides with the broken one then bring back the one you just got at gamestop.

I think they would say "nice try"

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:50 pm

bioniclebert wrote: I think they would say "nice try"

not if you did it right.
people in retail aren't paid enough to care.

I'm on my third divx camcorder. they tend to take damage too easily...(whenever the R/C car flips

) . you can even keep the accessories...I do.

Post by **gannon** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:06 pm

y'know, driving a rc car with a camera attached into a girls locker room isn't the best thing to do at school

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:40 pm

Reaperman@home wrote:I'm on my third divx camcorder. they tend to take damage too easily...(whenever the R/C car flips ) . you can even keep the accessories...I do.

You can get one of those USB thumb cameras, I've heard they work pretty well for small stuff. They are cheap too.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:41 pm

gannon wrote:y'know, driving a rc car with a camera attached into a girls locker room isn't the best thing to do at school

lol wouldnt an rc car driving around be pretty obvious!! lol come on you have the internet you dont need a girls locker room

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:43 pm

usbcd36 wrote:You can get one of those USB thumb cameras, I've heard they work pretty well for small stuff. They are cheap too.

[whine]but the divx camcorder does svhs quality in a handily compressed format[/whine]
you need to see those locker rooms in full 640x480--you'll never go back to webcam again.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:46 pm

Edit: BAD USBCD36, BAD!

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:50 pm

no offence but you guys are sad!!!

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:53 pm

Yeah, but I'm a videophile, have to have perfect quality.

*o* · Post by ***o*** » Sat Aug 20, 2005 4:59 pm

no i mean that you are talking abouthow great video of a girls locker room si