PS: You can buy Xeno Crisis for the N64 and SNES (GBA is any day now...) - shop.bitmapbureau.com/collections/all It is also available for the Megadrive, Neo Geo, Dreamcast, and Gamecube, as well as on other systems like Switch / PC / XBOX / PS4 / PS5
As long as the silicon does not smell like vinegar it should be safe to use on electronics. The vinegar smelling ones off gas fumes that will attack the copper traces on the PCB!
Great video as usual. Lovely fix. You are so correct about the difference in quality between the original genuine power bricks for these and the replacements. I have both. The replacements have hardly anything in them and weigh nothing. They work but I bought an original supply after seeing inside one 🤣. Night and day. P.s. Cheng X lol. They are in a lot of stuff now, Must be minted lol. I think I even found them in a Samsung product. There are probably even fakes of fake Chen X by now. 🤣
Think I'd have left the Panasonic cap in tbh, it's likely they only put in a 47uF in in the first place because it was the same price or cheaper than the 33... Chong caps, lol, it should be OK as its a low-stress part of the circuit but I'd put money on it causing a failure again quicker than the proper one!
Thanks for the great video. I have four broken n64 psu's. Might give them a go now. It's strange how they look like such good quality, but seem to have a such a high failure rate.
I am not sure which component you mean! "L" indicated an inductor - those don't leak! It's possible there's leakage around one of the inductors from one of the electrolytic capacitors nearby?
yes, i know. does not really makes sense to be an inductor. if you have the connector on the bottom left, the component would be up, left handside of the big cap. it looks like it could be a small capacitor. it has a blue protective plastic film around it. the leakage was just on that component, it's a little puzzling. 😅@@GadgetUK164
PS: You can buy Xeno Crisis for the N64 and SNES (GBA is any day now...) - shop.bitmapbureau.com/collections/all
It is also available for the Megadrive, Neo Geo, Dreamcast, and Gamecube, as well as on other systems like Switch / PC / XBOX / PS4 / PS5
Got to love the Chongy brand caps
Good job Chris 👌
As long as the silicon does not smell like vinegar it should be safe to use on electronics. The vinegar smelling ones off gas fumes that will attack the copper traces on the PCB!
Great video as usual. Lovely fix. You are so correct about the difference in quality between the original genuine power bricks for these and the replacements. I have both. The replacements have hardly anything in them and weigh nothing. They work but I bought an original supply after seeing inside one 🤣. Night and day. P.s. Cheng X lol. They are in a lot of stuff now, Must be minted lol. I think I even found them in a Samsung product. There are probably even fakes of fake Chen X by now. 🤣
Think I'd have left the Panasonic cap in tbh, it's likely they only put in a 47uF in in the first place because it was the same price or cheaper than the 33... Chong caps, lol, it should be OK as its a low-stress part of the circuit but I'd put money on it causing a failure again quicker than the proper one!
That silicone gun 🤣
I always got told to put the plug in your pocket to ensure you're not working on live equipment.
Thanks for the great video. I have four broken n64 psu's. Might give them a go now. It's strange how they look like such good quality, but seem to have a such a high failure rate.
It's because they aren't vented and fit partly "inside" the N64 casing! They overheat, and people forget to turn off the mains socket!
any idea what the blue component marked L2 is? and what are its values? I think mine has leaked and I would need to replace it.
I am not sure which component you mean! "L" indicated an inductor - those don't leak! It's possible there's leakage around one of the inductors from one of the electrolytic capacitors nearby?
yes, i know. does not really makes sense to be an inductor. if you have the connector on the bottom left, the component would be up, left handside of the big cap. it looks like it could be a small capacitor. it has a blue protective plastic film around it. the leakage was just on that component, it's a little puzzling. 😅@@GadgetUK164
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