ArcadeGeek Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I picked up a Bally Astrocade is very nice shape to add to the collection. Controller are in great shape. Box is even in decent shape. When I turn the unit on I only can get full color screens. I can hear sounds but I get either a all red screen or a if I put in the Basic cart I get an all white screen. I took the cover off and tried another shielded RCA cable but same problem. Any help or directions to who can help would be appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Alot could be wrong with your unit. It is hard to find a working unit these days. It could be ram, it could be the main chip(hard to replace), it could be something else. I can tell you this...of all the classic gaming consoles, I have found the Astrocade to be the most difficult to find working... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Yup, as I've mentioned in other threads, I finally got a working Astrocade after the first three did not work. Number one powered on to a black screen, number two had rolling vertical sync, and number three had random pixels and crashing due to overheating. I think I had worse than average luck. I heard that about half of Astrocades have some sort of problem, due mostly to overheating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcadeGeek Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 That is the conclusion that I have come up with as well. Looks like I stay on the hunt for more Astrocades and hope to find one that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 If you can solder then you can try and reflow the joints on the RAM, CPU etc. If it still doesn't work after that you'll need some electronics knowledge, a DVM, a scope or a logic analyser to dig deeper into the problem(s). Also check if your local college or school runs any sort of electronics classes if you don't have any friends that are electronics minded. You might find a student there who is prepared to look at the problem. However, you might also get a machine back in worse condition (if the student isn't any good ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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