gavv Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Hi all, I picked up a CV at a garage sale a few weeks ago, and have been having trouble with it, as it's having a 'jumbled sprite' (all i could figure out how to describe the problem ^^) error problem. I believe i saw in a thread before something about it possibly being caused by a dirtied up power switch, but not much description about what you could do to fix the problem....Knowing that the CV isnt' the easiest case to get in to, i thought i'd ask for advice before going in blind, thanks, gavv ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 YOur probelm could be teh result of 2 things. 1. The power switch (as you mentioned) 2. The power supply. This is the most likely culprit. I have seen thsi time and time again on these units. The power plug usually gets a short or disconnected wire at the plug. To really determine if it is the switch, you can dissemble the unit and "fiddle" with the power switch (contact cleaner and such) and see if that helps. If not, then, I am almost certain it is your power supply. Good luck, -Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 You might want to try cleaning the cartridge port too. --Zero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidGameKing Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 yes, always, remeber! When in doubt, clean the cartridge port! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 I've had this problem. I would start by cleaning the carts/cart port first as this is the easiest thing to do. I've actually have never had a CV power supply go bad (I have 4 of them), it's always been the switch. You can tell if you wiggle the power switch when the jumbled screen comes up, chances are the screen will rejumble, meaning it's the switch. If that's the case, open up the CV (it's a big pain compared to some other consoles) and try spraying some electrical contact cleaner into the swicth and move it around a bit. Let it dry before power up. This has always worked for me. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMila75 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 My big CV maintenance problem is with trying to get the screws off the back of the controller without smashing up the screw heads. Those things are fairly small and they are in there TIGHT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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