BurgerWeeze Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hey guys, I just joined to mainly ask this question but I'm sure I'll come back here more often haha! I hope that this is the correct section in the forum to ask this: So basically I got this RCA Studio II console, however it doesn't work properly. When I turn it on i just a bunch of corrupted graphics, nothing resembling a game, even though it's supposed to come pre installed with 5 games. When I put in a cartridge I get the same screen, as if it doesn't recognize the games. Obviously it does turn on, the LED turns on, I get jumbled graphics and a sound for a second. There's not much info about this console so I was hoping to find someone on here. Does anybody have experience with that console, seen something similar or know how to fix this? Hope someone has an idea. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBoris Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Since you are getting something on the screen the analog portion is probably working ok, so video is getting from the video chip to the TV, so this would leave a problem with the digital part of the system. In any other system I would say start with cleaning the cart connector, but since the internal games don't work either, that's not going to be an issue. If you have soldering skills you could try touching up solder joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgerWeeze Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Yeah I actually work as a solderer haha. I've just been too lazy to do it, might try it on the weekend. I'll let ya know if it helped or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgerWeeze Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 (edited) Update: I resoldered every single pin but it changed nothing... Still get the same corrupted picture I've also checked the diodes, all good. Next up I guess I'll try switching out caps... once I can get my hands on some parts. Edited April 18, 2020 by BurgerWeeze Further troubleshooting since last post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBoris Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/17/2020 at 8:17 PM, BurgerWeeze said: Update: I resoldered every single pin but it changed nothing... Still get the same corrupted picture I've also checked the diodes, all good. Next up I guess I'll try switching out caps... once I can get my hands on some parts. Did you check if you are getting a good voltage from the power supply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgerWeeze Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 2 hours ago, DanBoris said: Did you check if you are getting a good voltage from the power supply? Yes I checked that too. I get exactly 9V at the voltage regulator input and 5V output just as it should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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