Dead Wavebird
Hey everyone,
not sure if this is gonna be answearable, since theres a bit of varibles, but maybe (and hopefully) I can get some tips to try
I have a Gamecube Wavebird that will not powerr up at all. I did notice that the battery connector plate (that only connects the the batteryies together, not the ones connected to the controllers mainboard.) was totally corroted. I removed this plate and cleaned it very well with a wire brush. I put it all back to gether, switched it on, and still no power light or connection to the receiver.
I've tried a few things like jumping the swtich with a wire to see if it's a bad switch, no luck. I also meassured the battery terminals that connect to the main board and get the 3v I should, when switched on, it goes to almost 0v, which is the same on my working controller.I dont see any burns, corrosion, or damage on the boards anywhere, What else could/should I take a look at?
Thanks in Advance!!
~John
not sure if this is gonna be answearable, since theres a bit of varibles, but maybe (and hopefully) I can get some tips to try
I have a Gamecube Wavebird that will not powerr up at all. I did notice that the battery connector plate (that only connects the the batteryies together, not the ones connected to the controllers mainboard.) was totally corroted. I removed this plate and cleaned it very well with a wire brush. I put it all back to gether, switched it on, and still no power light or connection to the receiver.
I've tried a few things like jumping the swtich with a wire to see if it's a bad switch, no luck. I also meassured the battery terminals that connect to the main board and get the 3v I should, when switched on, it goes to almost 0v, which is the same on my working controller.I dont see any burns, corrosion, or damage on the boards anywhere, What else could/should I take a look at?
Thanks in Advance!!
~John
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But when I turned it off and back on, nothing again, So I'll leave it on again and see what happens. The controller has 1 capacitor on it, I'll replace it and see if that helps too. (If its not the capacitor, I don't think I can fix it with those micro resistors and circuits. Maybe I'll reflow the MX chip on it as well, this usually fixes GB carts)