need advice, no picture/sound with saturn

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need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 17, 2014 0:49:29 GMT

Post by leadwing85 on Apr 17, 2014 0:49:29 GMT

I got another Saturn recently, it seems to be in good working order....except, I cant get any video or audio. the 'no signal' goes away when its powered on, but there's nothing there sadly.

im using the red/white/yellow regular ol' composite. its one of the same ones I use on a Saturn I regularly use, so ive already ruled out a faulty cable.
I dismantled it, inspected solder joints all over the board, and triple checked around the rear left section of the mainboard around where the av stuff is at. it all looked good.
I put a confirmed working psu, just in case that's what it was.
regreased the gears with lithium and cleaned the laser
finally reassembled the unit.

still have no luck, ive got signal, but no audio or picture. disc spins, but just a constant lazy hum drum spin, not a im reading this cd kind of spin

so what could be the issue with this Saturn? any advice would be great, thanks in advance

Last Edit: Apr 17, 2014 0:49:51 GMT by leadwing85

segalad85 Saturn Player Joined: March 2014 Posts: 53 Location:	need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 17, 2014 11:00:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by segalad85 on Apr 17, 2014 11:00:53 GMT your saturn console pal or NTSC ?

leadwing85 Newbie Joined: February 2014 Posts: 26 Location:	need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 17, 2014 13:26:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leadwing85 on Apr 17, 2014 13:26:51 GMT Apr 17, 2014 11:00:53 GMT segalad85 said: your saturn console pal or NTSC ? it is a hst-3220 ntscj skeleton saturn

segalad85 Saturn Player Joined: March 2014 Posts: 53 Location:	need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 17, 2014 13:45:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by segalad85 on Apr 17, 2014 13:45:51 GMT does your tv support scart ? if so i would buy a universal scart cable

buckoa51 Saturn King Your games room needs more upscalers. Joined: August 2010 Posts: 5,997 Location:	need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 17, 2014 20:10:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by buckoa51 on Apr 17, 2014 20:10:09 GMT Read the original post, a SCART cable isn't going to help if he's not getting any picture or sound at all via his composite cable. Personally I would say it is dead, Zyrobs might have some ideas though.
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need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 17, 2014 20:53:54 GMT

Post by zyrobs on Apr 17, 2014 20:53:54 GMT

Sounds to me that it is dead, shame about it being a skeleton. I've had a lot of Saturns die like that, suddenly decide that they don't boot up. There can be thousands of things causing that, unless some service manuals state how to troubleshoot and repair them (the ones we have to not), we'll never be able to figure out how to fix those.

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leadwing85 Newbie Joined: February 2014 Posts: 26 Location:	need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 18, 2014 1:12:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leadwing85 on Apr 18, 2014 1:12:22 GMT yeah, I agree, I think its just dead. I tried taking the laser assembly out of another Saturn (board and all) and hooked it up in the skeleton, still got nothing. r.i.p

mick_aka Kickin' it lively! "Mick is moderately adequate." Joined: April 2007 Posts: 9,817 Location: XBL: mickloaf PSN: mickloaf Nintendo ID: segamick	need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 18, 2014 9:50:44 GMT via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mick_aka on Apr 18, 2014 9:50:44 GMT Get a working JP unit cheap, maybe a horrible yellowed one and swap everything out.

leadwing85 Newbie Joined: February 2014 Posts: 26 Location:	need advice, no picture/sound with saturn Apr 19, 2014 14:05:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by leadwing85 on Apr 19, 2014 14:05:04 GMT I did, but it seems like a hollow victory now for some reason :/ and also, not quite sure what to do with the white Saturn now lol

Post by leadwing85 on Apr 17, 2014 0:49:29 GMT

Post by segalad85 on Apr 17, 2014 11:00:53 GMT

Post by leadwing85 on Apr 17, 2014 13:26:51 GMT

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Post by buckoa51 on Apr 17, 2014 20:10:09 GMT

Post by zyrobs on Apr 17, 2014 20:53:54 GMT

Post by leadwing85 on Apr 18, 2014 1:12:22 GMT

Post by mick_aka on Apr 18, 2014 9:50:44 GMT

Post by leadwing85 on Apr 19, 2014 14:05:04 GMT