sgwas
Saturn Player
Joined: December 2017
Posts: 50
Location:
PSN: FrickinFrickz (I wish I didn't name it that)
|
Post by sgwas on Aug 19, 2018 23:07:00 GMT
It looks like my Saturn has a faulty PSU. It only turns on if the power cord plugged in is pushed up or down. I looked on Ebay for a new PSU that my Saturn takes specifically, the Fujitsu KS350-1401, and the sale for it has already ended.
Is there an alternative to that PSU that I can use (I already know about the homemade SaturnPSU), or another place that I could find that PSU? I heard that that PSU specifically has heating issues (which I did notice with mine), so an alternative I could use would be great.
|
|
|
Post by zyrobs on Aug 20, 2018 3:48:32 GMT
That just sounds like a broken solder joint that could be quickly fixed. The overheating issue can be fixed by replacing a part and/or soldering an extra capacitor.
|
|
mick_aka
Kickin' it lively!
"Mick is moderately adequate."
Joined: April 2007
Posts: 9,817
Location:
XBL: mickloaf
PSN: mickloaf
Nintendo ID: segamick
|
Post by mick_aka on Aug 20, 2018 8:12:31 GMT
I've found with a lot of the dying power supplies now a quick and dirty re-flow with a hot air station usually sorts it.
This reminded me however of a nice external power brick mod someone did quite a while back, but I can't for the life of me remember which site it was posted on.
|
|
|
Post by buckoa51 on Aug 20, 2018 8:17:33 GMT
|
|
sgwas
Saturn Player
Joined: December 2017
Posts: 50
Location:
PSN: FrickinFrickz (I wish I didn't name it that)
|
Post by sgwas on Aug 22, 2018 22:17:14 GMT
Thanks for the replies, everyone. I also noticed that two points near the power plug on the bottom had the solder melted off on them. Thankfully I got someone to resolder it today, and it works now! One thing I did notice though, even after the soldering job...the left side of the Saturn gets quite warm after about 15 minutes of play. I heard that this exact PSU has heating issues anyway, but this seems unusual...
EDIT: Oof, I already said that last part and zyrobs already gave a solution :/ If you guys have any more solutions to that though, they would all be very welcome
EDIT 2: What parts would I need to replace to fix the overheating btw?
|
|