Noob here, can't get saturn to turn on :S

[limitless]

Hello and greetings to all!

Yesterday this...

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350239295373&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

arrived in the post, and today, this

www.amazon.co.uk/Tacima-120V-Stepdown-Transformer-SC5474/dp/B0009K6M44

arrived. I set everything up, turned on the power at the wall, pushed the power button on the saturn and... absolutely nothing. I get the feeling I've bought the wrong step down thingy as I now understand japanese mains is 100v, but shouldn't something have happened anyway? Is it likely that I've caused some damage?

Help would be much appreciated, thanks

[mick_aka]

Hi there welcome to the forums!

I use 120v stepdowns on all my JAP hardware, never had any issues doing so.

My first thoughts would be either bad stepdown transformer, or internal fuse blown on your saturn's power board.


I use these bad boys:

www.amazon.co.uk/Stepdown-240-120V-Transformer-45VA/dp/B000NJ26X2/ref=pd_cp_ce_0

lol

[limitless]

Hey, thanks for the reply

My dad tested the power lead coming out of the transformer and it's reading at 120v so I guess the problem must be internal. Seems weird though because the saturn was all lovingly packaged like it'd been looked after and all the games it came with are near mint. Do you know how hard it is to replace an internal fuse, or are they expensive? Looks like I have some surgery to perform

[TrekkiesUnite118]

If the Japanese plugs are like the American ones I have sometimes had mine not power on only to find the plug fell out of the socket as they can at times be loose fitting in some sockets.

[mick_aka]

Just open your saturn up by unscrewing the bottom screws, looking from the front to the left of the system there is a long thin circuit board on top with a small glass fuse on it.

I think! in a JAP Saturn it's AC125V 1.6A

[limitless]

Got it working by replacing the fuse, thanks a lot for the advice

[mick_aka]

No probs ;D