esplonky Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 Last night I got a "Defective" Dreamcast for free "If you can fix it."Looking around inside, I noticed that the "Lid Closed" lever looked weird, and couldn't figure out how the lid actually is supposed to trigger such a weird switch. I decided to look at a picture online of the Dreamcast Mobo and found that the switch isn't weird, it's missing the lever part and is just an empty rectangular shell with contacts at the bottom. Does anyone know of anywhere I could find a new switch or even a solution? I was thinking I could just make the switch 'always on' with a little bit of solder or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Moss Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I have never owned a Dreamcast and cannot be certain without a picture but it sounds like it is probably a standard microswitch, most large electronic component retailers such as Newark should carry them. If you look closely at the switch you may be able to a manufactures name or a model number to ensure you get the correct replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmame Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 you could also just solder the contact closed then it would think the lid is closed all the time. This would work for any game that is not multi disk.. i cant think of any that are off the top of my head. The only problem is you would have to have the unit powered off in order to change disks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esplonky Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Update: I just bought a new board off of Ebay for ~$5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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