oldric Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'm really angry, i've just received by post my light sixer, broken in pieces !! I tried to switch it on but nothing happenend... Watch this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Bastards! Insuranced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 That sux. I tell ya....I've had the shittiest luck buying old hardware off the internet..i.e. ebay....it never works right. Next time I need any new hardware....I'll try the marketplace on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldric Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 Bastards! Insuranced? It was supposed to be. The seller (ebay) is going to file a claim with the Dutch post tomorrow... I paid by PayPal, maybe it can help, but i think it is definitively dead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldric Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 That sux. I tell ya....I've had the shittiest luck buying old hardware off the internet..i.e. ebay....it never works right. Next time I need any new hardware....I'll try the marketplace on here. There are no PAL light sixer in France that's why i tried with Ebay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 That sux. I tell ya....I've had the shittiest luck buying old hardware off the internet..i.e. ebay....it never works right. Next time I need any new hardware....I'll try the marketplace on here. There are no PAL light sixer in France that's why i tried with Ebay... Hopefully they will refund your money without any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldric Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 That sux. I tell ya....I've had the shittiest luck buying old hardware off the internet..i.e. ebay....it never works right. Next time I need any new hardware....I'll try the marketplace on here. There are no PAL light sixer in France that's why i tried with Ebay... Hopefully they will refund your money without any problems. Who ? PayPal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Who ? PayPal ? The post of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Well hopefully you won't have to drag paypal into it. If the seller is upright....he should give you a refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 At the risk of stating the obvious, that must have been one rough ride. It takes a lot of effort to do that to the sixer systems (light or heavy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldric Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) I finally opened the "dead body", everything inside seems to be ok, both the motherboard and the switch board. The upper shell is really fine, only the lower one is broken. I switched the console on with "Pole Position" and i got a signal on the channel 3 but very very weak. I couldn't set up my tuner on. It should be possible because i use a video recorder tuner and it's ok with my Darth Vader model. Some strange things : - While scanning on the channel 3, the sound changes as i move the video cable. - The power connector seems to have been fixed (cf pics) Does anybody have an idea of what i could check and how ? Edited January 23, 2007 by oldric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 (edited) Try using a spray contact cleaner to remove the oxid inside the switches and all the connectors. Unplug also the tv cable from the board and spray the RF plug on the board and on the two ends of the cable. This simple operation reduced the video interferencies on most of my consoles. If you suspect that the cable is damaged you can try to swap it with the one on your "vader" console. The power socket has been removed and the cable soldered directly on the board. You'll need to desolder it if you want to change the bottom half of the shell (or if you want to try to fix it: if you have the broken palstic pieces you could try to glue, putty and repaint the case). Then you can solder it again or mount a new socket and plug. Edited January 23, 2007 by alex_79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldric Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 Try using a spray contact cleaner to remove the oxid inside the switches and all the connectors. Unplug also the tv cable from the board and spray the RF plug on the board and on the two ends of the cable. This simple operation reduced the video interferencies on most of my consoles. If you suspect that the cable is damaged you can try to swap it with the one on your "vader" console. The power socket has been removed and the cable soldered directly on the board. You'll need to desolder it if you want to change the bottom half of the shell (or if you want to try to fix it: if you have the broken palstic pieces you could try to glue, putty and repaint the case). Then you can solder it again or mount a new socket and plug. Do you think i can find a new jack 3.5 mm socket there ? http://www.conrad.fr/webapp/wcs/stores/ser...=socle+jack+3.5 It's the same as for audio jack ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 It's the same as for audio jack ? Yes, it's a mono audio jack/socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldric Posted January 26, 2007 Author Share Posted January 26, 2007 It's the same as for audio jack ? Yes, it's a mono audio jack/socket. The story goes on in a new post : The 7800 strikes back ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) i got a signal on the channel 3 but very very weak. I couldn't set up my tuner on. It should be possible because i use a video recorder tuner and it's ok with my Darth Vader model. Some strange things : - While scanning on the channel 3, the sound changes as i move the video cable. - The power connector seems to have been fixed (cf pics) Does anybody have an idea of what i could check and how ? Replace the RF cable. It looks like someone already replaced the power jack with a different style, using wiring to mount it off-board. Unless you know something is wrong with the replacement, don't bother trying to put a correct-style jack in the console until you get it working. If you can get it to work, I'm sure somebody here can provide you with another case bottom. Edited January 27, 2007 by A.J. Franzman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldric Posted January 27, 2007 Author Share Posted January 27, 2007 i got a signal on the channel 3 but very very weak. I couldn't set up my tuner on. It should be possible because i use a video recorder tuner and it's ok with my Darth Vader model. Some strange things : - While scanning on the channel 3, the sound changes as i move the video cable. - The power connector seems to have been fixed (cf pics) Does anybody have an idea of what i could check and how ? Replace the RF cable. It looks like someone already replaced the power jack with a different style, using wiring to mount it off-board. Unless you know something is wrong with the replacement, don't bother trying to put a correct-style jack in the console until you get it working. If you can get it to work, I'm sure somebody here can provide you with another case bottom. I tried with the RF cable from my Vader model, cleaned the motherboard and all the contacts and it was exactly the same result... There is something else but i don't know what.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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