Atari5200 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I just bought a Turbo Express knowing the sound would only work via head phones. From what I understand this is a common problem with the product. But the price was good and it came with some stuff, anyway, here is my question. Is the issue mainly with a solder point or something that the speaker just got disconnected and will resoldering it fix the problem, or is there more to it than just a simple connection being broken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 IIRC the problem is the bad capacitor that needs to be replaced. My Express has the same problem, but I never fixed it. I'd like to hear if anyone has successfully fixed one. There are instructions online. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koster Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Turbo Express sound fix (from The NEC Console Community forums) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Turbo Express sound fix (from The NEC Console Community forums) now thats a fix i would be comfortable doing myself, if i owned a TE that it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted June 20, 2008 Author Share Posted June 20, 2008 yeah, doesn't look that bad, I might even try it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimid2 Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 yeah, doesn't look that bad, I might even try it myself. It is not easy! Those pics make it look much easier than it is, because you forget how small everything is when you're looking at them... A friend of mine who has spent a large part of his adult life with a soldering iron in his hand helped me do mine, and it was about as much fun as a root canal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark III Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 If you do not want to attempt the fix yourself you may want to drop Omne a pm. He did a great job fixing up mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 well I got my Turbo Express and the sound works, so...I guess it fixed itself from the time the seller packed it until it arrived to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FABombjoy Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 It's really not that hard of a fix. I've done like 5-6 units over the years. You just need to watch how the case halves line up so that your replacement cap sits comfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Share Posted June 24, 2008 I wouldn't use the same cap if i need to do it again, I'd do like what was posted above, and use 3" wire and tuck it in some open space. But I guess lucky enough for me, I don't have to worry about it for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbofan Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Theres A moderator that goes by the name of nat in the pc engine fx forums.Even though I don`t really visit that site anymore.,The guy just seems to be A wiz at fixing anything that mite be wrong with A turbo express or A turbo grafx.Usually he does it for free.You just pay the postage to send it to him.I have sold him A few pc engine and turbo grafx games over the years,and he`s pretty trust worthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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