Aw, crap! I think my Jaguar deck is shot...

[liquidcross]

I won a deck only off of eBay, and there was no guarantee that it worked or not (the guy had no accessories, so he couldn't test it). It was only a few bucks, so I figured I didn't have much to lose.

 

Anyways, I borrowed an AC adapter from a friend of mine (I know that works; I doublechecked it with a voltmeter), plugged it in along with my RF switch...and the deck won't power up. I disassembled the unit, and discovered that something had been spilled into the cartridge port and formed a sticky residue (probably juice or the like). I'm going to try cleaning it off, then attempt to power up the system again. All ports and connections are intact, and in great condition.

 

Any other suggestions? Somehow, I get the feeling that finding a replacement deck would be a real pain in the ass...

[Stone]

Anyways, I borrowed an AC adapter from a friend of mine (I know that works; I doublechecked it with a voltmeter), plugged it in along with my RF switch...and the deck won't power up.

 

If it's not a Jag supply, PLEASE make sure it's the right polarity...though D4 looks big enough to stop reverse voltage it's obviously not intended to do so Doesn't stop you melting U38 (the power regulator) if you use a 3rd-party adaptor tho...

 

I disassembled the unit, and discovered that something had been spilled into the cartridge port and formed a sticky residue (probably juice or the like).

 

Ick. I'd say isopropyl alcohol is your friend here (you can buy it in small cans, I'd pour one over the affected areas [slowly, so nothing freezes], wipe any residue you can get to off it, then leave it somewhere warm and well-ventilated to evaporate). Or you could just swab it on like everyone else, but I don't like doing things by halves

 

I'm going to try cleaning it off, then attempt to power up the system again. All ports and connections are intact, and in great condition.

 

That's pretty much your only option then.

 

Any other suggestions? Somehow, I get the feeling that finding a replacement deck would be a real pain in the ass...  

 

Well, it may be simplest to just do that...I'd be pleasantly surprised if it worked after you cleaned it but don't expect any miracles. Then again, sugary residues are odd things, so you may be lucky.

 

Try it out, anyway, if not then stash it away somewhere and use it in case you damage part of the case of your new one

 

Stone

[liquidcross]

If it's not a Jag supply, PLEASE make sure it's the right polarity...though D4 looks big enough to stop reverse voltage it's obviously not intended to do so Doesn't stop you melting U38 (the power regulator) if you use a 3rd-party adaptor tho...

It was an official Jag adapter.

Try it out, anyway, if not then stash it away somewhere and use it in case you damage part of the case of your new one

That's the plan. If it doesn't work, I'll swear up a storm, then threaten a few folks on this board in order to secure a new deck.

[Smada Bez]

I'm sure you know this but I didn't when I first got my jag so I thought I would mention it. You have to have a game plugged into the jag for it to power on. I thought mine was broke to because I bought it at a flea market and it didn't come with a game. But after I found this out I bought a game and then it worked fine.

[liquidcross]

I'm sure you know this but I didn't when I first got my jag so I thought I would mention it.  You have to have a game plugged into the jag for it to power on.  I thought mine was broke to because I bought it at a flea market and it didn't come with a game.  But after I found this out I bought a game and then it worked fine.  

Ah, really? Cool! I'm in the process of hunting down a copy of Tempest 2000. I'll be sure to pass this on to my friend; he was having a similar problem.

 

Many thanks!

[TheBizDude]

I find it amusing that people don't understand the concept of having a cart in the system before powering it up. Must be those new fangled CD systems that brought about that mentality I always thought the red screen of death came up with no cart inserted - but I guess only if they'e improperly seated in the slot.

[liquidcross]

I find it amusing that people don't understand the concept of having a cart in the system before powering it up.  Must be those new fangled CD systems that brought about that mentality I always thought the red screen of death came up with no cart inserted - but I guess only if they'e improperly seated in the slot.

Hey, you could power up NES, SNES, etc with no cart in there...the power light still came on. With the Jag, I was getting no response from the system whatsoever; no light, no signal, no nuthin'.

[Stone]

Hey, you could power up NES, SNES, etc with no cart in there...the power light still came on. With the Jag, I was getting no response from the system whatsoever; no light, no signal, no nuthin'.

 

Yeah, the power is switched through a pair of lines on the cart (if you look, there's two pins connected together, on the top side of the edgeconnector in the middle somewhere). If there's no cart plugged in these two lines aren't connected together and the system won't power-up. If you have a BJL-modified Jag you could probably short the two pins together on the cart connector so you could start up with no game inserted, which would be interesting to try since I haven't yet I just leave my JagCD in it to be honest...

 

As for turning it on with no game in, I'd blame the SMS for this...early versions had Hang-On built-in, and later versions had Alex Kidd. Maybe someone feeling slightly ambitious could make a Jag with built-in game...disconnect the cart connector's 'CART_INSERT' pins from the board and short them together on the board, then use the presence or absence of the conenction between those pins to switch the power to an internal cart board on/off. Would be cool to do with T2K anyway

 

Stone