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[Rex Dart]

So my Virtual Boy won't turn on. I've tried two power supplies and it's definitely the system itself.

Worked last time I used it (~5 years ago). Now when I power it on, it makes a little crackly fart in the speaker and I can feel the mirrors vibrating, but there's no actual audio or video.
I have the bits to open the shell and a multimeter. Can anybody please give me any troubleshooting tips to maybe get this working?

Thanks!

[A_Locomotive]

Rex Dart, on Sat Apr 9, 2011 11:56 PM, said:

So my Virtual Boy won't turn on. I've tried two power supplies and it's definitely the system itself.

Worked last time I used it (~5 years ago). Now when I power it on, it makes a little crackly fart in the speaker and I can feel the mirrors vibrating, but there's no actual audio or video.
I have the bits to open the shell and a multimeter. Can anybody please give me any troubleshooting tips to maybe get this working?

Thanks!

I'd try asking in the forums on the site planet virtual boy. You'd be hard pressed to find a group more knowledgeable about the VB.
Planet Virtual Boy

Edited by A_Locomotive, Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:49 AM.

[Rex Dart]

Cool, I signed up there and they were able to help me out.
Just a bad case of cart slot oxidation. I jammed Mario Tennis in there about fifty times and now it works fine. Cheers!

[A_Locomotive]

Rex Dart, on Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:38 PM, said:

Cool, I signed up there and they were able to help me out.
Just a bad case of cart slot oxidation. I jammed Mario Tennis in there about fifty times and now it works fine. Cheers!

Glad I could help point you in the direction of people that could help. I knew they would, they've helped me with all my VB problems.