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Hello,

This weekend my buddy was cleaning out his parent's attic and he gave me a box of video game stuff that was up there.
In addition to his Model 1 Genesis (which I was able to cleanup and boot right up) he had a Power Base Converter.

The most I can get the PBC to do is produce flickering screens of a solid color. I gave the PBC a cleaning but that didn't improve anything.

I was wondering if anyone here has experience fixing PBC? I know I can just go get a new one, but it seems a waste to not at least try to get this one working.

I'd be happy to compensate a person for their time if they could get it up and running

Have you tried a few different games? Not all SMS games run with these converters.

Yes, I tried a variety of games including Alex Kidd, Hang On/Astro Warrior and Space Harrier. None worked unfortunately.

I might be able to look at this for you. The real question is, have the capacitors been replaced?
Also, just FYI I would have responded a lot sooner if this was in the main forums. Can the mods relocate this thread there?

Miker601 wrote

Hello,

This weekend my buddy was cleaning out his parent's attic and he gave me a box of video game stuff that was up there.
In addition to his Model 1 Genesis (which I was able to cleanup and boot right up) he had a Power Base Converter.

The most I can get the PBC to do is produce flickering screens of a solid color. I gave the PBC a cleaning but that didn't improve anything.

I was wondering if anyone here has experience fixing PBC? I know I can just go get a new one, but it seems a waste to not at least try to get this one working.

I'd be happy to compensate a person for their time if they could get it up and running

If all else fails and you can't get that working for whatever reason. You could go with one of these, I use one and it works really, really well for me.

https://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/brd_sms2smd/index.php

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Miker601 Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 2	Repairing Power Base Converter Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 3:21 pm
Miker601 Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 2	Hello, This weekend my buddy was cleaning out his parent's attic and he gave me a box of video game stuff that was up there. In addition to his Model 1 Genesis (which I was able to cleanup and boot right up) he had a Power Base Converter. The most I can get the PBC to do is produce flickering screens of a solid color. I gave the PBC a cleaning but that didn't improve anything. I was wondering if anyone here has experience fixing PBC? I know I can just go get a new one, but it seems a waste to not at least try to get this one working. I'd be happy to compensate a person for their time if they could get it up and running

asynchronous Joined: 14 Aug 2000 Posts: 741 Location: Adelaide, Australia	Repairing Power Base Converter Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:31 pm
	Have you tried a few different games? Not all SMS games run with these converters.

Miker601 Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 2	Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:34 pm
Miker601 Joined: 26 Jan 2018 Posts: 2	Yes, I tried a variety of games including Alex Kidd, Hang On/Astro Warrior and Space Harrier. None worked unfortunately.

segasonicfan Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 374 Location: USA	Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:12 am
	I might be able to look at this for you. The real question is, have the capacitors been replaced? Also, just FYI I would have responded a lot sooner if this was in the main forums. Can the mods relocate this thread there?

maxxcat2020 Joined: 30 Oct 2018 Posts: 62	Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:44 pm
maxxcat2020 Joined: 30 Oct 2018 Posts: 62	Miker601 wrote Hello, This weekend my buddy was cleaning out his parent's attic and he gave me a box of video game stuff that was up there. In addition to his Model 1 Genesis (which I was able to cleanup and boot right up) he had a Power Base Converter. The most I can get the PBC to do is produce flickering screens of a solid color. I gave the PBC a cleaning but that didn't improve anything. I was wondering if anyone here has experience fixing PBC? I know I can just go get a new one, but it seems a waste to not at least try to get this one working. I'd be happy to compensate a person for their time if they could get it up and running If all else fails and you can't get that working for whatever reason. You could go with one of these, I use one and it works really, really well for me. https://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/brd_sms2smd/index.php

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