ports on my console quit working

[sandman73]

I figurd out why the ports quit working. It had nothing to do with the burned games I beleive. After reserching further on the net . It is a blown resistor on the controller board. I got the ports working after I bypassed the resistor . I now actually need to replace the resistor.

[hrb2k]

do you have a liink to a particular site?

i know gamefaqs has a tut on how to fix the fuse.

[sandman73]

http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB/vie...ntroller+ports

[sandman73]

A side efect until i replace the resistor is the system will shutdown after several hours of play. But has restarted so far.

[sandman73]

After awhile (3 to 4 hours) of play the machine will shut down. I have not replaced the resistor as of yet. I might do this on the upcoming weekend. So beware when short out the f1 resisitor.............

[Techowl]

Hey, did you by chance use the same controllers in each test? Maybe you have a bad controller that blew the resistors in the consoles. I wouldn't trust the controller if this is the case.

Just my 2 cents worth....

- Tim -

[sandman73]

Different controllers. Tried a brand new dreamcast control pad. Also a fishing controller.