DK: Sound and Monitor Trouble Related?

time4akshun

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Hey All,

So I have a Donkey Kong that died last year after playing for several hours. Game only powers marquee light at this point via the power supply. Monitor has no glow and game doesn't play blind...

I plugged the monitor directly into a wall socket and no juice. Also replaced the entire PS TWICE and still no juice. I can understand if the chassis needs a cap kit maybe to get video but why isn't the machine playing blind? Does sound/PCB functions have a dependency on the monitor working? I know the PCB is working...

Confused... Please help.

Time
 
I plugged the monitor directly into a wall socket and no juice. Also replaced the entire PS TWICE and still no juice. I can understand if the chassis needs a cap kit maybe to get video but why isn't the machine playing blind?

And it probably needs a whole lot more work now that you fried it by plugging it into the wall socket.

The audio amplifier in this game is in the monitor. So, if it's dead, then you will not get any sound. Check the small 300ma fuse at the back of the chassis and see if it's blown. Chances are you need a HOT and a flyback, and now a whole bunch of power supply parts after plugging it into the wall.

-Ian
 
Hey All,

So I have a Donkey Kong that died last year after playing for several hours. Game only powers marquee light at this point via the power supply. Monitor has no glow and game doesn't play blind...

I plugged the monitor directly into a wall socket and no juice. Also replaced the entire PS TWICE and still no juice. I can understand if the chassis needs a cap kit maybe to get video but why isn't the machine playing blind? Does sound/PCB functions have a dependency on the monitor working? I know the PCB is working...

Confused... Please help.

Time

Come on man, do a little searching on Nintendo/DK/Sanyo monitors in the archives. These questions have been asked and answered a thousand times. This info should be stickied somewhere. Oh, and BTW:

NEVER PLUG A CLASSIC MONITOR INTO A WALL OUTLET. As your fuse was probably already blown, you may be OK this time, but a Sanyo monitor runs on an isolated 100V, not straight 110 or 120.
 
Come on man, do a little searching on Nintendo/DK/Sanyo monitors in the archives. These questions have been asked and answered a thousand times. This info should be stickied somewhere. Oh, and BTW:

NEVER PLUG A CLASSIC MONITOR INTO A WALL OUTLET. As your fuse was probably already blown, you may be OK this time, but a Sanyo monitor runs on an isolated 100V, not straight 110 or 120.

That warning most definitely is stickied. It's in the first post of the "Basic Monitor Information - read this before asking questions" thread.

But yeah, we can only hope the main fuse was blown to begin with. If just the B+ fuse was blown, then he might have taken out the rectifiers, among other things. But if the main fuse was out, then there would have been no damage.

-Ian
 
Thanks guys. Will check that. Weird the audio amp is tied to the monitor but makes all the sense in the world now.

Agree on the sticky though. I did search...

Time
 
Quick FYI to Phetish. I've been collecting since 1998. I didn't really appreciate the tone of these responses. I just got into repairing games recently while I've been a collector forever.

If you have tenure on me, cool. But I can almost guarantee the question hasn't been asked in the way I asked it so I can imagine someone will benefit from my post. I did indeed search before asking but I don't spend alot of time on these boards.

I'd say take it easy either way cause you never know when you may need my help.

Over and out...

Time
 
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