Nintendo Sound Amp

paulliadis

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Wired my speakers to my DK Junior last night and the sound that came out sounded much like the sound Marty McFly's guitar made at the end of his solo at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance. Not good.

Pretty sure I need a sound amp cap kit. I have a few questions regarding that.

First of all, can I get the sound amp without removing or messing with the monitor? Peeking at it myself, it appears that I can.

Second of all, does anybody sell a replacement sound amp? I found this one at Quarter Arcade, but was wondering if anybody else had them: http://www.quarterarcade.com/Game.aspx/4517?m=1

I'll still probably attempt the cap kit for audio, but it would make me feel a bit more at ease if I had a replacement at hand, as I've never attempted this type of thing.

Paul
 
Yes, you are on the right track and need to get the deluxe repair kit or whatever it is called from Bob Roberts or anyone for that matter. Capping that sound amp will go a long way to fixing that thing.

You can remove the sound amp by removing the couple of screws that hold the little sound amp to the chassis, remove the couple of connectors and it will come right out.

i have not seen anyone have the need to completely replace their sound amp, but I guess it would be possible.

NOTE: you will still have the 'nintendo hum' after you cap kit the audio amp. You can search for posts on 'nintendo hum' if you don't know what I am talking about.
 
Nintendo Hum

Thanks for the reply. I've read about the "Nintendo Hum" and am okay with it. Anything would be better than what I have now. Actually right now I have some cheap pc speakers hooked up to the DK Jr, but am not happy with that solution long-term.

Paul
 
Do the cap kit. It's super easy. Just make sure 300x that you're attaching JB and JC to the right pins when putting it back in or you'll shoot AC all over your game board.

Don't ask me how I know. Lucky guess.
 
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