r/MasterSystem • u/wheatmuncher4000 • 2d ago

What could be causing this? (Power Base Converter)

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u/carvalho32 1d ago

Chances are your converter is suffering from cold joints or ageing capacitors, as the problems arise after playing for a while.

Take it to a local repair shop: This kind of issues are easy to fix.

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u/wheatmuncher4000 19h ago

How would I go about fixing this myself? The capacitors look fine, and the joints look fine (maybe I need to check again).

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u/joehigashi83 2d ago

Mine was actually doing that earlier. I ended up switching the rf adapter and that solved it……so far.

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u/wheatmuncher4000 2d ago

As in you changed the switch from Channel 3 to 4 (Or vice versa)? Or you switched from A/V to RF?

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u/joehigashi83 2d ago

I was on rf and switched the adapter itself. Sometimes after awhile it stops too. To me, it seems like when I let the console sit for too long it does this and after some time of gameplay it kinda wakes up. I’ve also had to clean the inside of the rf output with a q-tip because it will occasionally get dust and build up inside which causes undesired issues. I haven’t tried with A/V because modern tvs don’t always display in the best.