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Mystic_Merlin
Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 496 Location: Bangkok
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Glad it could help
Actually I leave the spot empty on most of my copiers now. If you switch off and on the console then save data, there's little chance that the data is missing or corrupted.
An alternative is just to put a 16V 1000uF in place of the battery, it will hold a charge long enough to save your data. This is what CCL did in most of its late series. |
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srepmub
Joined: 07 Aug 2015 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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I also just acquired an SPF16, which doesn't boot (removed the not-so-leaky battery, SRAM, DRAM, floppy drive..). so I'm working on it, but when I saw the photos you posted here, I was wondering: do you know what the U8 IC is for, since my SPF only has an empty socket there..? thanks a lot! |
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Mystic_Merlin
Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 496 Location: Bangkok
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Sure, U8 is the CIC and if it's missing it's most likely the cause of your problem.
Luckily it's easy to get from a SNES cartridge : D411 for NTSC and D413 for PAL.
First try to see if it boots up just inserting a cart with the same region as your console on top of the copier. |
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srepmub
Joined: 07 Aug 2015 Posts: 2
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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thank you so much for this, indeed it works with a cartridge on top!
so I guess someone swapped out the chip at some point, to repair another copier.. ?
it feels great to have this old copier working again.. !! you made my week, thanks so much again!! |
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Mystic_Merlin
Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 496 Location: Bangkok
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 8:23 am Post subject: |
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Glad it works
Someone could have taken the chip or maybe it was never there. Those machines were sold to PAL and NTSC territories, this is why they use a socket on this IC. As the lines are connected directly to the CIC pins, using a cart on top gives the same results. |
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